jabberwoCKY
@ckyonwords.bsky.social
Independent Copywriter + Creative Director. From St. Louis, now in Minneapolis. Domestically supplied infant. Deeply flawed biped. Aspiring human. Probably doing a bit. he/him/his
Portfolio: charleskyouel.com
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jabberwoCKY
@ckyonwords.bsky.social
· Nov 25
The creative process:
1. I’m an idiot
2. I’m a genius
3. Repeat until sun burns out
1. I’m an idiot
2. I’m a genius
3. Repeat until sun burns out
No form of pride goeth before a more cataclysmic and disastrous fall than believing one’s own bullshit like it’s gospel.
December 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
No form of pride goeth before a more cataclysmic and disastrous fall than believing one’s own bullshit like it’s gospel.
Finally, a cause I can get behind.
December 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Finally, a cause I can get behind.
This is an amazing headline if you have no idea that it’s about basketball.
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is an amazing headline if you have no idea that it’s about basketball.
I’ve always thought that Conjugal Visit would be a good name for a country band.
December 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I’ve always thought that Conjugal Visit would be a good name for a country band.
I thought I’d moved beyond my borderline-fanatical conviction that exclamation marks should only be used following the words “Help” and “Fire”, but 30 seconds on LinkedIn puts me back in punctuation holy war mode.
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I thought I’d moved beyond my borderline-fanatical conviction that exclamation marks should only be used following the words “Help” and “Fire”, but 30 seconds on LinkedIn puts me back in punctuation holy war mode.
Well, we haven’t declared war on Mars yet. So there’s that.
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Well, we haven’t declared war on Mars yet. So there’s that.
The implications of the expression “common sense” should always be assessed according to the tax bracket occupied by the person deploying it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The implications of the expression “common sense” should always be assessed according to the tax bracket occupied by the person deploying it.
Willfully ignorant, pointlessly mean and aggressively stupid is no way to go through life.
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Willfully ignorant, pointlessly mean and aggressively stupid is no way to go through life.
So it turns out that good hockey sticks are like $300 now, which makes me super-happy that I got to be a mediocre high school hockey player back when they were about 90% less than that.
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
So it turns out that good hockey sticks are like $300 now, which makes me super-happy that I got to be a mediocre high school hockey player back when they were about 90% less than that.
One gets the sense that we’re entering the It Was Like That When I Got Here phase of organizational disintegration, which is always a fascinating phenomenon in a culture positively allergic to accountability.
December 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
One gets the sense that we’re entering the It Was Like That When I Got Here phase of organizational disintegration, which is always a fascinating phenomenon in a culture positively allergic to accountability.
Believing in miracles is a good thing. Counting on them, much less so.
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Believing in miracles is a good thing. Counting on them, much less so.
The person who reflexively puts themself at the center of every situation or event, regardless of actual connection, is not someone who can be counted on to champion anyone’s interests but their own.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The person who reflexively puts themself at the center of every situation or event, regardless of actual connection, is not someone who can be counted on to champion anyone’s interests but their own.
We’ve reached stage of the holiday season when every mall Santa has the thousand-yard stare of a soldier in the trenches at the Battle of the Somme.
December 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We’ve reached stage of the holiday season when every mall Santa has the thousand-yard stare of a soldier in the trenches at the Battle of the Somme.
If someone saves my life, I will not care about the god they worship, or if they worship a god at all. I will not care what they look like or where they come from. I will be grateful for my life, and for their courage and compassion.
December 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If someone saves my life, I will not care about the god they worship, or if they worship a god at all. I will not care what they look like or where they come from. I will be grateful for my life, and for their courage and compassion.
There’s a whole lot of stuff I know little or nothing about. As always, I have a lot to learn. And that alone seems like a good enough reason to try and stick around for a while.
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
There’s a whole lot of stuff I know little or nothing about. As always, I have a lot to learn. And that alone seems like a good enough reason to try and stick around for a while.
Missed ya, friend.
December 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Missed ya, friend.
Wasn’t I just awake for like 16 hours? Doing it again seems ridiculous.
December 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Wasn’t I just awake for like 16 hours? Doing it again seems ridiculous.
The person who believes no one can teach them anything is bound and determined to prove themselves right, no matter what the cost.
December 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The person who believes no one can teach them anything is bound and determined to prove themselves right, no matter what the cost.
Most of the classes I took in college have little to no direct connection to what I do for a living. But from history to philosophy to economics, I learned something through all of them that changed the way I saw and thought about the world around me. And in so doing, made me a better writer.
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Most of the classes I took in college have little to no direct connection to what I do for a living. But from history to philosophy to economics, I learned something through all of them that changed the way I saw and thought about the world around me. And in so doing, made me a better writer.
Advertising doesn’t suffer because clients demand results-driven work. It suffers when clients don’t understand how advertising succeeds in driving results, or the time and resources required to drive them in a competitive market.
December 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Advertising doesn’t suffer because clients demand results-driven work. It suffers when clients don’t understand how advertising succeeds in driving results, or the time and resources required to drive them in a competitive market.
I think the best part of remote work is the extended periods of time I’m left alone with my own thoughts, feelings and unquiet mind because what could possibly go wrong with that.
December 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I think the best part of remote work is the extended periods of time I’m left alone with my own thoughts, feelings and unquiet mind because what could possibly go wrong with that.
In a see and be seen business, I’m more be and be invisible.
December 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In a see and be seen business, I’m more be and be invisible.
I swear, Americans treat paying attention behind the wheel of a car like somebody told them it was Socialism.
December 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I swear, Americans treat paying attention behind the wheel of a car like somebody told them it was Socialism.
I like thinking. It’s the first step in making stuff, which is my favorite thing to do. It’s both fun and useful. It’s allowed me to make a solid living in a series of profoundly unlikely ways. And I’m occasionally amazed by the cool stuff that’s lurking in far-flung recesses of my imagination.
December 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I like thinking. It’s the first step in making stuff, which is my favorite thing to do. It’s both fun and useful. It’s allowed me to make a solid living in a series of profoundly unlikely ways. And I’m occasionally amazed by the cool stuff that’s lurking in far-flung recesses of my imagination.
Talking with my parents is a frustrating but useful reminder that political machinations at the national level remain more intellectual exercise than real-life concern for even well-intentioned people. Especially if they still see the national media as a reliable and impartial journalistic resource.
December 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Talking with my parents is a frustrating but useful reminder that political machinations at the national level remain more intellectual exercise than real-life concern for even well-intentioned people. Especially if they still see the national media as a reliable and impartial journalistic resource.