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I am Jacqueline Of All Trades and not a Boring Bumkum!..

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How would you feel if you are at a cocktail party or any social gathering, where several chit-chats are going on in small circles and you are stuck with a Mr/Ms Know-it-all, who is busy spouting boring bunkum over a singular topic that would probably put you to sleep at the get go; no matter how much you try to steer them into a more interesting  topic?

Your ears will twitch and strain in a giraffic eavesdropping attempt to catch morsels of discussion going on across the room, where every body looks animatedly  engaged, while you nod in mindless agreement to phrases and lip movement’s of a conversation that lost your attention 2 minutes after it started

I bet you, once you think it is polite enough, you would definitely find the quickest and possibly a dumb excuse;  usually a visit to the rest-room always comes in handy, then make a fast get-away, only to slink back in and go over to join the merry crowd who are laughing off their heads and having a swell time.

I definitely don’t want to be that boring bunkum that you  want to escape from!

I love to know bits and pieces of this and that, even if I don’t know all of them with the proficiency of an expert, at least let me know enough to hold a sensible, intelligent and entertaining discourse.1448372992825[1]

Certainly, there are people who are designed to be experts in physics and geology and what not but, I am simply not one of them!

My interests are so diverse that sometimes I wonder when on Earth I am going to be able to experience doing them all!

Serious consideration on making a bucket list as long as ever, is currently on-going on my part, so that I can start prioritizing those things that I want to do or learn to the best of my ability and for my own pleasure.

Maybe it is due to my spirit that seeks to find beauty and fulfillment in everything that I see that pushes my desire for a bit of  knowledge of diverse things.

I would rather have a spicy and flavorful life of bits and pieces of knowledge than a staid, cold custard of expertise.

© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha

NaBloPoMo Prompt – November 25, 2015

Do you think its better to be a recognized expert for one thing or known to be really good at a lot of things.

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25 thoughts on “I am Jacqueline Of All Trades and not a Boring Bumkum!..”

  6. Te hehe at “Jacqueline of all trades”, I like it! It depends for me, I love History and although, I feel more knowledge in one aspect, I like knowing a bit of all types of History from different places. I do not want to be an expert in all areas but enough to (like you said) carry out a descent conversation. One of the things I find attractive in people (especially men) is a intellectual stimulating mind. You do not need, many alphabets after your name (degrees) to make that happen but reading alot to understand helps :).

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  7. “Your ears will twitch and strain in a giraffic eavesdropping attempt…” Very nice! Oh, have I been there! I’m always happier to listen than to talk, but there has to be a little back and forth, and please, please, please don’t talk on and on about yourself. There are some people who can be very engaging on a single subject and not make it torture, but they are few and far between. I, also, would much rather talk to the generalists in the room. It suits my distracted brain.

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  9. Whether you’re an expert in one area or a jack of all trades, the moral of the story is to allow other people to talk and not hog the conversation with your own self-interest! A talkative know-it-all and a talkative jack-of-all-trades are one in the same!

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  10. Also, I’m willing to listen to bragging and personal histories and accomplishments–but I like to have a chance to share MY stories. My little grandkid is as darling and smart as anyone’s, and I have adorable anecdotes too. I met someone the other day that was bragging about their parrots, but I never did work in about my sister’s parrot that learned to talk via a Cuban fisherman! Geez… 🙂

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