Monday, January 27, 2003

PromoGuy's Monday Mission 3.04 1. Do you care for poetry? Do you have a favorite poem? Care to share some of it? Right now, with all of the cold weather we’ve been having, I’ve been reading a lot of Robert Service. In particular, this one poem of his, “Comfort,” which I had overlooked struck a chord with me: Say! You’ve struck a heap of trouble— Bust in business, lost your wife; No one cares a cent about you, You don’t care a cent for life; Hard luck has of hope bereft you, Health is failing, wish you’d die— Why, you’ve still the sunshine left you And the big, blue sky.   Sky so blue it makes you wonder If it’s heaven shining through; Earth so smiling ‘way out yonder, Sun so bright it dazzles you; Birds a-singing, flowers a-flinging All their fragrance on the breeze; Dancing shadows, green, still meadows— Don’t you mope, you’ve still got these.   These, and none can take them from you; These, and none can weigh their worth. What! You’re tired and broke and beaten?— Why, you’re rich—you’ve got the earth! Yes, if you’re a tramp in tatters, While the blue sky bends above You’ve got nearly all that matters— You’ve got God, and God is love. 2. What does it take to "rock your world?" My wife [not the first one], a bottle of champagne and a nice bubble bath for two at our favorite Victorian bed & breakfast. 3. Have you ever done anything that landed you in financial trouble? Has somebody else's action ever caused you financial ruin? What happened? In my divorce from my first wife we split everything 50/50. She got all the stuff and I got all the bills. I’m still digging my way out financially from all of the fallout. Anyway, the reason the divorce was so expensive was because it was worth it. 4. Take a stroll down memory lane. There is a song, that every time you hear it, you think of this one person. What's the song, who is the person, and what memories does it conjure up? Every time I listen to Southside Johnny sing “My Little Girl So Fine” it makes me think of my wife. 5. I've never cared for football, it was never on in the house growing up and I never developed a "taste" for it. But I've always felt like I "should" enjoy it, that I was deficient in some way because I never get excited about things like the Super Bowl (except for the commercials). Are there any occasions when you feel like you are missing out on something that everyone else seems to enjoy? Yeah, my office Christmas, excuse me, Holiday Party. Second place, my office picnic. 6. A few of the phrases that get under my skin are "take it to the next level" (which was used when I was told why I was being replaced at Fox by someone who could do that) and "you just don't get it" (always popular in relationship fights). What phrases "push your buttons" and why? When my partner wants to “give me a heads up.” That usually means that some client with unrealistic expectations about what the legal system can and cannot do is being dumped in my lap. Another is his use of the word “aggressive.” I’d prefer to be “effective.” Most times simply being “aggressive” just burns the client’s money with little to show for it at the end. 7. Do you believe in life after death? What do you believe happens when our time is up? Yes. The righteous enjoy eternal life with Jesus. The wicked are damned for eternity. BONUS: Everybody's talking all this stuff about me why don't they just let me live? Yeah, I agree!   Today's Comment Question: Leave a caption for the image below! Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce the next President of the United States [fill in the name of any politician you can’t stand]. 7:12:35 PM    Go Ahead, make my day  []