Comments on: How to be creative.

By: David Hayes

David Hayes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:22:49 +0000

Ross,

I’ll trade you 3 new “Smallville”s for 2 new “Dr. Who”s.

By: Ross UK

Ross UK — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:02:56 +0000

The good news is they’ve started showing season 8 in the UK now. The bad news is this is unusually early and I wasn’t expecting it until the spring, so I missed the first episode. D’oh. Thank god you can get it on the channel’s website for a month afterward or I’d be really miffed.

By: Ross UK

Ross UK — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:49:26 +0000

Wow, that’s wierd. I was actually able to read and understand Lydia’s translation and I haven’t had to speak French in nearly 10 years. Strange how it sticks with you. Of course reading it and taking the time to puzzle it out is easier than having to converse in it. That was always my problem – not being able to translate my thoughts into another language fast enough. That’s why I can read three or four languages but can only have a semi-coherent conversation in my own. My parents probably don’t help – they occasionally buy me random books in other languages but I never read them. I ask you, who’s going to take the time to read “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” in Latin when they haven’t even read it in English?

By: David Hayes

David Hayes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:12:53 +0000

“Le “Chloe Sullivan’s Site” est un site à but non lucratif, ….”

It’s funny how “Non-profit” or “Not for Profit” translates into something that looks like “Not Lucrative.” It’s the same root and means “a gain” but it’s funny how the change in a word makes you think about a concept. A non-profit organization doesn’t directly produce an income. A not for profit organization might produce an income, but that’s not what it’s there for. But if you think of profit as money, that’s one thing. But if you think in terms of “gain,” yes, a non-profit organization is there to generate gains — in the welfare, the dignity, the standard of living for those it serves.

People are certainly better off … have richer, more enjoyable lives … due to the efforts of people like Bouroux and Lydia creating a site for French speaking fans of Allison.

I guess the organizations that don’t fare as well are “Non-Prophet” organizations — ones not led by people with a vision.

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Sorry. Still waiting until there is more coffee available so I can kick this day into gear. I hate having crutches … but they fill a temporary need. At least I’m not at the point of putting coffee grounds under my tongue. And I did kick the mountain dew habit after I went from having 2 cavities in my first 4.5 decades of life and getting 13 in a single year of Mountain Dew dependency. Now they’ve come out with the statistics on low weight births due to caffeine intake, so I will definitely quit drinking caffeinated beverages … if I get pregnant.

By: David Hayes

David Hayes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:50:45 +0000

“La compassion est la colle émotionnelle qui vous garde dans l’universalité de l’expérience humaine, comme si cela vous permet de comprendre votre essence et l’essence de ceux autour de vous. C’est l’acte d’ouvir votre coeur.”

Traduit par Lydia.

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Wow. The quote is even beautiful in a language I don’t understand … like English.

Lydia does a great job translating these blogs. But she is far too sane to attempt translating our comments!

By: David Hayes

David Hayes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:44:24 +0000

Hmmm. Tried looking up the artist Allison mentioned. I guess she missed a ‘k’ in his name. It’s Jay Senetchko, if anyone else wants to look him up. As I type this, I keep dropping e’s and have to go back and edit … so no big deal about a missing K.

It’s going to take a truck load of caffiene to keep me awake today. Looks like winter is here in Ohio. I guess I should up my exercise regiment to make myself feel more rested. Today, I did 20 reps of my snooze alarm button slams. I think I’ll up it to 25 tomorrow and see if that helps.

By: christa link

christa link — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:33:31 +0000

hi allison, there is a show called criminal minds on wednesday. at the begining there is always a quote from someone. tonight there was a quote from mark twain. i just thought you would like it. its on chanell 2 at 9.00 pm. i hope that you will have a good and fun thanksgiving. i am also looking forward to your directing debut.

By: David Hayes

David Hayes — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:22:29 +0000

Hmmm. I think I need this how to be creative business explained to me again. I can’t wait to get started.

By: David Hayes

David Hayes — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:33:29 +0000

I especially hate the idea of a paperless office when it comes to … bathrooms.

By: Ross UK

Ross UK — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:24:04 +0000

“People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They’re wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.” – Adam Osborne

I personally hate the idea of a paperless office – it was that idea that cost me my last job. There was a computer malfunction that lost us some of our records and they accused me of falsifying things deliberately and sacked me. There was no evidence and there was no paper trail to exonerate me. It was all trumped up anyway – they were sacking as many people as they could since axing empty posts is cheaper than making a third of the workforce redundant…