Ah, the art of photography. We sure are a renaissance bunch, aren’t we?

Those words of wisdom were pronounced by my first boss (post-college) as he declared me a winner in front of colleagues.

What would he think today? I suppose he’d think it would’ve been quite appropo to post your own photo of the lush and thriving plants, and skip the verbal response (a picture is worth a thousand words).

Or recall that Barbara Walters once asked during an interview, “If you were a tree, what tree would you be?”. If you wanted a light-hearted response, you could’ve made yourself analogous to one of the thriving trees? The fact that Cindy identified with the ficus is rather poetic, however it does not indicate that there were not other elements, even beautiful elements, around.

Let’s focus on anything positive, which we might be able to work on together. For example, what are the criteria for Milwaukee Magazine’s ranking for top school district… Greendale was chosen in May 2007.

As for the rest, let’s take it with a sense of humor. It’s really OK to have different views. In learning more about what others think, there can be a sense of WIN-WIN. No one has to lose. We can all be winners.

Don’t worry about someone else’s verbiage. A simple “Thank you for allowing me to clarify” would’ve spoken volumes. Sometimes less is more.

And on that note, I will take my own advice and say TTFN!

May I please have someone meet me at Central today so I can photograph/video record the leaking pipe used on tv this morning? I am anxious to document the care the district is taking to manage the facilities. This is the second time I’ve asked. I think I’ll pop the request in an e-mail, too.