Comments on: Another day, another meeting… http://listics.com/20061130765 Frank Paynter's Voice and Vision... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:11:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: McD http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-10255 McD Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:12:19 +0000 http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-10255 Frank, My daughter seems to have found the right holiday spirit. She makes gifts for all her friends... a hand painted glass for John, a knitted muffler for Sandi, a collage decorated journal for Shelley and so on... each gift costing very little and often made with found objects. But they all contain a generous portion of her time, attention and creative spirit. Of course, she has to start early and pay close attention to what the person might like. When it works... blogging is a lot like that: small gifts crafted with care and targeted to make the reader's life more pleasant or interesting. Frank,

My daughter seems to have found the right holiday spirit. She makes gifts for all her friends… a hand painted glass for John, a knitted muffler for Sandi, a collage decorated journal for Shelley and so on… each gift costing very little and often made with found objects. But they all contain a generous portion of her time, attention and creative spirit. Of course, she has to start early and pay close attention to what the person might like.

When it works… blogging is a lot like that: small gifts crafted with care and targeted to make the reader’s life more pleasant or interesting.

]]> By: Frank Paynter http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9963 Frank Paynter Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:47:38 +0000 http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9963 doo-doo... sign up now for the war on christmas put the X back in Xmas doo-doo…

sign up now for the war on christmas

put the X back in Xmas

]]> By: McD http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9956 McD Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:40:47 +0000 http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9956 Frank, The key phrase in your post, for me, is "take a laptop"... I suspect, the pasta selling is just a "beard" for your true desire: the 3 B's - blog, browse and blab. "Nice work if you can get it. And you can get it if you try." - Ol' Blue Eyes. Of course, what we really seek is the job that has no work to it at all: just unadulterated bliss. That is the work you cannot get by trying... "Try? Try not! Do." - Master Yoda Do. Frank. Do. "Doo-by Doo-by do." - Another Frank. and remember... "It's the MOST wonderful time of the year." Frank,

The key phrase in your post, for me, is “take a laptop”… I suspect, the pasta selling is just a “beard” for your true desire: the 3 B’s - blog, browse and blab.

“Nice work if you can get it. And you can get it if you try.” - Ol’ Blue Eyes.

Of course, what we really seek is the job that has no work to it at all: just unadulterated bliss. That is the work you cannot get by trying…

“Try? Try not! Do.” - Master Yoda

Do. Frank. Do.

“Doo-by Doo-by do.” - Another Frank.

and remember… “It’s the MOST wonderful time of the year.”

]]> By: Frank Paynter http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9914 Frank Paynter Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:20:08 +0000 http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9914 Inspirational, Dean! Inspirational, Dean!

]]> By: Dean Landsman http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9886 Dean Landsman Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:40:02 +0000 http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9886 The clear answer is for you to be blending core capabilities (or is that skills?)for full maximization of potential and desire: set up networks for pasta distributors, stores, and makers. Also sell home pasta making machines via the net. Become a zillionaire, visit Italy as a business trip (and then China, where it all began, and where people read my blog with references to yours -- in Chinese, no less!) and be known as The Royal FP, International Pasta Network King. You could replace that Ron Popeil fella. The clear answer is for you to be blending core capabilities (or is that skills?)for full maximization of potential and desire: set up networks for pasta distributors, stores, and makers. Also sell home pasta making machines via the net. Become a zillionaire, visit Italy as a business trip (and then China, where it all began, and where people read my blog with references to yours — in Chinese, no less!) and be known as The Royal FP, International Pasta Network King. You could replace that Ron Popeil fella.

]]> By: Frank Paynter http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9866 Frank Paynter Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:14:57 +0000 http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9866 Turning maple bats on a lathe... what a great gig. You baseball fans would see more in that than me, BMO. But I undersatnd the concept. "What would you do?" A very good question, and I don't have the answer. Worth thinking and blogging about. Thanks! And thank you too, McD. Kind words. Turning maple bats on a lathe… what a great gig. You baseball fans would see more in that than me, BMO. But I undersatnd the concept. “What would you do?” A very good question, and I don’t have the answer. Worth thinking and blogging about. Thanks!

And thank you too, McD. Kind words.

]]> By: McD http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9851 McD Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:21:07 +0000 http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9851 Frank, You blog about the most interesting questions... managing the tradeoffs of lifestyle vs workstyle. I suspect you're very good at what you do and there are a lot of people who would like to trade places with you but they wouldn't be Frank... as you are. Frank,

You blog about the most interesting questions…
managing the tradeoffs of lifestyle vs workstyle.

I suspect you’re very good at what you do and there are a lot of people who would like to trade places with you but they wouldn’t be Frank… as you are.

]]> By: bmo http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9812 bmo Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:40:01 +0000 http://listics.com/20061130765#comment-9812 Yeah. Or like <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061121.wholman-chat1122/BNStory" rel="nofollow">this guy</a>. There's your next metaquestion in the series: What would you do? Take a singular hidden talent, something you do well and love to do, and make something of it. I know so many people doing this and yet, well, here we are. Not working with bit working for. Yeah. Or like this guy. There’s your next metaquestion in the series: What would you do? Take a singular hidden talent, something you do well and love to do, and make something of it. I know so many people doing this and yet, well, here we are. Not working with bit working for.

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