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Comment on Authentic by Benoit Lelievre

Benoit Lelievre — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:18:25 +0000

I actually worked on the Deadliest Catch video game. It’s as close to reality as it gets in terms of reality show, but when you meet the guys you can see they have this “Hey, I’m on TV, I deserve respect” kind of attitude.

Comment on That Dark Cloud on the Horizon is Creeping Ever So Closer by Benoit Lelievre

Benoit Lelievre — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:05:56 +0000

You’re talented man. I wish I could blog with the same up-front honesty than you do. Keep it up!

Comment on That Dark Cloud on the Horizon is Creeping Ever So Closer by foley

foley — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:50:56 +0000

Ben,

You are right. I don’t know why I got stuck lately on this age thing. I have learned a lot from people who are older and even younger than me. I should remember to look at the validity of what a person is saying or doing. Rather than trying to first find the expiration date of an age.

And your words of encouragement to continue on made my morning. Thanks for taking the time.

Foley

Comment on That Dark Cloud on the Horizon is Creeping Ever So Closer by Benoit Lelievre

Benoit Lelievre — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:26:47 +0000

I hear you. I’m not even done with my twenties, but the clock started ticking when I turned 25. I don’t think you should pay that much attention to the hourglass. We’re writers. All that matters is to get better, which means to be able to express problematic through fiction in a more universal way. Age doesn’t matter as long as the pen works fine. Maybe if you’re 75 it does, but 20, 30 , 40, for a writer, it’s the beginning. 50′s a mid-career writer. Unless you’re dead.

The way you speak, I might really be younger than you are, but I’ve been there. The desert crossing of being single. Makes you see everything about yourself with a magnifying glass because you don’t care about it, who will? Right? I don’t want to preach from the mountain like a Toilet Zarathustra, but I think as long as you keep writing with the same fire, everything’s in check.

Always enjoy reading you,

Ben

Comment on A Critical Moment in the Circle of Life by foley

foley — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:27:04 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to read the post. Also thanks for the add to your blog roll. Hopefully, you come back again from time to time.

Comment on A Critical Moment in the Circle of Life by Benoit Lelievre

Benoit Lelievre — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:44:34 +0000

Interesting blog sir. I found you looking for a Henry Rollins quote. You and I are doing similar things, me thinks. I added you to my blogroll to I won’t forget to come in sniffing every now and then.

Comment on There is No Need for Codes…I am Right Here by foley

foley — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:29:43 +0000

I agree if government came involved with so called “codes” then no one would be able to communicate at all with each other. The paperwork alone would be a nightmare.

I am saying I wish people who would be aware of where they are and who they are talking to. And then act approiately.

Comment on There is No Need for Codes…I am Right Here by Dave

Dave — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:16:46 +0000

I have to disagree that the government should be the entity that reviews, revises and approves the new code. The exact reason is that I will be dead long prior to any mandated implementation of the code and will be able to care less about it than I don’t now. As for cell phones and twitter; I have a cell phone and it is my only phone, it is also one that has a full keyboard. That is a feature that serves two purposes, the first being that I don’t know all the codes and the second is that it pisses people off when you don’t use the code. What could be better than pissing people off? I don’t Tweet, I don’t know how, nor care to learn.

Comment on There is No Need for Codes…I am Right Here by foley

foley — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:05:27 +0000

I read your link. No one should use a new “code” until it is official approved or explained by another party. And that party should not be a government agency. Too much red tape and cost there to be effective for anyone.

Comment on There is No Need for Codes…I am Right Here by Mike Berta

Mike Berta — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:09:00 +0000

I found this link and thought of your post.

http://failbooking.com/2010/01/18/funny-facebook-failsdont-laugh-shes-won-the-irish-lottery-twice/

That posted, the use of Twitter and Texting has changed the lifecycles of business. I send more things to my boss in a text message than in email or vmail. Tools like SalesforceCRM and others are even adding internal social networking software so coworkers can communicate that way.

WTF? Indeed but consider the possibilities, OMG!