The Rules – circling the writers:
(a) “Once you’re hired for a job, there’s a very high anxiety level, which just stays in the background – it’s sort of like a white noise of ‘What’s gonna happen to me on this adventure? Am I gonna make it down the river? When are the giant falls with the writer-eating crocodiles in ‘em gonna come? Are they gonna come way down the river? Are they gonna come right away, which they do sometimes?’ You know, you turn in your first draft, and good-bye. Or maybe you’re gonna sail way down the river and get it close to production, and then something bad is gonna happen. Or, in a rare case, you’re gonna make it all the way through.” (more…)
The insertion of safety speed posts is inevitably going to cause navigation problems when placed by a popular parking area or curb. This is one of several recently placed on our street which are asking for trouble.
Canada’s federal election is one month from today, with outdoor signs less meaningful given the fluid immediacy of social media – leaving opportunity for a different kind of messaging…
It’s the last official week of summer, so here’s to enjoying it with more enriched clichés (with the originals in italics):
Because as we get older it’s harder and harder to know what to want or to give…
The use of humour is one of the most effective tools a speaker can use to humanize or change the flavour of a message – within reason…
the watch of time 
Memorable Quotes # 32
On Influence & Associating:
Don’t join an easy crowd. You won’t grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high.
There are two parts to influence. First, influence is powerful. And second, it is subtle.
Let the views of others educate and inform you, but let your decisions be a product of your own conclusions. (more…)
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