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Meeting/Missing Expectations – A Lesson from District 9

September 8, 2009 by Ron Dawson 5 Comments

A few months ago I saw this wicked trailer. It looked like it was possibly a documentary about a US occupation in a foreign country. The interviewees all had accents. The locale looked economically depressed. The people interviewed talked about all the money being spent to keep “them” here. That “they” were not wanted. There [...]

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Business

Tribute to John Hughes (1950-2009)

August 10, 2009 by Ron Dawson 5 Comments

Four high school students are dropped off at school. A fifth walks. No one else is around. The school looks like a ghost town. They make their way to the library. Although they share one room, they are worlds apart. There is a “princess.” A brain. An athlete. A basket case. And and criminal. They [...]

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Inspiration

The Devil Wears Boda – Slightly Revised

August 4, 2009 by Ron Dawson 1 Comment

Skip’s Summer School is only two weeks out (can’t wait). The MGM Grand only has 50 (or fewer) rooms left at the $69/night rate. Use promo code SSS003 when reserving room. What are you waiting for? Act now. The amount of education you’re going to receive will pay for itself many times over. Plus, with [...]

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Olly Olly Oxen, Free! – Who Art Thou O Anonymous Commenters?

April 7, 2009 by Ron Dawson 36 Comments

Remember when you were a kid and you’d play hide and seek? Ah, those were the days. Remember what you’d used to yell when you wanted everyone to come out of hiding? You’d scream, “Olly, olly, oxen, free!” Well, I’m calling “olly olly oxen free” to the anonymous blog commenters of the world. This post [...]

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“The Longest Day” Premieres

January 13, 2009 by Ron Dawson 0 Comments

I just realized that I haven’t blogged about my own TV show. On November 18, 2008, I gathered twenty-four top wedding photographers from North America to participate in a reality TV show called “The Longest Day.” The premise is simple: split the group into two teams, and give each team 24 hours to write, shoot, [...]

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