Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2005-01-24 13:00:19 - Graham Ellis
A flight from London to Washington is a rare opportunity for me to read a book undisturbed for a few hours. I'm not good at the technical books on such flights, so I often choose a more generic book.
"Drop the Pink Elephant" by Bill McFarlan was my choice today. Thought provoking. Subtitled "15 ways to say what you mean and mean what you say". As we approach the USA coastline, I've turned my laptop on and I've already modified the text of a web page for later update on which I had a "durr - you twat, Graham" moment and I'm writing this review. Yes, Bill, if you ever stumble across this I am aware that ...
The spoken word is more powerful than the written
It should be kept short and simple.
I want to say - to record - an appreciation of Lisa and Leah in the office. We're an odd company, we've already had a busy month (and look like remaining busy), and at the end of a hard day's training I don't always spend the time I would like looking at what they've been working on. My interest and appreciation should be obvious, yet it often isn't.