http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/08/09/cleanup-on-aisle-3/ A designer in Atlanta writes about technology, design, Macs, and life in Atlanta's Virginia-Highland neighborhood. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/08/09/cleanup-on-aisle-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Sam Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:24:42 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/08/09/cleanup-on-aisle-3/#comment-1015 Do not underestimate "the inanity of the questions." Not only are many people unable to articulate much beyond "Stop that! Did you hear me? Stop that!", but they easily can be put off by questions that don't make sense to them, or, basically, seem relevant. Do they have vocabulary like "overwhelmed"? Even articulate people like Moom, me, and maybe even you don't have good sound-bite answers to "What did you feel like when that happened?" Do not underestimate “the inanity of the questions.” Not only are many people unable to articulate much beyond “Stop that! Did you hear me? Stop that!”, but they easily can be put off by questions that don’t make sense to them, or, basically, seem relevant. Do they have vocabulary like “overwhelmed”? Even articulate people like Moom, me, and maybe even you don’t have good sound-bite answers to “What did you feel like when that happened?”

]]> http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/08/09/cleanup-on-aisle-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 mouse's moom Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:03:25 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/08/09/cleanup-on-aisle-3/#comment-1013 This comment'll prob'ly get put with the you-know-what but I couldn't help but think that whenever something "big" happens to me (tornado hits car, tree falls through roof, bomb squad in the street, etc.) I usually don't HAVE any words! Not that a reporter would ever be bothered to ask me one of those questions. But I'm not sure if I could even come up with a *cliché* at one of those moments. This comment’ll prob’ly get put with the you-know-what but I couldn’t help but think that whenever something “big” happens to me (tornado hits car, tree falls through roof, bomb squad in the street, etc.) I usually don’t HAVE any words! Not that a reporter would ever be bothered to ask me one of those questions. But I’m not sure if I could even come up with a *cliché* at one of those moments.

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