Sex. Now that I got your attention, vote for me!

Forget the change we can believe in - I just need a candidate I can notice.

It used to be said that we should vote with our feet or our money, but in the ADD culture that is our world today, should the person who can earn our attention also earn our vote?

Wait a sec - shiny penny! Where was I again?

For me, the politician who broke through my perceptual screens this time - no easy task - is the one who:

• started following me on Twitter. 

• showed up at my doorstep - with some former CreComm students in tow. 

• responded to my tweet - from a social!

In advertising, this is what's known as "frequency." They say you need a frequency of three to remember an ad, and maybe it's the same to remember a politician and his or her message. 

For your incredible ability to crack through my perceptual screens, Mr. Politician, I salute you - and award you my full and undivided...oooh, the season premiere of Dexter!

Sorry, what was I saying?

Twelve new words of wisdom - let it be

 
 See numbers one and 12.

1. Citizen Kaner - A person who insists that Citizen Kane "isn't that good," despite (or because of) the critical outpouring it receives year after year. 

2. Deskting - Texting under the desk in the belief that teachers can't see you. They can.

3. Dexpert - A person who can explain the plot for every episode and/or season of Dexter. 

4. Ereptile Dysfunction - The condition afflicting the poor dinosaurs who have trouble reproducing. 

5. Mind-Blogling - A confusing or off-base blog or blog post.

6. Naked Hatred - Critical comments published online by someone with a naked avatar. 

7. Octobeard - A beard grown out early in preparation for winter.

8. Oktobeard - A beard grown out early in preparation for Oktoberfest.

9. Prizing Strategy - Figuring out how to get people to do something by offering them prizes. "Our prizing strategy is to give away 5,000 pounds of fish sticks for every "Like" on Facebook."

10. Qwitter - A person who creates a Twitter account, but stops using it. 

11. Reating - Eating while you read, or reading while you eat. 

12. Shatizen Kane - Citizen Kane remake I hope to make, starring William Shatner.

Rosebud.