Archive for December, 2006

Mauled by Wolves

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

I was listening to the radio and heard that President Ford had passed away. Of course, the first thing I thought of was the 1996 Saturday Night Live episode featuring Dana Carvey as Tom Brokaw pre-taping obituaries for every possible way Gerald Ford could perish (e.g. “mauled by wolves”). Thanks to, let’s face is, the weird values of the internet at this point, I knew I could find it for free somewhere online.

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The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

The Hero with a Thousand Faces advances the theory of a monomyth. This is a prototypical structure which stories and myths have all grown up around for a thousand years. Obviously, this blog is unlikely to discuss comparative mythology, however I’m working on working out a reasonable monomyth for the web. Here’s what I have so far.

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Predictable?

Sunday, December 17th, 2006

While I’m sure I’m not the last person at AOL to blog about our ongoing reorganization, plenty of other people have gotten their thoughts out there, so I thought it might be helpful to some tips for navigating the 5 stages of receiving bad news.

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