I Did Not Die Today.

By sethmsparks

I stole that title. It’s the same title as one of my favorite Wizard of Ads Monday Morning Memos. I stole it to capture your attention. I stole it because this morning I became fearful…

A $7 Cup of Coffee

By sethmsparks

Who would buy a $7 cup of coffee? Simply put, I would. Or at least, I have been lately. Today even. A Starbucks large mocha frappuccino made with soy milk and two extra shots of…

6 Things I Want Tweeted NOW

By sethmsparks

Twitter is awesome.  There’s no denying it.  There are haters for sure, but daily Tweets have become as much a part of my lifestyle as clean underwear. (Which is a necessity.) Over the last few…

Google Voice Transcription – Tested

By sethmsparks

As you may have heard, a long while back Google bought a little start-up called GrandCentral.com.  I was lucky enough to get a GrandCentral account setup while the beta was still available, and use it…

Dirty Business Practice 1

By sethmsparks

For the last two winters, the Ankeny video and game rental company Hollywood Video has done something that bugged me. I’ve done nothing more than lived with it, until now. Never thinking about how Hollywood…

Hey, I Can’t See Your Pictures!

By sethmsparks

It seems like I get a lot of e-mails from the companies I do business with.  They usually find some reason to send me an e-mail trying to solicit more of my marginally profitable business,…

It Sucks to Be a Teacher

By sethmsparks

“But Seth, you’re not a teacher.” I know that I’m not a teacher.  In fact, the closest I’ve come to teaching was taking Fundamentals of Education in college, which required me to fulfill quite a…