Not kidnapped.
No, I have not been kidnapped. BUT I have been busy. Very, very busy. You see, I had a baby. And having a baby, and then caring for said baby, tends to eat up alot of your free time.
However, I have made some decisions to perhaps get some of that time back, and so now here I am again. Let's hope never to disappear again.
Recent thoughts -
I recently had the chance to read Why business people speak like idiots: the bullfighter's guide. WOW. This is one of the most entertaining books about business writing/speaking that I've ever read. The authors do a great job of taking their own advice, writing in fresh, funny, tight prose throughout. And they make excellent points that seem like common sense, but are amazingly overlooked in the business world.
Even cooler, the authors have their own site - http://www.fightthebull.com/, where you can download FREE bullfighter's software. This software can be run on your own writing samples (in Microsoft Word), much like readability statistics programs, to attain the "amount of bull" in your own writing. What a hoot! I am loving it.
Secondly, and I know this is old news, I went to see the latest Harry Potter movie. Nice stuff! AND I happened to hear JK Rowling's latest revelation - that Dumbledore is gay. Although I don't think it is Earth-shaking, I DO think it is a perfectly normal reflection of the world we live in. After all, today's kids are bound to meet gay people in their real lives. It is only natural that they should show up in popular media now and then. And I really liked how it wasn't made much of (or even directly expressed) in the book. It is not WHO he is; it's just something about him. You know? Why can't we all see it like that?
Doing lots of cooking and reading lately. More to come . . .
However, I have made some decisions to perhaps get some of that time back, and so now here I am again. Let's hope never to disappear again.
Recent thoughts -
I recently had the chance to read Why business people speak like idiots: the bullfighter's guide. WOW. This is one of the most entertaining books about business writing/speaking that I've ever read. The authors do a great job of taking their own advice, writing in fresh, funny, tight prose throughout. And they make excellent points that seem like common sense, but are amazingly overlooked in the business world.
Even cooler, the authors have their own site - http://www.fightthebull.com/, where you can download FREE bullfighter's software. This software can be run on your own writing samples (in Microsoft Word), much like readability statistics programs, to attain the "amount of bull" in your own writing. What a hoot! I am loving it.
Secondly, and I know this is old news, I went to see the latest Harry Potter movie. Nice stuff! AND I happened to hear JK Rowling's latest revelation - that Dumbledore is gay. Although I don't think it is Earth-shaking, I DO think it is a perfectly normal reflection of the world we live in. After all, today's kids are bound to meet gay people in their real lives. It is only natural that they should show up in popular media now and then. And I really liked how it wasn't made much of (or even directly expressed) in the book. It is not WHO he is; it's just something about him. You know? Why can't we all see it like that?
Doing lots of cooking and reading lately. More to come . . .
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