[Dialogue] pass the No-Doz

[FacilitationFla at aol.com]

One of my first projects I was assigned to after I joined the order was to  
create a brochure about an Education Colloquy.  I did this and had both  Donna 
McClesky and Joe Slicker look it over before it went to the print  shop.
 
After printing about 2,000 brochures I think it was Bill Bailey who  
telephoned me from the print shop, asking -- "Cynthia what is a  ColloQUOY?"  I nearly 
died.  I learned that you have to do your own  proofreading and not depend on 
others.
 
In a message dated 6/22/2007 2:12:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
synergi at yahoo.com writes:

Mea Culpa, Carlos! And let me tell you, in my life as a  bleary-eyed 
proofreader after 3 am, I myself have not been immune  from the most awful 
typographical errors.
 
When I was the 12 year old founding editor of my  neighborhood scandal sheet, 
the little girl across the street was named  Virginia. Of course in the paper 
it came out "Vagina." I thought I'd never  live that down! Humiliating! Of 
course in this day and age that would  become her nickname and she'd be teased 
without mercy.
 
The good news is that the  misspelling of Joe Mathews' sacred name was 
accidentally perpetrated by 3  bleary-eyed 70 year old granny types, not the 
20-somethings in the Kemper  Building who never heard of him. So at least they know 
better and  have moved to fix the problem.
 
Luckily some of us surviving geezers are occasionally  still sharp eyed 
enough to blow the whistle on each other when necessary. And  that, boys and girls, 
is the value of colleagiality. So I'm givin' the  grannies a pass this time. 
Next time...watch out!
 
I'm very fond of you all.
 
Marshall


"Carlos R. Zervigon" <carlos at zervigon.com>  wrote:

 
When I was working  in the print shop and Wayne alias Marshall Jones was 
doing the  excellent work of editing, layout and whatever other things emanated 
from  his creative genius, I would have been radically offended at his 
attitudinal  approach in snipping at errors. Now it just brings back fond  memories.
 
Thanks
 
 
Carlos R. Zervigon,  PMP
Zervigon International,  Ltd.
817 Antonine  St.
New  Orleans,  LA  70115  USA
504 894-9868 Mobile: 504 908-0762
carlos at zervigon.com
http://www.zervigon.com

 






 
Cynthia N.  Vance
Strategics International Inc.
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