So this is something I have hosted here a couple of times - what I call The Expert Series. Archive here.
Everyone out there is an expert in SOMETHING.
Be it: making the perfect cheese cake, how to fix your carburetor, tips on how to get your kids out of the house in the morning - all on schedule, how to construct your resume ... or, something along the lines of: An Obsessive's Guide to Bob Dylan/U2/Madonna ... or An Obsessive's Guide to Persian Poetry, to The Boston Red Sox ... "I am an Expert on the films of Judy Garland" - "There is nothing new you can tell me about Kurosawa". Etc.
There's a wealth of random knowledge out there and I want my hands on it.
I love people who are obsessed with things. Who are passionate about things.
It does not matter what you are passionate about, as long as you are passionate about SOMETHING. (There are limits to this, obviously. If you are passionate about setting up killing fields in the rice paddies of Cambodia, then I don't really want to hear from you the best way to go about it.)
There are certain topics where I can pretty much safely say that I am an expert. Whether or not I have my PhD in said topic is irrelevant. I am an expert in the life and works of LM Montgomery. I am an expert on the films of Cary Grant. I am an expert on the Manson murders. I am BECOMING an expert on the workings of a certain cult. I am an expert on the life of John Adams. I know more about all of these things than your average human being, and if I start talking about these things, I feel like I will never stop unless someone FORCES me to.
So anyway, I would like to host another round of Expert Essays - If people would send me essays on their obsessions/the subjects which they are "experts" on ... I will post them in an ongoing series. If you're interested in this, please send me your "expert essay" in an email to redhead2@sheilaomalley.com - and I will begin to post them immediately.
I'll post a couple of the Expert Essays I've received in the past - there are some real gems in there.
But anyway: send me your expertise!!
Posted by sheilaIf you are passionate about setting up killing fields in the rice paddies of Cambodia, then I don't really want to hear from you the best way to go about it.
Awwwww....
Posted by: Mark at January 4, 2006 5:52 PMIf, however, you know just how to thread a projector - I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT.
oh wait ... I think someone already covered that.
:)
Posted by: red at January 4, 2006 5:54 PMHow about "How To Make A Girl Suit"?
First, dig a pit in your basement. Make sure it is at least ten feet deep and that the sides are as vertical and smooth as possible. The good people at Home Depot should be able to give you some tips on this. Next....
Posted by: Mark at January 4, 2006 6:01 PMPut some lotion in a basket. It will be important later. Trust me.
Posted by: red at January 4, 2006 6:03 PM"Put some lotion in a basket. It will be important later. Trust me."
You crack me up :)
Posted by: Rude1 at January 4, 2006 6:47 PMOr an Auto Trader, depends on your reference. ;)
Posted by: Cullen at January 4, 2006 7:27 PM