Author Archives: Scott Smith

Love At First Click

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Scott Smith

When I was hired at an ad agency in the spring of 1993, I had been working in desktop publishing for about five years. Back in those “good old days” computers were physically bigger than modern models, but most things … Continue reading →

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I. M. Therefore I. M. (A Story Of An Unfortunate Metadata)

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Scott Smith

About 2/3 of the way through my 2nd grade year, my family moved two hours to the north. I found myself in a different state in a century-old school building. But curiously, my new county had the same name as … Continue reading →

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D’oh! A Deer!

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Scott Smith

June has been a bit of blur. For my wife and me, the month began with a 1:00 AM phone call where we learned that our son had bagged his first deer—with a 4-door Honda. We were relieved that neither … Continue reading →

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Teen Idol

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Scott Smith

On a long-ago summer Saturday, I visited a collectibles store near Wrigley Field. I was thumbing through a bin of photographs and magazine covers, and was startled by a celebrity image that was eerily familiar. I reached for my wallet … Continue reading →

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