TOUGH SELL

Marilyn Manson is a “musician” (Yes, those are “air quotes,” but remember, we’re old) who has a taste for the macabre. So it should come as no surprise that the gothic rocker is now marketing his own brand of absinthe liquor (With thanks to our friends at MSNBC for the tipoff). The distilled beverage has a shady history, as one of its ingredients is wormwood, which contains a toxic chemical that in large quantities can cause kidney failure, seizures and even death. (Aren’t you glad your agency doesn’t have THAT account?) The stuff, cleverly named “Mansinthe” reportedly is 66.6% alcohol. (Yes, we get it: “666.” Oooooh.) But all this publicity is probably for naught; The stuff’s been banned in the U.S. for decades, which is just as well. What if you drank it and ended up looking like him?

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[miami real estate]

So the shocker is to me and others, is today at 4: 30 I got laid off. I write a post for my friend Jason about what I’ d do if I lost my job. The same day he highlights my response, I actually do lose my job. The irony. Funny enough the night before I heard a pretty emotionally jarring story from a woman who lost her job. When she talked about the way it was resolved I thought, that’ s what I hope happens to me if I lose my job. And now I have that opportunity.