Eyes dilated. Bear with me.
Monday, June 02, 2014
Miscellaneous and Fast
The New Republic: David Zweig on "invisibles" who make the world work.
The Dish: "Billie Jean" on beer bottles.
Nicholas Bate's drawing is brutally accurate.
Duke University: Alleged sexual misconduct, and due process.
Byron York: The old days of "treason."
Bob Farrell on customer service: Give them the pickle.
The Telegraph: The Royal Navy Peregrine Trophy Photography Awards
The Dish: "Billie Jean" on beer bottles.
Nicholas Bate's drawing is brutally accurate.
Duke University: Alleged sexual misconduct, and due process.
Byron York: The old days of "treason."
Bob Farrell on customer service: Give them the pickle.
The Telegraph: The Royal Navy Peregrine Trophy Photography Awards
Leadership and Management Experts
Annie Mueller gives her list of the top 20 leadership and management experts to follow.
Our old compadre Nicholas Bate is on it.
Way to go, Nicholas!
Eye Doctor
An exam this morning:
"This or this?"
"That one."
"This or this?"
"That one."
"This or this?"
"May I see the first one again?"
"This or this?"
"That one."
"This or this?"
"May I see the second one again?"
"This or this?"
"That one."
"This or this?"
"I don't know."
In truth, "I don't know" can be applied to a lot of the choices. Do you ever get the impression that eye exams are a little primitive?
"This or this?"
"That one."
"This or this?"
"That one."
"This or this?"
"May I see the first one again?"
"This or this?"
"That one."
"This or this?"
"May I see the second one again?"
"This or this?"
"That one."
"This or this?"
"I don't know."
In truth, "I don't know" can be applied to a lot of the choices. Do you ever get the impression that eye exams are a little primitive?
Quote of the Day
I tell you, Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.
- Napoleon before the Battle of Waterloo
- Napoleon before the Battle of Waterloo
Sunday, June 01, 2014
Age and Names
He is probably not named Liam or Jayden.
Know the name and you may have a rough handle on a person's age.
[HT: Instapundit]
Lady Soames, R.I.P.
The last surviving child of Winston Churchill has died. From The Telegraph's obituary:
Allowed to table much younger than was usual for a child at the time, she recalled mealtimes at Chartwell with particular affection, as much for the memory of her father’s brilliant dialogue (often monologue), as the guest list. “No one for me has ever excelled the wit and wisdom, the joviality and joy of his company. It casts a spell over me still,” she was to say. “To have been his child was an enrichment beyond compare.” A lunch or dinner would often extend to three-hour sessions with poetry and songs and Shakespeare.
Allowed to table much younger than was usual for a child at the time, she recalled mealtimes at Chartwell with particular affection, as much for the memory of her father’s brilliant dialogue (often monologue), as the guest list. “No one for me has ever excelled the wit and wisdom, the joviality and joy of his company. It casts a spell over me still,” she was to say. “To have been his child was an enrichment beyond compare.” A lunch or dinner would often extend to three-hour sessions with poetry and songs and Shakespeare.
Rejection
Seth Godin has some thoughts. [I'm not sure if I agree with all of them.] An excerpt:
Don't apply (to this or to anything else) just because you can, but yes, apply to something that matters to you, something worth dreaming about.
You might get rejected. So what?
Leap.
The Kids In The Back Of The Class
Anderson Layman's Blog has an observation that might be true.
[I confess to worrying about any administration that has a huge percentage of Ivy League grads.]
[I confess to worrying about any administration that has a huge percentage of Ivy League grads.]
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