Comments on: The Hunt for Mona Lisa http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-hunt-for-mona-lisa/ A personal account of a 40+ psychologist and communication trainer, a father and husband, about existential questions and ultimate meanings, parenting dylemmas and little joys... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:55:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Robert http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-hunt-for-mona-lisa/#comment-464 Robert Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:55:31 +0000 http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/?p=601#comment-464 UTP, perhaps you want to expand your horizons and try a gallery or two sometimes, it can be really nice to be there alone with pieces of art. Meaning that Louvre in the Summer is not something to do. Sanity, my dear friend, winter used to be quiet at Louvre before The Da Vinci Code, but I am not sure whether Mona gets any rest at all nowadays, with special tours following the trail from the book. Check it out on some travel forums before you decide; I tend to use Lonely Planet's Thorntree for that matter. Jim, thanks for your trust, I will have a look at it. UTP, perhaps you want to expand your horizons and try a gallery or two sometimes, it can be really nice to be there alone with pieces of art. Meaning that Louvre in the Summer is not something to do.

Sanity, my dear friend, winter used to be quiet at Louvre before The Da Vinci Code, but I am not sure whether Mona gets any rest at all nowadays, with special tours following the trail from the book. Check it out on some travel forums before you decide; I tend to use Lonely Planet’s Thorntree for that matter.

Jim, thanks for your trust, I will have a look at it.

]]> By: Jim Van Allan http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-hunt-for-mona-lisa/#comment-463 Jim Van Allan Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:50:05 +0000 http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/?p=601#comment-463 Two part reason for this note… 1) I’ve been reading through your posts and am really enjoying your insights. Thanks for taking the time to keep up the blog! 2) Would you be interested in receiving a copy of “The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work,” a newly released book by Jon Gordon? We’re interested in a review of the book or its concepts. I think you’d enjoy the premise of the book and some of the stats that Jon speaks to… such as how negativity costs companies $250-300 billion a year, according to Gallup. How various surveys say that 70-80% of people hate their jobs. And how more people die Monday morning at 9am than any other time. It’s really a book about developing positive solutions. This is not a bullet points, 10-step program book. It's a real story with characters and drama. Readers learn a ton in the process. I work with Jon and since you are a thought leader whom I respect I’d love to get your feedback about dealing with negativity in the workplace and people's daily lives. You can check out more about the book and watch few short promo videos we’ve made by going to www.NoComplainingRule.com. There’s a part in the first one where the boss head butts an employee for complaining. It’s hilarious! Thanks and please let me know if you’d like to check out the book. :: Jim Van Allan 727-642-7615 Jim@JonGordon.com Two part reason for this note…
1) I’ve been reading through your posts and am really enjoying your insights. Thanks for taking the time to keep up the blog!
2) Would you be interested in receiving a copy of “The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work,” a newly released book by Jon Gordon? We’re interested in a review of the book or its concepts. I think you’d enjoy the premise of the book and some of the stats that Jon speaks to… such as how negativity costs companies $250-300 billion a year, according to Gallup. How various surveys say that 70-80% of people hate their jobs. And how more people die Monday morning at 9am than any other time. It’s really a book about developing positive solutions. This is not a bullet points, 10-step program book. It’s a real story with characters and drama. Readers learn a ton in the process.
I work with Jon and since you are a thought leader whom I respect I’d love to get your feedback about dealing with negativity in the workplace and people’s daily lives. You can check out more about the book and watch few short promo videos we’ve made by going to http://www.NoComplainingRule.com. There’s a part in the first one where the boss head butts an employee for complaining. It’s hilarious!
Thanks and please let me know if you’d like to check out the book.

:: Jim Van Allan
727-642-7615
Jim@JonGordon.com

]]> By: SanityFound http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-hunt-for-mona-lisa/#comment-462 SanityFound Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:46:47 +0000 http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/?p=601#comment-462 Lol oh boy the first time I visited Paris I was too busy experiencing the dancing night life and other historical monuments such as the eiffel and the (don't laugh) Pere le Chaise cemetery (oooooh AND Eurodisney). On my second trip though I did venture through the Louvre and was stunned by the many artifacts and artwork that were skipped over for the mass exodus towards the Mona. I would've liked some quiet time to absorb her beauty but with all those cameras going off and the noise she and I just shared a nod or two and I went off to go find more Rafael and the likes there of. Nuts really. On my third trip I think I will spend a couple of days roaming their halls, quiet season is winter right? Lol oh boy the first time I visited Paris I was too busy experiencing the dancing night life and other historical monuments such as the eiffel and the (don’t laugh) Pere le Chaise cemetery (oooooh AND Eurodisney). On my second trip though I did venture through the Louvre and was stunned by the many artifacts and artwork that were skipped over for the mass exodus towards the Mona. I would’ve liked some quiet time to absorb her beauty but with all those cameras going off and the noise she and I just shared a nod or two and I went off to go find more Rafael and the likes there of. Nuts really. On my third trip I think I will spend a couple of days roaming their halls, quiet season is winter right?

]]> By: UTP http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-hunt-for-mona-lisa/#comment-461 UTP Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:14:50 +0000 http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/?p=601#comment-461 WOW? SO many people at a museum? I could never imagine that, being a kid who never went to the museum or maybe once...which I don't remember at all... Its a cultural element I guess...which we didn't have while growing up... WOW? SO many people at a museum? I could never imagine that, being a kid who never went to the museum or maybe once…which I don’t remember at all…

Its a cultural element I guess…which we didn’t have while growing up…

]]> By: Robert http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-hunt-for-mona-lisa/#comment-457 Robert Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:20:50 +0000 http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/?p=601#comment-457 Hayden, yeah, I also love to take a photo or two, to sort of try to imprint the feeling of the moment in order to be reminded again of it. But I was observing people taking a few dozens of photos on one historical site in an hour or so! Without really seeing anything. So, I cannot imagine what they do with thousands of photos after a one-week trip to some place. Torture relatives with them? Jennifer, yeah, this is what I was talking about. I will try to have listen to the radio episode. Thanks for sharing this. Robin, my theory is that after the Da Vinci Code things went downhill in Louvre. I was there about 7 years ago and things were much more peaceful, probably only about 20% of today's amount of visitors around. I could swear that Mona Lisa was in a smaller room... It was completely possible to wander around, stop in peace in front of painting and get lost in thoughts and feelings for a longer time, without being disturbed. But nowadays it is like a metro station in London or some place, you are being carried around with the flow. I did not enjoy a bit. Ladies, have I ever told you that I am so happy to see you girls dropping by and commenting so often? Thanks a lot. Hayden, yeah, I also love to take a photo or two, to sort of try to imprint the feeling of the moment in order to be reminded again of it. But I was observing people taking a few dozens of photos on one historical site in an hour or so! Without really seeing anything. So, I cannot imagine what they do with thousands of photos after a one-week trip to some place. Torture relatives with them?

Jennifer, yeah, this is what I was talking about. I will try to have listen to the radio episode. Thanks for sharing this.

Robin, my theory is that after the Da Vinci Code things went downhill in Louvre. I was there about 7 years ago and things were much more peaceful, probably only about 20% of today’s amount of visitors around. I could swear that Mona Lisa was in a smaller room… It was completely possible to wander around, stop in peace in front of painting and get lost in thoughts and feelings for a longer time, without being disturbed. But nowadays it is like a metro station in London or some place, you are being carried around with the flow. I did not enjoy a bit.

Ladies, have I ever told you that I am so happy to see you girls dropping by and commenting so often? Thanks a lot.

]]> By: Robin Easton http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-hunt-for-mona-lisa/#comment-455 Robin Easton Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:03:15 +0000 http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/?p=601#comment-455 I laughed out loud over this post. I was also very impressed with your observational skills, not that they surprise me coming from you. Nonetheless I was tickled and thought, "Yeah, that seems to pretty much cover it....at least any where I've been. Wonderful that you are this observant. This piece is very well written. I was at the Louvre when I was really young and I was almost the only one walking it's halls. At the time we were not allowed to take pictures but I had no desire to anyway. I tend to look at things like the Mona Lisa or other works of art and think about the person who created them, what were they like, why did they create this, how did they feel...in other words who were they? That often interests me the most...if there is a story behind it. Or if a piece of art moves me emotionally in a way I find pleasing. I laughed out loud over this post. I was also very impressed with your observational skills, not that they surprise me coming from you. Nonetheless I was tickled and thought, “Yeah, that seems to pretty much cover it….at least any where I’ve been. Wonderful that you are this observant. This piece is very well written.

I was at the Louvre when I was really young and I was almost the only one walking it’s halls. At the time we were not allowed to take pictures but I had no desire to anyway. I tend to look at things like the Mona Lisa or other works of art and think about the person who created them, what were they like, why did they create this, how did they feel…in other words who were they? That often interests me the most…if there is a story behind it. Or if a piece of art moves me emotionally in a way I find pleasing.

]]> By: Jennifer http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-hunt-for-mona-lisa/#comment-453 Jennifer Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:07:51 +0000 http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/?p=601#comment-453 When I read this, I was reminded of an episode of the PBS radio program, This American Life, in which writer David Sedaris states his belief that most people go to the Louvre or other tourist sites because that's what they are supposed to do when in Paris. He's lived there for years and has never been. If you want to listen, here's a link: http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1147 Interesting observations on the behavior differences between male and female tourists, the hunters and the planners. When I read this, I was reminded of an episode of the PBS radio program, This American Life, in which writer David Sedaris states his belief that most people go to the Louvre or other tourist sites because that’s what they are supposed to do when in Paris. He’s lived there for years and has never been. If you want to listen, here’s a link: http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1147

Interesting observations on the behavior differences between male and female tourists, the hunters and the planners.

]]> By: Hayden Tompkins http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-hunt-for-mona-lisa/#comment-451 Hayden Tompkins Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:19:26 +0000 http://robertkrzisnik.wordpress.com/?p=601#comment-451 I honestly don't know about the picture thing. My husband is definitely one of those people who likes to get a lot of photos and angles in his search of perfection and art. I don't mind one picture (my mind is a sieve when it comes to retaining information or memories). That way I have something to job my memory about what a fantastic trip I've taken. Personally, I like to do a lot of 'laying about' followed by swimming in tropical waters, with yet some more 'laying about'. Hopefully I have a banging book to read while I heat up enough to make the warm ocean waters feel cool. I honestly don’t know about the picture thing. My husband is definitely one of those people who likes to get a lot of photos and angles in his search of perfection and art.

I don’t mind one picture (my mind is a sieve when it comes to retaining information or memories). That way I have something to job my memory about what a fantastic trip I’ve taken.

Personally, I like to do a lot of ‘laying about’ followed by swimming in tropical waters, with yet some more ‘laying about’. Hopefully I have a banging book to read while I heat up enough to make the warm ocean waters feel cool.

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