Opinions

In Praise of Advertising

By Mark Burgess

Most people think of advertising as intrusive and an obstacle. Whole industries (digital video recorders) attract users with the promise of skipping commercials. Those informational brochures, cards and letters in…

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Recipes

Cast Iron Pan Steak

By Mark Burgess

Full disclaimer: I’m a griller primarily: plank salmon with prosciutto, loads of taragon lemon butter basted chicken cooked slowly on the grill with a cider sprayer to put out fires. …

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Courtesy Protocol

The Courtesy Protocol

By Mark Burgess

The Courtesy Protocol is the grammar of interaction. It represents the positive patterns of successful behavior that rule everything in human and physical life on earth – and maybe elsewhere. If…

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