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Patrick McKay
Patrick McKay is a dad, writer, and ad creative living in Seattle. He’s generally available to moan about the barbarities facing our precious advertising agencies. He’s currently trying to finish his first novel. Fingers crossed on that.
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June 22, 2021I Think Bill Gates Is the New Drummer in Our Early Aughts Cover Band
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November 25, 2020COVID Surge Black Friday Deals
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August 16, 2019Drybarfly
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June 24, 2019A Letter to My Younger Self About Gratitude, Humility, and How You’ve Forgotten You Were Raised By Wolves
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November 18, 2015My Carpet Liquidation Center Really is Going Out of Business This Time
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October 16, 2012You Don’t Love Limbo Like I Love Limbo
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March 15, 2012Honest Spotify Playlists
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August 30, 2011You Don’t Have the Mental Stamina to Outlast Me in This Dry Sauna
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July 27, 2011Here’s How My Humor Works
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January 15, 2025A Marriage Proposal Spoken Entirely in Office Jargon
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January 8, 2025Did You Even Consider Every Possible Lived Experience Before Recklessly Posting Your Chili Recipe on Social Media?
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January 9, 2025I Will Pay Any Amount to Not Pay My Taxes
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January 15, 2025Signs You Are a Gen-Xer Who’s About to Turn Sixty
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