I’m off to the New Media Expo this morning. I switched the Twitter account associated with this blog tp @SigmaMedia so that there will be a place to see a daily summary of my posts.
I’ve been getting ready for the New Media Expo in Las Vegas. I’ve ordered new business cards, I’ve written some new scripts and I’ll be recording the shows in the evening and editing them during the day at the Orange County Podcasters booth. I plan on spending a lot of time at the booth, so please come by and see me!
I will be “Live Tweeting” my experiences at a new Twitter account, @SigmaMedia. As I’m working on the Myth Podcast related items, I’ll try to post them here as well, hotel/cellphone internet service pending.
I set up a new Twitter account for this blog, the Myth Show, and the Myth Minute Podcasts. It is @MythPodcast. Clever name, I know. If you’d like to keep up with my renewed effort to get out podcast episodes more frequently, I can be followed here.
Today my daughter pulled out her own tooth. She was so proud of this accomplishment. She was also excited about the pending visit from the Tooth Fairy tonight. So excited that she decided to write her a letter. (names removed to protect the innocent.)
Tooth fairy, I like to get my teth out. I like Tooth Faiys. Can you get same amount as my friend [Name Removed]? I love you Tooth Fairy!!
That was cute. I know how much my daughter’s friend (an only child with two working parents) gets from the Tooth Fairy. But how could I resist such a cute letter?
Easy.
May I suggest a new podcast, The Mean Mommies Club by my friend and fellow OC Podcaster, The Podcast Junky, Megan. As her podcast motto states: “We are not raising kids, We are raising responsible adults.”
Now Go Share a Story!
Disclaimer: I was very happy to provide Megan some voice over help for the end of her show. If you would like some voice over help for your podcast, please visit my other site, GregoryLemon.com and send me a message.
Well it’s official… I’m going to be attending the New Media Expo in Las Vegas, NV on Aug 14-16, 2008. (It’s official because I just booked my room).
I’ll be spending a lot of time at the OC Podcasters booth this year as I did not by the Full Conference package. (The hotel took my budget and gas in the car will take the rest.) If you would like to meet up, please let me know via email or the contact form.
A fable is a short story with a very definite moral or principle that is being taught. Like fairy tales, extraordinary characters are used in the story. One example is the tortoise who raced the hare. Unlike fairy tales, a fable is told in a very conversational manner where both the story teller and audience knows that the tale is fictitious. The main purpose of the fable is not to entertain but to educate the listener using the fable as an example.
Parables Defined:
The close cousin to the fable is the parable. A parable is also used as a teaching tool for morals and principles. The difference between fables and parables is that a parable does not contain any of the fantastical elements found in the fairy tales or fables. The parable uses very real settings and real people to convey the message.
So here’s the breakdown:
Dr. Who on TV could be loosely defined as a “Fairy Tale” as it is pure entertainment. But using it in a Church lecture, both the lecturer and audience know Dr. Who is not real (Tonya, Sorry if this last statement comes as a shock ). Because of this common understanding between the lecturer and audience, and the “fantastical” elements of Dr. Who, the correct term would be a “Fable”. The same could be said for me when I used “Harry Potter” and “Chronicle of Narnia” examples in my Sunday School Lessons.
An example of a Parable in a church lesson would be like using a movie or TV show that could of really happened, like the popular crime/police/forensic dramas. Technically they could happen but the audience and TV Producer know that they are fiction.
Hope this helps to clarify the issue.
Thanks, Greg
I love seeing the use of stories and how they help!
This post has nothing to do with mythology, except that I’m trying to look like those statuses of ancient Greek Gods. Heracles here I come…(not really).
My wife has been an inspiration to me the past year in her goal to lose weight. She lost over 65 lbs (29 kg?) following the Weight Watchers program. Now she has become a “Lifetime” member and no longer has to pay for the meetings. Now it is my turn. I’m not sure how much I’m going to lose, but I have a lot of potential. And I’m going to use the power of Twitter to lose it.
The Weight Watchers program has assigned all foods a “point” value and allows you to each so many points per day. I’m going to post how many points I’ve eaten compared to how many I have available on my Twitter feed everyday and my weigh in results each week (Wednesday PM). Over the past two days, the thought of having to tell Twitter (and those who follow me) that I went over my “points” has stopped me from snacking on some food.
Motivation comes in many forms and I’m hoping that public humiliation will word for me. Will this make me a better podcaster, or student of mythology? Probably not, but at least I’ll be around longer.
If you’d like to follow my daily diet efforts (and random thoughts and events) I can be found at twitter.com/gregorylemon.
). Because of this common understanding between the lecturer and audience, and the “fantastical” elements of Dr. Who, the correct term would be a “Fable”. The same could be said for me when I used “Harry Potter” and “Chronicle of Narnia” examples in my Sunday School Lessons.
Will this make me a better podcaster, or student of mythology? Probably not, but at least I’ll be around longer.