It took a couple of weeks, but they're advertising those honorary porecilin plates with Barack Obama's smiling mug from election night. He looks great. I mean, the artwork is really beautiful. But…what's the deal with a plate as an art medium? The coins, I get. No, they're not real coins, but they have Barack's picture and it's kind of presidential looking – so it has some fake-coin collecting merit to it. But, this is a dinner plate that will never…
We all depend upon communication. Getting the message across is critical. Here are a few grammar tips for those who write for a living. 1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction. 4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. 5. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat) 6. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration. 7. Be more or less specific…
Earlier this year when we learned that Paul Green was opening a ‘School of Rock’ in Charlotte my wife and I were hopeful that our eldest daughter’s dream to play the electric guitar might have wings. But because she’s my daughter, I can’t even teach her to play checkers – much less a musical instrument. So I contacted Mr. Green, welcoming him to Charlotte and doing a little more sucking up about his business concept before asking the big question…
Earlier this year when we learned that Paul Green was opening a ‘School of Rock’ in Charlotte my wife and I were hopeful that our eldest daughter’s dream to play the electric guitar might have wings. But because she’s my daughter, I can’t even teach her to play checkers – much less a musical instrument. So I contacted Mr. Green, welcoming him to Charlotte and doing a little more sucking up about his business concept before asking the big question…
From: Jim Mitchem Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 3:04 PM To: Jeff Suthoff Subject: coffee shop signs or nametags Let’s make some sign/nametags that we can pull out and hang around our necks when we go to meet people we don’t know, at coffee shops. I’m thinking an unobtrusive placard on a simple chain. This way, you don’t have to look around to see if you make eye contact with someone who might be looking at you too. Without Coffee…
