March 18, 2007 Fruit of the Loon…. Creative Posting Entertainment Share this post: With a toothpick in his mouth..a cross between a Dietrich cigarette and an Eastwood reed in ..The Good, The Bad & The Ugly….Dick sat back smugly in his stark wooden armchair. The five guests, all five to ten years younger, listened with an eagerness reminiscent of earnest high school students. Dick continued, ..You see, religion has its own sense of humour. Not in what is said, but what is not said. That is the art of comedy .. the pregnant pause, the raised eyebrow… Jill, sitting closest to Dr. Richard Holmes on a worn couch, prompted him to elaborate, ..If it..s not said, then how do you know it was meant to be understood? And, anyway, why a sense of humor? Why not a sense of drama, or anything else?.. Dick mused at Jill..s comment, slash question. ..Do you believe? I mean, do you believe in God, the New and/or the Old Testament? What’s your gig?.. Jill replied with a vulnerability that anticipated some no-win-possible answer, ..I believe in Something and I remember liking the Bible, what portions I read of it… ..Very good,.. the professor continued. ..You read Genesis I take it?.. ..Even if I hadn’t, I think I could fake it okay,.. Jill allowed, regaining her composure. ..And I suppose you relate to Eve, in some kind of non-Freudian way?.. Dick went on. ..Sir?.. Jill’s eyebrows raised in mock surprise. ..Well, you don’t suppose it really was an apple, do you?.. The woman sitting beside Jill on the couch sat up abruptly, letting out a guffaw. All eyes were now peeled on the wisdom that was to leave Holme’s mouth. ..Help me to understand why it was an apple that Eve took a bite of,.. the professor asked with potential sophistry. He waited for no one, since no one was prepared to answer his question; or more likely, no one was prepared for the snide judgment that might be made for a daft response. ..For god’s sake,.. the professor barked as he laughed, ..it should have been a banana… (C) Minter Dial 2005 NEWSletter Subscribe to Minter’s Bi-Weekly NEWSletter and receive a free copy of the exclusive and updated 8 Golden Rules of an eReputation Your Gift For Signing Up 8 Golden Rules of an eReputation SUBSCRIBE! You have Successfully Subscribed! writing Minter Dial Minter Dial is an international professional speaker, author & consultant on Leadership, Branding and Digital Strategy. After a successful international career at L’Oréal, Minter Dial returned to his entrepreneurial roots and has spent the last ten years helping senior management teams and Boards to adapt to the new exigencies of the digitally enhanced marketplace. He has worked with world-class organisations to help activate their brand strategies, and figure out how best to integrate new technologies, digital tools, devices and platforms. Above all, Minter works to catalyse a change in mindset and dial up transformation. Minter received his BA in Trilingual Literature from Yale University (1987) and gained his MBA at INSEAD, Fontainebleau (1993). His newest book Heartificial Empathy, Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence, bowed in December 2018 and won the Book Excellence Award 2019 as well as being shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2019. It's available in Audiobook, Kindle and Paperback. He is also co-author of Futureproof (Pearson, Sep 2017) and sole author of The Last Ring Home (Myndset Press, Nov 2016), a book and documentary film, both of which have won awards and critical acclaim. Minter has a new book on leadership, You Lead, How being yourself makes you a better leader, published by Kogan Page, that released January 2021. It's easy to inquire about booking Minter Dial here. View all posts by Minter Dial Previous post Next post
jason montreal March 18, 2007 at 10:56 pm Dick indeed. Wonderful mini story. Thanks for inviting me to be a part of your blogging life, Minter. I will be stopping by as a regular part of my habitual net travels. Hope you are all well. Jason
Minter March 18, 2007 at 11:23 pm Glad to have reached you, Jason! Feel that life is a series of “mini stories” as you call it.