Many people have asked me how I'm able to come up with all these JoJoisms. I think they expect me to reveal some insight to my purposeful creative genius. I think the truth is closer to this. I suffer from insomnia. Getting very little sleep each night does things to a person's state of mind. The brain tends to look at things from a peculiar angle. We see things, not always as they are or even as we wish them to be, but as if we were standing on our heads trying to hold a candle upsidedown in a blizzard. Here's a bit of insight into that...
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Puerile: pu·er·ile adj \ˈpyu̇(-ə)r-əl 1 juvenile 2 childish, silly <puerile remarks> Example I told the teenagers that such puerile behavior would not be tolerated during the ceremony First Known Use: 1652
I'm 49 years old, but I've never lost my sense of silly. In fact, when I get frustrated, my silly takes on a life of it's own. Said silliness happened last week whilst Gundar, my technology gremlin, was on my last nerve. This was the result.
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Have you ever called a large company and found yourself in the middle of... THE PHONE TREE! (phone tree...tree...tree...) If you have, you've likely experienced the frustration of one of my biggest communication pet peeves. Desperate to find the answers you seek, you remain on the line long after the hold music has stopped. You've pressed every button known to man and you've tried to connect with every department you think just MIGHT have something to do with your particular issue. After endless patience and wearing your index finger down to a nub, you find you've finally reached a live body and, well...here's a little scenario I wrote that helps illustrate THE PHONE TREE. (phone tree...tree...tree...) Press 1 if you...
Your English teacher always told you to study your vocabulary words because it was important. Why? Because the bigger our vocabulary, the stronger the likelihood that we will choose the correct word for the situation. Mark Twain once said, “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” The more words we have at our command, the more precise our description and the more effective our communication. To that end, today's Word of the Week is: pansophy \PAN-suh-fee\, noun: Universal wisdom or knowledge. From the Greek, pansophy is comprised of the root words pan meaning “all” and sophy meaning “wisdom.” As I looked at this word, it reminded me...
For those of you following the latest in the Terrible Techie Trouble Saga, I want to give you the benefit of my experience in trying to speak Techanese: the language of the computer. Here are some Techanese terms and their English definitions: Techanese: Windows detected a hard drive problem. Translation: We have no idea what the problem is, but YOU'D better find out quick! Techanese: Microsoft Word has encounted a problem and must shut down. Translation: We have no idea what the problem is, but you can't use Word right now! Techanese: Memory is low, please restart your computer. Translation: We know exactly what the problem is, but you'll never be able to fix it this way! Techanese: Warning! A critical...
