Lon Shapiro
Aug 9, 2017 · 2 min read

The Mede For:

Most Likely to Miss the Deadline for Submissions, then argue I should get an award by shamelessly plugging my amazing Trump/Game of Thrones predictions.

Goes to me for:

Here’s my “future” tweet written in December 2016:

You will notice I predicted the bombing of Syria a full five months before the event took place, but on a date that was almost three months later than said event. My award crashing announcement comes exactly eight days after the deadline for submissions. Coincidence? I think not.

Here is a picture of my Mede award proudly displayed as I shovel real, as opposed to virtual, manure-like matter in order to complete our new drought-resistant landscaping on a balmy 93-degree August afternoon in Southern California.

Dreck feeling right at home with manure.

I would get up on the stage and give an acceptance speech, but I am too tired after filling, transporting and then spreading approximately one-hundred-and-seven wheel barrows full of the stuff.

Thanks, oh Tribune of Small. (With all the writers and publications leaving this platform shouldn’t we rename it with something more size appropriate?)

Lon Shapiro

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Father of two amazing men. Peak Performance coach for professional athletes. Ad agency creative director, writer & artist. Tireless research. Author of 5 books.

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