It’s been a bit of a Formula 1 week and the race isn’t over yet. But I’ve just enjoyed a pitstop to plan and book a few days outside the circuit. Need to refuel properly and spin my wheels before I cruise back into the action.
Quiet pitstop musings: A pretty clip from “What Dreams [...]
I was in Frankfurt for Management Circle teaching a course in Office Communication for Assistants, and the lovely group (hello, ladies!) decided these expressions with do and make were the most helpful ones. Some expressions included:
do well = gedeihen, florieren
do without = ohne etwas auskommen
make do with something = mit einer “suboptimalen” Sache auskommen
make ends [...]
I love paper. I was one of those kids who couldn’t get enough of scissors and crayons and folding things. Origami paper awakens my fingers and my inner child. My favorite school project was building a stage set from cardboard. I also love the paper. I love paper, or rather the paper, so much … [...]
von wegen #Strandfigur: Writing makes you fat. I’m turning over a new leaf. Have to loose the equivalent of a miniature dachshund. Groan! #
Who can recommend a DVD ripper for Mac? My DVDs are driving me crazy – I can’t use them in seminars, they stall – so I need mp4s. Tips? #
Learning english @SpotlightOnline [...]
When I went to St Peter’s Parochial school in Washington we said the “Pledge of Allegiance” every morning: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.” When I’m old and gray [...]
Funny fashion for a cool and hardworking dude. Thank you, Frank. Better luck next time. – But honestly, guys, you wouldn’t be caught dead wearing pink !?!
Want to understand what is going on in meetings? Watch the Dragon’s Den, that reality show in which young entrepreneurs present their business ideas to experienced investors hoping to convince them to invest their own money. Both the Canadian and the British series contain real jewels. Last year I wrote here about the Patil children [...]
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