Pointless Announcements

Every day I have a different favorite daughter.

 

Listen, I'm FAR from perfect.

Sure, I'm cocky and presumptuous...but I'm not arrogant.
I don't look down on others and I'm very aware of how much I do NOT know.

Yet, I am experienced and I've done things...perhaps even beyond some.
However , you should not let your own self worth prevent you from considering potentially valuable info or a better method, just because the source is confident, knows their skills and doesn't do false modesty.

Amazing how many people reject a good idea, just because they're suffering from "who the hell do they think they are???"
This is a serious cognitive bias.

There's people with only paperwork, titles, smooth voice, spin and a good suit...that can sell an idea because they soothe your ego and warm & fuzzies.
And then there are people with true skills and worth, but no pretension...who can't push a good idea because they've offended a person's ego and sensibilities.

This was a revelation, when I heard a long time inventor note,
It's not just having the idea. Anyone can have a good idea.

It's selling it. Getting buy in.
then...
Executing it.
Leveraging it.
Spreading it.

But you've got to make your listener not feel you're "above yourself" before they'll absorb it and consider it.
Even if you're 100% correct. Even if you're sincere. Even if your intentions are good.

You can lose, if they don't like the source.
So I guess you always have to play the game, if you want to move the ball forward.

Y'gotta spin it, to win it.

 

"Mama, Mama, my friend fly is in here! teehee. When he lands on me, he tickles! teehee"
Littlegirly's response to a fly that wouldn't leave her alone while she was playing an educational computer game this morning.

 

Nice, now.

There's too much to grieve for, lately.

 

Everything is terrible, so we should find peace and love when and where we can.

I'm going to go catch Pokémon.

 

I'm going to be a single lady for the weekend.

LET'S DO THIS.

 

I had a lot of opportunity to spend time with other people this weekend, and I chose not to. Still mulling that over.

 

We saw old friends. They just got married. And one just defended her PhD. Dr. And Mr. It's refreshing to spend time with good friends. We need more good, close friends who live near us.

 

There is a liquor store a few blocks from my house. Cool, local owner, so I try to patronize that store solely, as a supporter of small businesses. The owners are an Indian couple, she's probably in her late 40s and he's probably in his 50s. She is super friendly and outgoing, always chatting me up when I'm in there.

Today she commented that I seem like a pretty cool, calm guy. She says I strike her as the type of guy who doesn't get too stressed out or worked up about stuff. I took it as a nice compliment.

I did NOT comment to her that maybe the fact that her and I have a personal relationship is why I deal with stress so well.

 

My neighbor and his wife never use their swimming pool. They almost beg us to come over and use it, which we usually only do when they are not home. Lately when I've been working from home I've ducked over there for an hour at lunch here and there. I've kind of been feeling guilty about it, so today I gave him 4 tickets to the Sox-Cubs game next week at Wrigley. I told him I would barter them for a season's pool pass.

 

Ironically relevant......they have a travel trailer that is parked at a lake about 25-30 mins from here. They spend most weekend from late spring to early fall there. That's usually when we use their pool the most.

 

A personality introversion caused by low barometric pressure?