Colin Dullaghan

Lately my lovely bride has been writing about choices, and priorities, and having a “bespoke” life.
And I’m thinking she’s on to something, so I was trying to find a way to quantify it — a rating system to see how well you’re doing at tailoring your life to your preferences.
Here’s what I’ve come up with. [...]

Grinding Shelving Originally uploaded by This Guy Colin.
There are maybe half a dozen ways to trim wire shelving so it fitsyour closet. An angle grinder with a 1/4″-thick wheel on it isn’tamong your better options.
I’m just thankful I didn’t burn the house down.

I don’t know what I could have done to deserve this, but I woke up this morning with “Love Touch” by Rod Stewart running through my head.
And it’s still going.

Recent, and sadly typical, client feedback from some of my writing. Remember what I said about the common tendency to think everybody (besides you, of course) is dumb?
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From: [Insert Account Person Name Here]To: Colin, [Art Director], [Creative Director], [Traffic Manager]Subject: [Project Name]
[Insert name of marketing director here] has not sent the ads to the marketing [...]

It’s *sort of* like being there, right?

It’s *sort of* like being there, right?

It’s *sort of* like being there, right?

It’s *sort of* like being there, right?

It’s *sort of* like being there, right?

It’s *sort of* like being there, right?

Oh man. You know what that is? That picture, right over there?
Yeah. That’s a BACKPACK that’s for DOGS, baby! And I am absolutely getting Vincent one for his birthday.
Unassailable Logic And Rationale:* Vince likes hiking* Vince likes eating* I dislike carrying dog food* Vince likes (most likely) having a job to do
The little guy likes [...]

Oh man. You know what that is? That picture, right over there?
Yeah. That’s a BACKPACK that’s for DOGS, baby! And I am absolutely getting Vincent one for his birthday.
Unassailable Logic And Rationale:* Vince likes hiking* Vince likes eating* I dislike carrying dog food* Vince likes (most likely) having a job to do
The little guy likes [...]

Oh man. You know what that is? That picture, right over there?
Yeah. That’s a BACKPACK that’s for DOGS, baby! And I am absolutely getting Vincent one for his birthday.
Unassailable Logic And Rationale:* Vince likes hiking* Vince likes eating* I dislike carrying dog food* Vince likes (most likely) having a job to do
The little guy likes [...]

Happy 27th, Tom!
We can tell you’re excited!
We’re excited too!
Please don’t eat us!

Hey, if you even remotely understand what’s going on with Indian Cinema, please fill me in.
I just noticed this movie listed on IMDB.com (3rd-best site in history, by the way, after Wikipedia and Penelope Illustration) in the top five comedies of all time.
“Okay,” so I’m thinking. “I’m game. Never heard of this ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ [...]

I understand there’s a big parade going on in downtown Indianapolis right now, celebrating the Colts’ Super Bowl victory.
Now, I’m the last guy to knock a parade, and I do appreciate the magnitude of this long-awaited achievement, but, um…

I understand there’s a big parade going on in downtown Indianapolis right now, celebrating the Colts’ Super Bowl victory.
Now, I’m the last guy to knock a parade, and I do appreciate the magnitude of this long-awaited achievement, but, um…

I understand there’s a big parade going on in downtown Indianapolis right now, celebrating the Colts’ Super Bowl victory.
Now, I’m the last guy to knock a parade, and I do appreciate the magnitude of this long-awaited achievement, but, um…

I understand there’s a big parade going on in downtown Indianapolis right now, celebrating the Colts’ Super Bowl victory.
Now, I’m the last guy to knock a parade, and I do appreciate the magnitude of this long-awaited achievement, but, um…

I understand there’s a big parade going on in downtown Indianapolis right now, celebrating the Colts’ Super Bowl victory.
Now, I’m the last guy to knock a parade, and I do appreciate the magnitude of this long-awaited achievement, but, um…