Words

"To move people with words
it is essential to be true and cutting.
If your words are not true and to the point,
the reaction they evoke will be shallow--
who would take them to heart?"

--Zen Lessons, The Art of Leadership

Friday, August 5, 2011

Kyria Abrahams: Never have dinner with Susan Crain Bakos

I really love Kyria Abrahams' book "I'm Perfect, You're Doomed: Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing."  Despite having published a book that has helped huge numbers of ex-Jehovah's Witnesses laugh at and cope with...well...their upbringing, Kyria has found herself--like many in this tough economy--on the hunt for a job.

A few days ago, Kyria says she met with Susan Crain Bakos, a New York columnist and sexologist who wanted to hire Kyria to do SEO work for her.  The absurdity that occurred at their lunch meeting, as detailed on Kyria's blog, is beyond bizarre.  According to Bakos' own online admission, she has pulled this sort of a dine-and-dash numerous times before...

Kyria Abrahams: Never Have Dinner with Susan Crain Bakos