More technical glitches preventing postings – hopefully all O.K. now…
As spring battles to catch a foot hold, here’s some vitality from more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):
(due to technical difficulties, I was unable to post this yesterday)
It would seem every day implicitly should be Earth Day, but it ain’t necessarily so…
Gestures Come in Clusters:
“Each gesture is like a word in a language. In order to be understood in a language, one must structure his words into units, or ‘sentences’, that express complete thoughts… Some sincerely believe that a cursory exposure to the world of non-verbal communication equips them to speak the ‘language’ fluently. On the contrary, this only serves to bring their awareness to a conscious (more…)
It’s time for spring to sap forth inspired by more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):
The First Taste of Success – careful what you wish for:
(a) “I’ve seen a lot of writers who have gotten that first big break, and then they have gone off and partied and hung out and gone to lunch with everybody in town. Six months later, they’ve been having lunches and they haven’t done the work. It’s very important to keep doing the work, because you’re a writer. That is now your career…. And then I’ve seen people who have a lot of success act like, you know, they’re the Second Coming – and they never are.” (more…)
Spring seems finally to be raining in, so here’s some dry humour from enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):
the watch of time 
Passing the Service Torch
When I departed the financial services industry in late 2013, one main reason I was able to do so economically was being eligible for a five-year income payout. This was part of company policy in place for years for consultants departing under good terms, although until the year I left the payout was for a shorter period (one occasion on my part of really good timing). It was based on a valuation for assets passed on to other consultants, i.e. clients for whom they would take over servicing. (more…)
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