Comments on: Sharing ‘7 Things’ about 7 friends

By: 7 Things Strikes Again | :: a thousand cuts :: adam cohen's blog

7 Things Strikes Again | :: a thousand cuts :: adam cohen's blog — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:00:51 +0000

[...] can be two times too many – and like many I’m not always comfortable talking about myself. (Bryan Person did a great job adapting this particular one to talk about others, but I’m admittedly not [...]

By: Doug Haslam

Doug Haslam — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:10:34 +0000

I’m Doug Haslam, and I approve this message posted on my behalf

By: Bryan Person (on behalf of Doug Haslam)

Bryan Person (on behalf of Doug Haslam) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:32:00 +0000

Doug Haslam had trouble posting this himself last month (sorry, Doug!), but here’s what he would have posted:

“People have commented elsewhere that I called you “grumpy” because of this post. I just want to add that I actually admire your technique, and plan to steal it during my next “angry nerd” rage.”

By: Toby

Toby — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:00:32 +0000

Bryan – you gave us as much about “you” in this post as if you had written 7 things … you again showed us your kindness and generosity of spirit. by the way .. if anyone taps me for that cruise i’ll be sure to ask if they need another person

By: Aaron Strout

Aaron Strout — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:15:12 +0000

Bryan – two thoughts on this. 1) I am not a huge fan of blog meme tags but after my friend Lyell Peterson aka @93octane tagged me, I thought “why not?” I think if you look at it as a way to let your readers/friends get closer to you, it’s not as bad as it seems. 2) Kudos for actually writing a 7 things post after protesting the “7 things” post. Nicely done.

Let’s bring this topic up for discussion at our next group “Coffee Talk” as I’d like to get other’s reaction to this.

Best,
Your friend – Aaron

By: Kerry Jean Jenkins

Kerry Jean Jenkins — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:53:22 +0000

I hear Yugos are pretty nice, Bryan.

By: BryanPerson

BryanPerson — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:03:24 +0000

@Kerry Jean: So wonderful to hear from you! Not so interested in Amway products, but I am thinking about buying a car in the next couple of months. Any suggestions there?

By: Kerry Jean Jenkins

Kerry Jean Jenkins — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:34:22 +0000

Bryan, I wondered what happened to you. All these years and I finally find out why you never spoke to me again.

I’d like to think that time has healed those old wounds. And to prove that I mean well, can I interest you in some Amway products?

By: Adam Cohen

Adam Cohen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:41:37 +0000

Well done, Bryan – thanks for raising the bar on these things. I think this was a very innovative way to handle it gracefully.

By: BryanPerson

BryanPerson — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:21:46 +0000

@Online Resume Center: Wouldn’t mind at all – thanks! Next time, don’t be shy about leaving your name. Always more interesting addressing a person rather than a “center”!