Wondering about wild grapes
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Wondering about experts.
Experts
are everywhere. They are dedicated
people that have spent their whole lives studying one subject. This subject could be the study of just one
species, or just one elusive reaction in chemistry or physics, or a search for
answers in almost any subject. Without
these dedicated experts, we could still be in the dark ages. Of course there are other kinds of experts;
the kind that just think that they are “experts” and some others who pretend to
be to get attention. I am far from being
an expert in any field and the older I get the further I get from being an
expert at anything except maybe being a curmudgeon. If I practice enough, maybe I can get that
right, but just don’t tell me how to do it, dang it!! OK, back on the subject. One day someone called me an expert at something
[which I was, by the way (grin)]. I told
them that is not a compliment. They
asked, “Why wasn’t it?” So I had to tell
them. First, you have to break the work
down into two sections. The first
section is “EX” and that means “past”.
The next section sounds like “SPURT”, and that is “a drip under
pressure”. I didn’t want to be “a past
drip under pressure”. I have also heard
that it could be a guy with a suitcase a long way from home. Either way, these definitions are not all
that charming. But who cares, I know I
am an expert at almost everything (grin) and that is what counts. Now you all go out and practice being experts
for the rest of the week and of course have a good day today, you hear? BTW, I am heading for eight hundred, because
today is my seven hundred and first blog posting.
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As for myself, I'm a generalist. The world is too big and interesting to focus on just one thing.
ReplyDeleteOOO Mercy...Font's doing it again,,,lolololol.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting to be an expert on fly swatting,,even got a couple left handed.
Sixbears, I am kind of a Jack of all trades myself. But not as much anymore.
ReplyDeleteTrouble, I have been fighting those fonts. When I use the desk top it works fine but when I use the lap-top it doesn't. I usually don't turn on the big desk top. Good work on the left handed ones.
When you talk about expert I think beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.I am an expert of reason,Reason is the capacity human beings have to make sense of things, to establish and verify facts, and to change or justify practices, institutions, and beliefs.I do not mean I'm smart!
ReplyDeleteI am an expert of nothing :)
ReplyDeleteTed, you are sure right about beauty being in the eye of he beholder.
ReplyDeleteI can't be an expert on anything since I don't stay on one subject for long. as for woman and shoes...love shoes, can never have enough. I have all the shoes I want and my husband has his tools..thats our deal. I often buy two pairs at a time like your wife.
ReplyDeleteKeep on 'spurting' DD...
ReplyDeleteJill, my wife will be glad to know that she is not alone when it comes to shoes. And I am like you and like to diversify. I am interested in too many things.
ReplyDeleteTFT, I sure will try to keep spurting. Although sometimes it is more like spitting up (grin).