Constructing One’s Self

“Without much formal schooling, Washington was subject to condescension from some contemporaries, especially the snobbish John Adams, who disparaged him as “too illiterate, unlearned, unread for his station and reputation.” Washington has suffered from comparisons with other founders, several of whom were renowned autodidacts, but by any ordinary standard, he was an exceedingly smart man with a quick ability to grasp ideas.

We’re Back, After Hiatus.

Time for some changes.

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Many of our clients employ strict e-security measures — which eliminate our illustrations, formatting and list feedback. (For us, a little like preparing a great dinner and not knowing if it arrived on the table of the intended

Creator/Consumer

“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
— Muriel Rukeyser

Stories… We absorb them like oxygen. They fuel our curiosity, feed our upsets and our favored outrage. They form the substrate, the superstructure, even the skin of our lives. Often, they tell us who we are.

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Lesson One

To Inform
To Entertain
To Persuade or Instruct

There are quite a few reasons for an appearance:

• A Campaign might require a Speech to INFORM people about the issues.
• A Show might require a Performance to ENTERTAIN people. […]

What’s with the Fork?

“There’s something to be said for quality!”
— R. Thomas
American Philosopher & Author

“It’s all about quality isn’t it?”
— Clement Meadmore
Australian-American Sculptor & Musician

Act One […]