Comments for The Sour and the Sweet http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com "It's none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way." -- Ernest Hemingway Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:40:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on foods on sticks by Olga http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/foods-on-sticks/#comment-2788 Olga Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:59:23 +0000 http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com/?p=368#comment-2788 oops...take two: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/08/05/MNNB124CB2.DTL&o=0&type=travel oops…take two: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/08/05/MNNB124CB2.DTL&o=0&type=travel

]]> Comment on foods on sticks by Olga http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/foods-on-sticks/#comment-2787 Olga Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:58:49 +0000 http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com/?p=368#comment-2787 There was an article on the front page of sfgate.com today about street food in China. The main foto featured scorpians on sticks. Here's the <a>photo</a> for ya! There was an article on the front page of sfgate.com today about street food in China. The main foto featured scorpians on sticks.
Here’s the photo for ya!

]]> Comment on 28 by T.J. http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/28/#comment-2786 T.J. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:21:23 +0000 http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com/?p=357#comment-2786 Happy birthday, kiddo. If had been keeping up with my reading/blogging, I'd have wished ye sooner. Disneyland is coming up in Sept.... Can I buy you a drink at the Uva bar. Or maybe The House of Blues? T. Happy birthday, kiddo.

If had been keeping up with my reading/blogging, I’d have wished ye sooner.

Disneyland is coming up in Sept….

Can I buy you a drink at the Uva bar.

Or maybe The House of Blues?

T.

]]> Comment on a season of bewilderment by Sandra http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/a-season-of-bewilderment/#comment-2785 Sandra Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:23:39 +0000 http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-2785 Yes, practicality, yes. I know. It's my editing skills that need some improvement (no big surprise, I've never done them professionally), but I was told that I should be proud to have made as far as I did because there were over 200 applicants. Besides, writing about practical things isn't as much fun as the esoteric, c'mon ... :P Yes, practicality, yes. I know. It’s my editing skills that need some improvement (no big surprise, I’ve never done them professionally), but I was told that I should be proud to have made as far as I did because there were over 200 applicants.

Besides, writing about practical things isn’t as much fun as the esoteric, c’mon … :P

]]> Comment on a season of bewilderment by Margi http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/a-season-of-bewilderment/#comment-2784 Margi Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:33:50 +0000 http://sourandsweet.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-2784 There should always be a learning from negative situations and not necessarily on some esoteric level. Be practical. Why didn't you get the job? I would suggest you contact them and ask why. Here's the script," I was so excited about the possibility of working at this publication and thought I could bring a lot ot this position. Where do I need improvement?" You might get the standard response: your resume was great but we found someone with more experience or they might tell you something that you can indeed improve upon. Who knows? My two cents. Happy belated birthday, nice hair. There should always be a learning from negative situations and not necessarily on some esoteric level. Be practical. Why didn’t you get the job? I would suggest you contact them and ask why. Here’s the script,” I was so excited about the possibility of working at this publication and thought I could bring a lot ot this position. Where do I need improvement?”

You might get the standard response: your resume was great but we found someone with more experience or they might tell you something that you can indeed improve upon. Who knows?

My two cents. Happy belated birthday, nice hair.

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