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The Real Hages of Washington

More fun for free: Make a comic strip of your very own family life.

Yes, this really happened.

:: Joe Hage is chief storyteller for Medical Marcom, a medical devices marketing consultancy helping medical companies become more approachable and engaging. ::

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Zachary, 10 years later

A 9/11 reflection

We were getting ready for church. I was shaving.

“Zachary,” I said, “They are probably going to be talking about 9/11 today at church.”

“So is this a national holiday?”

“No, I wouldn’t say ‘holiday.’ It is a day of reflection.”

Lucas asked, “What does ‘reflection’ mean?”

I answered, “Reflection means ‘thinking about.’ People will be thinking about what they were doing 10 years ago today. I didn’t come home to your mother 10 years ago. I was in New Jersey and I couldn’t get back into Manhattan.”

“Why?” Zach asked.

“Because they shut all the bridges and tunnels.”

“Why?”

“Because they were afraid something else bad was going to happen.”

I continued, “I remember when I finally got home the next day. Momma was pregnant with you and I remember thinking, ‘What kind of world are we bringing Zachary into?’”

“One that I could make better,” he said without a pause.

Wow.

xoxo

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Lucas wants to make us a robot

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Lucas would like to “chip in” with me and get a robot. He would put it together, though. Give a listen.

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Why I’m psyched today

http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&global=1&q=psyched#/d2ax8h3Too many good things coming together for my soon-to-launch consultancy.

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3 Online Productivity-Boosting Tools You Should Be Using

Seattle Online MarketingIn this 18-minute webinar, I cover how and why I use Dropbox, Snagit, and LinkedIn Answers. Then I cover seven others I use on a daily basis.

If you’re looking to learn a few new tricks that can save you hours of hassles, this video is for you. Enjoy!

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Where’s George founder Hank Eskin: How is this a business?

Today I’m genuinely excited to interview my Wharton MBA 1992 classmate Hank Eskin, founder of Where’s George? (http://www.WheresGeorge.com) about his work.

Hank founded WheresGeorge.com in 1998 “for fun and because it had not been done yet.” The premise is simple: You can go to WheresGeorge.com and enter the denomination (it’s not only for singles), series, and serial number for US currency in your possession. Then, enter your ZIP code. WheresGeorge.com will determine if anyone else has entered that bill into its system and tell you where the bill has been, how far it’s traveled, how long it took to get to you.

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