Intellectual Popcorn

Link-love is in the air, and I thought I'd contribute by giving you some "intellectual popcorn."

Buried in these kernels of wisdom are some nifty places to go looking for more ideas.  As Homer Simpson's smarter, older brother would say, "Intellectual popcorn, yum!" (A big hat tip to Paul McEnany.) 

If Jack's in love, then he's no judge of Jill's beauty. 

One of these days is none of these days.

The dog that trots about finds a bone.

It is difficult to see the picture when you are inside the frame.

Everyone is in the best seat.

If you hit every time, the target's too near or too close.

Life is like playing a violin solo and learning the instrument as you go along.

The only person who likes change is a wet baby.

If it's surprising, it's useful.

The man who waits for things to turn up has his eyes on his toes.

One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.

Studying the inverse problem always helps.

(If you like "intellectual popcorn," spread it around and add some more proverbs — with nice "buttery" links, of course.)

Comments

[Lori Greenberg]

Hi Roger.

I've nominated your site for a Thinking Blogger award in an attempt to turn more people on to the info that you share.

If you're interested in checking it out you can see the post where you're nominated here:

http://snipr.com/1npwj

Thanks for the great content!

[ann michael]

Cool idea! Thanks for the love!

[Paul McEnany]

Nicely done, Roger. I believe you just took my randomness and made it cool! :)

[makethelogobigger@earthlink.net]

Hey, thanks for the link. I told Paul at most I would link to five or six at a time because by number seven, I'd lose my mind.

;-p

[Liz Strauss]

Hi Roger! Wow!
This is fabulous and every one of them inspiring. I keep coming back to go through more. So much work here. What a value!

[Kevin Hillstrom]

I was categorized under "SO" with Paul.

With you, I was categorized under the word "DIFFICULT".

Hence, my blog can be referred to as ... "SO DIFFICULT"!

Thanks for the mention,
Kevin

[Tony D. Clark]

I love that I'm linked to from "IS." Very Zen.

Thanks! This is a cool idea.

[Roger von Oech]

Looks like you're all enjoying yourselves digging through the kernels!

[Katie Chatfield]

I'm a big fan of popcorn and randomness0 cheers Roger!

[Kate Trgovac]

Hi, Roger! Fun post! It's so strange .. my (ahem) ego feeds show my little blog as being linked, but I'll be darned if I can find the link. Extra special hidden link-love perhaps?

Cheers .. Kate

[Nedra Weinreich]

Thanks for the "of" love, Roger. Fun idea!

[Lewis Green]

I went from a preposition at Paul's to a contraction. I'll take that as a step up. Thanks for all the hard work here Roger.

[neilperkin]

Thanks for the link Roger. Loving the link love idea...

[Moda di Magno]

As shucks Roger! How awesome to be a part of your poetic popcorn. My husband is laughing that I am linked via "only" ~~~ LOL!

[Valeria Maltoni]

I love popcorn, the one made with hot air only, no butter, little salt. And a movie, of course. I am finally "his" ;-)

[Stephen Denny]

Destiny is a great link. It's also a fantastic stage name, depending on your professional aspirations, but that's a different post altogether.

It's also a very open ended and thought provoking question.

Instapundit is a great "bone" too. No need to comment on how appropriate "playful" is, either. Wonderful post, very appropriate. Must go and meditate on destiny now. Damn. If only you linked me to "nap" or something.

[Matt Haverkamp]

This is awesome. Thanks for the link Roger. Popcorn....hmmmmmm.....now I hungry.

[Becky Carroll]

Roger, I love popcorn! Thanks for putting together such a great post to snack on. Plus, me as the word "judge" just makes me think, as you often do.

I even saw a few "unpopped kernels" in there!

Thanks for making link love so much yummy fun. You rock!

[Roy Jacobsen]

Thanks for the link. That format was a great idea.

[isabella mori]

oh, roger, thanks for associating my blog with "useful"! hmmm ... i'll have lots of blogs to munch on for the coming week ...

[Roger Anderson]

Thanks for the link Rog. I'm happy to know that I am "the" Modern Magellan in your popcorn.
The favor and trackbacks to you and Valeria should show soon.

[Charles Frith]

Kind of you to link to me. I've been keeping tabs on your ball of whacks for a while now. Want one :)

[Clay Parker Jones]

Thanks for the link, Roger! And those pieces of wisdom, of course.

[Vaspers The Grate (ful)]

I checked my Technorati link tracker today, and behold: you link to some nebulous text I may have generated late one creepy night.

Ah, so I had to visit? Of course blogocombat netiquette dictates so. Thus, I glance around in typical user bewilderment, and the power of logo hits me, knocking me bonkers out.

Your logo, sir is pure blogocombat triumphalism, so I automatically value what you seem to have to say on eloquent topics and innervations.

Let's be friends on Pownce and Twitter, if it's not detstroyed by spambots, as I blogged bashfully about today.

http://pownce.com/vaspers

is also where I distribute free mp3s of my music.

Twitter Forensics: 773 Friends, 1111 updates, and only 12 Followers = spambot. Gestionale aka SoftShop is predatory Twitter spam messager.

[Vaspers the Grate (abrasive to falsehood)]

Make, or hire a graphic artist, to create a Creative Think: Intellectual Popcorn blog sidebar link badge.

Your content and blog title are screaming for some promotional graphics. I'm not trying to sell you anything, but check out the Spread Firefox and other product evangelism sites.

This is one of the most powerful online promotion and ecommerce tips I will ever pass on to you and your readers.

Focus on the vision you want to implant benevolently, beneficially in the user's consciousness: that is your current logo.

Now transform the astonishingly brilliant logo, to a clickable sidebar button. Next, provide the code, or explain how right click and Save As then add HTML to it, to make it a graphic link.

Let that branded logo button spread like a memed viral buzzmachine, mute but loud and alive.

;^)