Too many comments on the old post. We need a new thread. I could write a lot of stuff… I could be nice… I could be mean…. This is mostly just to create a a new thread.<\/p>\n
So anyway, last May something happened that sent me hunting out a new dance studio. This resulted in great<\/i> things. It’s more fun. I’m dancing better. My “old” pro moved to the new studio. I have a “new” pro. ( For reference: ‘amateurs’ can dance ‘pro-am’. So one’s ‘pro’ is often ones teacher.)<\/p>\n
But now for the (slightly) mean part<\/i>…<\/p>\n
Today, I posted that I learned a new-to-me word on facebook. The word was “autochthenous”. Yeah… Yeah,… you and Steve Mosher… You all already knew this word. I get it. I’m slow.<\/p>\n
So, after I posted the word, this guy who dances at the new studio, who I have actually met<\/i> and who is my “friend” on facebook decides to “messenger” out of the blue. The first line in his schpiel is this:<\/p>\n Good to know that you read.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Uhmmm… Good to know I can read?!!<\/i> Yeah. I know I’m cute as a button, but yes, I can read<\/i>.<\/p>\n I didn’t previously know that word. But I’m not actually illiterate<\/i>!!!<\/p>\n He continued:<\/p>\n Here is a proposal: Why (2)? With it, your (3) will have “verified purchase), thus staying on top. Deal? You can read the 1st 56 pages on-line, FREE (by clicking “Look inside”). Enjoy!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n My first reaction was “Oy!? An insult followed by a sales pitch? In which he asks me to not only spend $3.99 on his book but afterwards craft 100 words for him!?!?<\/p>\n And I get what?! Does he think there is something in this for me<\/i>?!<\/p>\n Anyway, I decided to string him out… I’d post the rest of the exchange, but that would be boring. Possibly mean as he is not here to defend himself.<\/p>\n I’ll leave most of the exchange to your imagination. I see this guy in person so I remained polite.<\/p>\n Open thread.<\/b><\/p>\n Oh… btw… To provide a “continuation” relative to the previous post, I think there is going to be an “No Compete” contract issue arising in the relative vicinity of the dance studio.<\/p>\n Nothing to do with the book-selling gguy who thinks I might be illiterate . . . Just stuff I’ve noticed and overheard. (I’m pretty sure studio owner will be ethically in the right. That’s not to say a court case will pan out that way. It will depend on working of the contract.)<\/p>\n Yes. Open thread. We can continue on all the other stuff and I’ll close the previous thread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Too many comments on the old post. We need a new thread. I could write a lot of stuff… I could be nice… I could be mean…. This is mostly just to create a a new thread. So anyway, last May something happened that sent me hunting out a new dance studio. This resulted in … Continue reading New thread: Not interesting.<\/span>
\n(1) I will give you an autographed copy of my last book (worth $1M),
\n(2) you will buy the e-book ($3.99), and
\n(3) post a book review (100 words).<\/p>\n