Archive for November, 2006



In other news

A saying I like these days…in other news. Because it’s (almost) un-novel-related.
TWO THINGS:
POINT THE FIRST: I just realized why I like Starbucks. And Cafe Caffeine. Whatever - um, when I ask for coffee, and do you have AMARETTO, don’t look at the manager. And when you’re the manager, don’t say “I think there is some […]

From the article snippy referenced: (whole thing here: gawker
We’ve always been unimpressed with the people who trumpet their participation in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), which as far as we can tell involves telling everyone you know (usually via your blog) that you’re writing a novel in a month, woohoo, way to go you. Seriously, […]

Pants Party Postmortem

We don’t really drink around the house, so every time we have people over Amy insists that we need enough alcohol for … I don’t know, an Irish wedding? Mel Gibson? Tara Reid? I’m too tired to pick one. Point being, we then end up with a fridge full of beer for […]

The new issue

I’m almost done. Not with the word count, but with the story. I busted out about 6000 words in the past day and a half, and realized that that barely puts me half way to the word count goal, and I’ve pretty much told my story. How is this possible? I again, know that sometimes […]

Amy’s New Ride

After lots of searching and so on, Amy snagged herself a new car, thus relegating the smoky, clunky, bottom out on a speed bump Camry to Kyle duty. She had it narrowed down to a Subaru or a Volvo and somehow ended up with this (CRV). If you know Amy, you understand that […]

Find out by learning your own Networking Quotient or NQ.

 

Thom Singer has gone and done it again with the Networking Quotient Quiz. After answering 30 questions you’ll be able see where you are with your networking skills. The final report will even show you how you compare to others who have taken the quiz.

 

Just taking the quiz will help you discover areas where you can improve your networking efforts. Encourage your co-workers to take the quiz as well and compare your scores. You can all help each other on the path to becoming great networkers.

 

All of the questions are based on concepts covered in Thom’s book: “Some Assembly Required: How to Make, Grow and Keep Your Business Relationships.” So if you haven’t already read Thom’s book and you find some value in taking his quiz then you’ll really enjoy the book.

 

 

Happy Networking!

 

Scott Ingram

Why I write. No, why I want to write

We went and saw Stranger than Fiction. What a cool movie. It reminded me why I’m doing all this. Why I quit my job, why I am trying to get 50,000 words on paper in 30 like 15  days. I think like a book.
Believe me I know that I am perpetually inarticulate and surface in […]

Does Church Suck?

So we headed out to church this morning. Now, for the most part i do not like going to church. Why, you ask? Well for me I hate being bored and church can be the mother of boredom at times.
Of course, some churches tend to over-compensate. They try to “entertain” the whole service, which is […]

We all have people that we connect with…For whatever reason there is a kindred-spirit. Mark Batterson is one of those guys for me. I do not know Mark, but he just seems to strike a nerve when he writes.
And this morning he did it again. He just posted on his blog 7 Leadership Reminders. Very […]

Ah…You Made It

Welcome to the new digs. Feel free to take a look around. It’s still a work in progress. But, I really enjoy Wordpress. Since my coding skills are VERY limited, and Blogger Beta was disappointing. I decided I needed a change.
Also, I have a new feed for those who who read via a newsreader. (bloglines, […]