Comments on: Books + Links: Blogging for Creative Professionals http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/ coaching creative professionals Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:06:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark McGuinness http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-9171 Mark McGuinness Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:41:09 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-9171 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googly" rel="nofollow">Googly</a> - would like to see the look on their faces when you drop that into the conversation. Ah yes, maybe Machiavelli could have chosen his friends more wisely. And his detractors - he got a bad press from Shakespeare as "the murderous Machiavel" If someone goes to the trouble of slating me, I hope they don't do it so memorably! Enjoy your weekend. Mark Googly - would like to see the look on their faces when you drop that into the conversation.

Ah yes, maybe Machiavelli could have chosen his friends more wisely. And his detractors - he got a bad press from Shakespeare as “the murderous Machiavel” If someone goes to the trouble of slating me, I hope they don’t do it so memorably!

Enjoy your weekend.

Mark

]]> By: Mike http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-9166 Mike Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:21:31 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-9166 Mark, "bowled me a bit of a googly" is new to me; I'll have to drop it in casual conversation with my UK associates one of these days. It turns out the Machiavelli the man was quite different from what you'd imagine the author of "The Prince" was like, but most contemporaries assumed he was a depraved monster. I suppose there's a cautionary tale in there for people who might try to ingratiate themselves to folks like the Borgia family... Have a great weekend, Mike Mark,

“bowled me a bit of a googly” is new to me; I’ll have to drop it in casual conversation with my UK associates one of these days.

It turns out the Machiavelli the man was quite different from what you’d imagine the author of “The Prince” was like, but most contemporaries assumed he was a depraved monster. I suppose there’s a cautionary tale in there for people who might try to ingratiate themselves to folks like the Borgia family…

Have a great weekend,

Mike

]]> By: Mark McGuinness http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-9076 Mark McGuinness Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:48:52 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-9076 Mike, I'm not much of a cricketer myself, so you've bowled me a bit of a googly with your question. I think I'll just have to play it with a straight bat and say there probably is a good cricket analog, but I'm not sure exactly what it is - otherwise, I could find myself on a very sticky wicket. In short, you've got me stumped. Thanks for stopping by - I like your contrarian blog. I never knew Machiavelli was such a fruitcake, he's gone up in my estimation. Mike, I’m not much of a cricketer myself, so you’ve bowled me a bit of a googly with your question. I think I’ll just have to play it with a straight bat and say there probably is a good cricket analog, but I’m not sure exactly what it is - otherwise, I could find myself on a very sticky wicket.

In short, you’ve got me stumped.

Thanks for stopping by - I like your contrarian blog. I never knew Machiavelli was such a fruitcake, he’s gone up in my estimation.

]]> By: Mike http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-9069 Mike Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:21:08 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-9069 Mark, I second Roger's remark, and it does refer to making sure you have a defender at every base, ready to receive a throw from whoever has the ball. I'd be interested to know if there's a cricket analog. Mike Mark,

I second Roger’s remark, and it does refer to making sure you have a defender at every base, ready to receive a throw from whoever has the ball. I’d be interested to know if there’s a cricket analog.

Mike

]]> By: Mark McGuinness http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-8963 Mark McGuinness Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:41:57 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-8963 Thanks Roger. We talk about covering the bases over here, but I don't think most of us know what it means. Is it something to do with baseball? Thanks Roger. We talk about covering the bases over here, but I don’t think most of us know what it means. Is it something to do with baseball?

]]> By: Roger von Oech http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-8959 Roger von Oech Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:26:52 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/11/15/books-links-blogging-for-creative-professionals/#comment-8959 You've got all the bases covered, Mark (does that idiom work in the UK?). Nice job! --Roger You’ve got all the bases covered, Mark (does that idiom work in the UK?). Nice job!

–Roger

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