tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post3832830180204841738..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: The long-delayed procrastination reportZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-16702826050208522882012-07-14T11:02:43.101-07:002012-07-14T11:02:43.101-07:00Maybe I should have likened this to "warming ...Maybe I should have likened this to "warming up the crowd" ;-)))<br /><br />(I'm always fine after the first sentence or two).Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-50673489470006176342012-07-14T10:13:22.551-07:002012-07-14T10:13:22.551-07:00I do plan to go early, Kathie, but it's not to...I do plan to go early, Kathie, but it's not to alleviate stage fright. I don't get stage fright. If I have to address a large group of people, I simply stand up in front of them and talk. No big deal. I've addressed groups numbering over a thousand on a couple of occasions and it was a thoroughly straightforward matter each time.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-52682610136597405072012-07-14T09:55:39.428-07:002012-07-14T09:55:39.428-07:00And just for laffs, here's the latest blatheri...And just for laffs, here's the latest blathering from one of our religious-right village idiots (I bet you could do a whole post on the logical fallacies in her essay).<br /><br />"Atheist's restaurant beef defies belief":<br />http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/ruth-ann-dailey/atheists-restaurant-beef-defies-belief-643874Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-79649697073279878882012-07-14T09:52:46.812-07:002012-07-14T09:52:46.812-07:00Well, just as long as you arrive in plenty of time...Well, just as long as you arrive in plenty of time to your book presentations...<br /><br />Helpful hint for keeping your mind off of stage-fright (well, it works for me): Go early, so you can circulate among folks before your actual presentation starts. That way the ones you didn't previously know won't feel like such strangers!Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-60830607449321560442012-07-13T19:23:22.492-07:002012-07-13T19:23:22.492-07:00My wife and I have an automatic ice dispenser, and...My wife and I have an automatic ice dispenser, and we're pretty good about hanging and folding laundry as soon as we take it out of the dryer. Two out of three ain't bad.Lightcraftsmannoreply@blogger.com