Comments on: Educating Dirk, Employing Hails http://coffee-helps.com/2008/03/11/educating-dirk-employing-hails/ Stories of life, love, work, travels, adventures... coffee always, always helps. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:54:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Hails http://coffee-helps.com/2008/03/11/educating-dirk-employing-hails/#comment-2236 Hails Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:57:33 +0000 http://coffeehelps.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-2236 Lurker & Sam - Many thanks for the suggestions. They have been added to my research To Do list! Dirk - Caps Lock. Try it. :-p Billy - I may give you a call about this! He is likely to know someone who knows someone. PS - I promise I haven't forgotten about your essay! Be in touch soon. Thanks also to all of you kind souls who have sent me emails and Facebook messages. I'm grateful! If there's more, keep 'em coming... Lurker & Sam – Many thanks for the suggestions. They have been added to my research To Do list!

Dirk – Caps Lock. Try it. :-p

Billy – I may give you a call about this! He is likely to know someone who knows someone. PS – I promise I haven’t forgotten about your essay! Be in touch soon.

Thanks also to all of you kind souls who have sent me emails and Facebook messages. I’m grateful!

If there’s more, keep ‘em coming…

]]> By: Billy http://coffee-helps.com/2008/03/11/educating-dirk-employing-hails/#comment-2235 Billy Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:54:08 +0000 http://coffeehelps.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-2235 Hmm. My cousin's the editor of the Belfast Telegraph. I could ask him if he'd let you...I dunno, make coffee? Hmm. My cousin’s the editor of the Belfast Telegraph. I could ask him if he’d let you…I dunno, make coffee?

]]> By: Dirk (the) http://coffee-helps.com/2008/03/11/educating-dirk-employing-hails/#comment-2229 Dirk (the) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:35:17 +0000 http://coffeehelps.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-2229 ok, wait, so how did that story turn into a "verbal blunder" or "error" of mine? funny...yes. smelly...yes. a valuable educational resource for good american storytelling...yes. but a verbal blunder on my behalf? the dude (elmer) had bad gas and was a poor judge of ethnicity/nationality...how is this my fault? the way i see it, you owe me for getting you credit on some random spaniard's language diary. i want my cut of the profits. ok, wait, so how did that story turn into a “verbal blunder” or “error” of mine? funny…yes. smelly…yes. a valuable educational resource for good american storytelling…yes. but a verbal blunder on my behalf? the dude (elmer) had bad gas and was a poor judge of ethnicity/nationality…how is this my fault? the way i see it, you owe me for getting you credit on some random spaniard’s language diary. i want my cut of the profits.

]]> By: Sam http://coffee-helps.com/2008/03/11/educating-dirk-employing-hails/#comment-2228 Sam Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:04:05 +0000 http://coffeehelps.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-2228 What about copywriting for an advertising agency? Or reporting for a local rag... bit dull though, in my experience, unless you're especially interested in pensioner muggings and spates of laundry thefts from washing lines. Definitely pursue this, though. You have the flair. What about copywriting for an advertising agency? Or reporting for a local rag… bit dull though, in my experience, unless you’re especially interested in pensioner muggings and spates of laundry thefts from washing lines.
Definitely pursue this, though. You have the flair.

]]> By: Lurker http://coffee-helps.com/2008/03/11/educating-dirk-employing-hails/#comment-2227 Lurker Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:01:17 +0000 http://coffeehelps.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-2227 Try www.loadzajobs.co.uk - I know of some publishing groups who frequently advertise their openings on there. You might also want to consider sending your CV to various magazine groups like Greer Publications and Flagship Media. Try http://www.loadzajobs.co.uk – I know of some publishing groups who frequently advertise their openings on there. You might also want to consider sending your CV to various magazine groups like Greer Publications and Flagship Media.

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