I love young people. Have even had two of my own for twenty years now (which is crazy). Over that time I’ve had the privilege of working with young people, hiring them, and engaging them on social. Plus [checks phone], most most of the people I routinely text with are…

Once upon a time on a hot summer day, two sweaty boys ran into a house. One boy was black, one white. Inside the house a black woman pulled a pitcher of Kool-Aid from the fridge, along with two glasses from the cupboard. “You boys hungry, yet?” The boys nodded. “I’ll make y’all some fried bologna sandwiches, then. Go wash your hands.” she demanded. The white boy returned from the bathroom first, and sat at the kitchen table. “Ms. Ruby? Can I ask you something?”

Back in March, the United Nations sent a call to creative people around the world to develop messaging that could help stop the spread of COVID-19. My friend Sid, a fellow copywriter, forwarded me the link and over the last few weeks we’ve batted around some ideas. We finally landed on this.

I love music. And live music has been a thing for me since I was a boy. The intimacy with the artists. The energy of the crowd. It sucks not having that option as the COVID-19 virus makes its way across the planet. But who knows if we’ll ever go…

I am not afraid. I am in awe. I’m in awe of nature. I’m in awe of science. And I’m in awe of the power of love. I’m walking around right now too amazed to be afraid. No, I don’t want to die. And I don’t want others to die…

After decades living with dogs, I am still routinely amazed at how much I love them. And I often think about why. I mean, they don’t speak. They don’t do the dishes. I pick up their poop and feed them every day. So what exactly is this incredible emotional bond…

The flag flies over our driveway. I own a dozen shirts. A half dozen hats. All of our cars have some branded paraphernalia. We’re Astros fans. All of us. Thanks to my history with the team. And I’m pissed. The Houston Astros stripped me of the best sports moment of my life-the 2017 World Series. And I’m not seeing enough today from players to make me feel any better about it. I became a fan in 1980 when we moved to Houston. Remained a huge fan…

I got into advertising because of Super Bowl commercials. As a kid I’d always gravitated toward advertising in general, and even collected those Wacky Packs back in the day, but it was the ads during the biggest sporting event of the year that had me staring wide-eyed into the TV tube. So when I got into advertising as a…

A few years ago, for the first time since I was a boy, I woke from a dream in the middle of the night crying. Only, it wasn’t monsters terrorizing me. It was worse. I was talking with my daughter somewhere in our house. Just random conversation, nothing important. But as she spoke, her voice began to fade. Slowly. Slowly. Until it disappeared and all I could see was her lips moving. I remember wondering…