Around the Block
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From Ted Block
Around the Block is my little corner of the web for commentary, information, satire and more. In this space I cover politics, sports, current events, people…basically things that move me enough that I believe my point of view can be part of the general discussion. My posts will sometimes be sub-headed with a descriptor (“News,” “Commentary,” “Looking Back”…). Satire, however, will always be sub-headed “News with a Twist,” in recognition of the fact what may be parody to me can be credulous to others.
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Texas, our Texas*
Commentary Let’s be clear, y’all. It ain’t my Texas. And I pity the ones who claim it as theirs! *(Texas, our Texas is the state’s official song) For those of you who’ve missed it, Texas has been in the news recently. In fact there’s been so much written about the Lone Star state and theirContinue reading “Texas, our Texas*”
October in NYC was great…
Commentary …but I had to share one more thing This is a re-issue of the post “October in NYC was great…but” to fix a glitch in the video playback. I apologize for any inconvenience. I posted an Around the Block yesterday about Covid-19 vaccine passports and how well the verification system seems to be working in NewContinue reading “October in NYC was great…”
Ted Block Bio
Ted Block is a veteran “Mad Man,” having spent 45+ years in the advertising industry. During his career, he was media director of several advertising agencies, including Benton & Bowles in New York and Foote, Cone and Belding in San Francisco; account management director on clients as varied as Clorox, Levi’s and the California Raisin Advisory Board (yes, Ted was responsible for the California Dancing Raisins campaign); and regional director for Asia based in Tokyo for Foote, Cone where he was also the founding president of FCB’s Japanese operations. Ted holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Queens College and, before starting in advertising, served on active duty as an officer on USS McCloy (DE-1038) in the U.S. Navy.
