I want this blog to be a reflection of my personality and the conversation it sparks: Gumbo Style. When one has a Gumbo Style conversation, they start with an end goal in mind (good conversation), but do not limit the possibilities. Throwing it all in the pot, means the boundaries of the conversation are limited only by the imagination of the parties engaged in said conversation.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
The start of something...
The title of this entry was going to be, "The start of something beautiful", but after thinking about it, the decision was made to change the title to, "The start of something..." because at the beginning of such an endeavor how can anyone ever make such a statement. This could turn out to be something much less than beautiful and if so how would I ever be able to look myself in the mirror again? Anyhow, (for my friend who says I use that word all the time) let’s get to today’s discussion.
In other words, they go from a broad overview of a subject to the narrowest definition, breaking their subject down bit by bit until it is totally deconstruction and each part explained in detail.
I've known many people who claimed to be experts in my time but very few who really were true EXPERTS. True EXPERTS are the ones whom we sometimes refer to as the absent minded professors, when in reality they were so focused on their work that every day cares of the world are of no consequence to them.
We all know someone who despite being an EXPERT, in their field, was later proven to be mistaken. We can't say they were wrong in their analysis because many times they had the right answers but the wrong questions.
It’s sad to know that some men and women spend their lives digging, in the wrong hole, only to find out later that the gem for which they were searching was found lying on top of the ground in plain sight, just a few feet away. DC10