Here is a little known (and nearly utterly useless) fact. In Dante’s original draft of the Divine Comedy, he described the ninth and innermost ring of the Inferno as: a condition of union and being with all things having to do with Micro Soft Power Point.
You might ask: What life lessons could possibly be derived from such a nearly utterly useless fact? Well, Ill tell you:
#1 Dante evidently thought that imparting to God fearing persons that eternal damnation might involve Power Point was too horrifying to divulge (in the end, I think that he went with the whole river of lava and being burned alive thing…).
And #2 evidently Bill Gates (the founder of Micro Soft…and therefore the evil architect behind the advent of Power Point) is in fact a major Demon if not the Devil himself!
This image is from the original illustrated draft of the Divine Comedy
The image just a reproduction of course. Had you viewed the original, it is very likely that you would have turned to stone within mere seconds.
I assume you are trying to put together a power point presentation for the generals and high minded diplomats. Here a suggestion: Fall back on your theater skills and pantomime the lecture you are trying to get across. Make a game of charades out of the septic backup or the nuclear waste leakage, whatever the topic may be. This will not only get their attention but also engage their minds in the fun of problem solving. You will be a big hit among the upper brass and probably get youself on the briefing detail when Hillary comes to town.
Posted by: granddad at June 27, 2009 12:29 AMAssuming you WANT to be on the briefing detail when Hillary's in town. Speaking of which, did you know Sophia was in a movie with Hillary Swank? There's a scene in Iron Jawed Angels where Hillary walks down a flight of stairs and gets whacked in the face by a handbag carried by a woman walking up the steps. Said face whacking handbag carrying iron-jawed angel is my very own Sophia.
Posted by: Amit at July 7, 2009 06:48 PM