I had a lovely vacation, and returned with a couple of lovely thoughts about communicating from solid ground. You know, the wise man built his house on the rock, the foolish man built his on sand (or wrote in the sky.) While there are many … [Continue reading]
The Medium for Your Message
Posted on June 6, 2010 Written by
{{myquote|Write in the sky, and it drifts away. Write in the sand, and the tide erases it. Write in stone, and you can never correct it. Write on a heart, and your message lives forever.}} … [Continue reading]
Reach for the sky, don’t write in it
Posted on June 4, 2010 Written by
I spent a week in Orlando, and saw what may be some of the worst marketing ever. Every morning, right around eight, a skywriter posted the same message above Disney. GO TO JESUS. I have no problem with the message, but it is not conducive to … [Continue reading]
Poorly Written or Poorly Read?
Posted on May 27, 2010 Written by
When Guy wrote this: 50 female bloggers to start reading today http://is.gd/cqN0CThu May 27 04:00:32 via APIGuy Kawasaki GuyKawasaki ...did he really mean to hint that female bloggers only write, but never read? … [Continue reading]
The Art of Earning Curmudgeon Cred
Posted on May 26, 2010 Written by
Anyone can be nice, but there's an art to gaining credibility while being not-so-nice. (Really, these lines of distinction are useful in a number of fields and applications. It's an exercise in understanding the tone of your language, and how people … [Continue reading]
An Experiment in the Process of Writing
Posted on May 24, 2010 Written by
I was wondering what Wave might be good for, then it struck me. It might be a window into the process of composition. I recently wrote a post about writing, which ended up with a clever little turn as I tied everything back to the theme of the … [Continue reading]