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	<description>Random obvious opinions that are entirely my own. I hope you disagree with every one of them.</description>
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		<title>Here is your bag of parts, sir</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point in time during the past couple of years, vendors quit selling “solutions” and are now selling bags of parts. They have an app to do this part and a web site to do this. Their Windows-PC software &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/here-is-your-bag-of-parts-sir.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Four skills every college graduate needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was shooting the breeze with a college professor friend of mine the other day because his son is getting married this coming June. We were musing over where the time goes and the topic turned to &#8220;kids today&#8221; as &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/four-skills-every-college-graduate-needs.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Standing out in a large crowd</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Christmas, a friend of mine who lives in New York City sent me a box of cookies from Levain Bakery. If you have never had a cookie from them, go right now and get one.. or two. I&#8217;ll wait. &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/standing-out-in-a-large-crowd.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I wanna get on Oprah</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that Oprah is off the air, but work with me a bit on the metaphor. If you are a writer, you want to get on Oprah and your book will sell. If you are a CPG manufacturer, you &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/i-wanna-get-on-oprah.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The last buggy whip maker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I plopped down on the well-worn couch he had in his office on one of my regular hang-out visits. He was a local business guy I&#8217;ve been friends with for over a decade. It was always a good way to &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/the-last-buggy-whip-maker.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why should that be free?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not that long ago, when I called up a vendor asking for a modification, an alteration or addition to a service or software product, they would quote me a price and I would expect to pay it. There may be &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/why-should-that-be-free.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The white room</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I once saw this design makeover show on HGTV where the designer tried to get the family who was in the house to think about all design possibilities. She started out by removing all the furniture and painting everything white. &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/the-white-room.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pitchers pitch, catchers catch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twice this week I had a conversation with my financial advisor. He is also breaking out on his own after being with his firm for the past 20+ years, so we talked about websites, business cards and corporate charters. He &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/pitchers-pitch-catchers-catch.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The myth of Mad Men and graphic arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a current narrative going on within the creative community lamenting the demise of professional graphic artists. One such narrative appears on my favorite design blog, Before&#038;After Magazine. Inevitably, someone brings up Mad Men as an example of the &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/the-myth-of-mad-men-and-graphic-arts.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting through the clutter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a tack board that was at the local coffee shop I went to last night. You&#8217;ve seen these everywhere, nothing special, no one card stands out from the next, almost all of them are clip-art logos, too many &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/cutting-through-the-clutter.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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