Archive for January, 2008
The Art of the Insult
I’ll come back to this after some reflection, but for a quick end-of-the-week read, here is a piece of brilliantly pointed writing from Slate.com’s review of Meet the Spartans:
Isn’t it massive consumer fraud to charge $10.50 for a barely hour-long movie? Perhaps, but it would’ve been unforgivable to make Meet the Spartans any longer than [...]Three Essences of Writing
Good writing sometimes happens by accident — but writing well is a function of discipline and purpose. Know what you want to say, know what you don’t want to say, and get there with minimum delay.
My Kung Fu background introduced me to a conscious outlook: that every person exists in three realms, the physical, [...]I’m no longer a blogger
I’ve had it. I’m done. Don’t want to deal with it any longer.
As of this day, I am no longer a blogger.
I’m tired of the hassles of “coming up with something for the blog.”
I’m tired of explaining to people what a “blog” is.
I’m tired of others jumping to conclusions about what I write, [...]Social Media Power Suit
“Social Media is like a power suit: either get it tailored just for you, or look like everyone else who bought off the rack.”
- Ike Pigott
(from a post at Now Is Gone)
Wal-Mart’s Vision
I didn’t set out to become a customer service benchmark. It’s just the product of being a consumer with a blog.
Those of you with glasses might know the name of those little oval pads that rest on each side of your nose. I’m too tired to look them up. But I needed [...]
