Many blogs do a caption contest every Friday wherein the blogger posts a picture and then visitors leave their take on an appropriate and funny caption for that photo. I really enjoy contributing to those sorts of things, but it doesn’t seem appropriate for TNC so how about a comment contest on Fridays. We select an article—nothing too lengthy—and you supply a comment analyzing it. Our commenters thus far have been exceedingly insightful so I’ll be most interested to read your take. Winner gets a free RSS subscription to TNC!
5 responses so far ↓
1 Harold // Feb 13, 2009 at 8:01 am
“To disassociate identity from professional status, therapists recommend taking pride in characteristics that can’t be stripped away — virtue, integrity, honesty, generosity.”
As if these are somehow unrelated to professional status…
2 Harold // Feb 13, 2009 at 8:21 am
*Ahem*
“My career has vanished many times — writing and editing in the medical arena — along with the Bhagavad Gita, I think the Yoga Vashishita has a lot to offer. Basically it’s best not to identify with anything that is a part of consensus reality.”
–Elizabeth Zimmer
3 Harold // Feb 13, 2009 at 8:21 am
Uh, that’s “Zima”
4 Ryan Mulkerin // Feb 13, 2009 at 9:49 am
“One of the biggest fears for holders of respected positions is the potential loss of public esteem.”
Seems like many of these guys are suffering from a Peter Keating view of success.
5 EdMcGon // Feb 17, 2009 at 2:09 am
It’s nice to see the Peter Principle still holds true.
If these people WERE truly successful, they wouldn’t be out of a job, n’est pas?