Category Archives: Fun Stuff

Flack’s Revenge Goes 3D

Hold onto your seats, folks: Flacks Revenge is going 3D. Yes, you heard it right: a 3D blog!  Starting next month, you will need special glasses to view my blog. Some may call this a crass attempt to draw attention. … Continue reading

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Best practices in trash talking: Crush the competition and make grown men cry, in 3 easy steps

So, who knew that there's a proven formula for trash talking, and that someone has spent time studying and cultivating this fine skill? The NYT sports section had a story yesterday that reported on NY Jets linebacker Bart Scott's trash … Continue reading

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Flack’s Revenge Relaunching as Cloud-based Service

I am pleased to inform my readers that Flack’s Revenge will be relaunching as a cloud-based service. I can no longer put off this move as the clamor for all things cloud-based has become just too great to ignore.  My … Continue reading

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Solving Geller’s I/O Dilemma (Why I sometimes Go Radio Silent)

In reviewing the latest round of input/output (I/O) acceleration offerings (technology that works in the data center to speed the flow of data in and out) it became painfully aware to me that I have an I/O problem of my … Continue reading

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Is this Jiminy Glick’s Second Act?

I finally caught Fox commentator Glenn Beck on TV. I had wanted to see him for a while now due to the buzz he has been getting.  The Left portrays Glenn Beck as some kind of bombastic, nutty Howard Beale … Continue reading

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Into the Vortex: Our Turn in front of the News Cameras

Our family had a pretty wild experience this weekend.  Being in the PR business, I try to keep an ear to the ground as far as what stories the news media are working on.  My colleague Lisa alerted me that … Continue reading

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Copywriter’s Alchemy: Turning Mud into Gold

At a dinner party over the break, the husbands retired to the living room after the meal and sat in front of a cozy fire while the wives continued chatting in the dining room. The conversation amongst the men turned … Continue reading

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The Kids are Alright (Daughter’s First MacBook)

The Geller household experienced a technological sea change as this traditionally Dell-centric family acquired our first Apple PC, a new MacBook on the occasion of our eldest daughter’s 16th birthday. We already have many computers in our home, so we … Continue reading

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PR Golden Turkey Awards 2009

That’s right, it is that time of year again.   This time last year I had a hankering for some golden fried turkey.   Now, for Thanksgiving I think I’ll get me one of those big juicy turkey drumsticks – the ones … Continue reading

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PR Olympics Flubs, Drubs, Thrills and Spills Highlights Reel

The thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat.  Overcome with excitement about the pending Olympics, and awash in potential related PR opportunities, I have decided to take a break from the frenzied pace of things and feature highlights from … Continue reading

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