A discussion about sales, sales tips and advice, and about those who land the deal

I don't know what that commenter was talking about Dan. As I was reading it I kept scrolling back up to your article and asking myself, "What lies?" Perhaps whoever it was thought (like the commenter before him/her) that you made some mention of Heath Ledgers death being suicide, but I saw no such reference.

When I read the news, I too was very sad to see the young father and talented actor go. And I agree with your sentiment about the importance of finding purpose for our lives. I believe that Ledger's prime was yet to be reached, and he will be missed by his family and remembered for his work. At least he had a chance to leave a positive legacy, all are not so lucky.

Kimberlee, thanks for the comment.

Some people don't use logic.

I feel the same as you. Some are comparing his premature demise to that of James Dean. We'll see if his legacy endures like Dean's, but he will be missed as an actor...no doubt about it.

To me, these posts just screamed "Hey, I'm trying to rank well for a hot keyword to increase my blog traffic!"

And, frankly, the analogy between a popular actor's death (which at this time is still undetermined) and finding happiness in life seemed a little far-fetched.

My two cents.

"Traffic" to my site doesn't mean anything to me. Content does. There is no monetary difference to me in having 1000 readers or 1.

I heard the news. I was sad. The thought came to mind that fame and success to not insulate people from tragedy and unhappiness. I logged on and blogged about it.

Its that simple.

I'm not going to wait a week to talk about something timely. That doesn't make sense.

Thanks for the comment, but the premise of it is so far off the mark its kind of funny. But I'm glad you're reading the blog and commenting.

Maybe that commenter was upset over the phrase "career and success doesn't always guarantee happiness." Maybe it was taken out of context and the commenter lashed out instantly. I thought Heath's death is a big loss for the movie industry. My girlfriend also thinks that he was one of the more intense and focused actors around.

I never really cared for Heath Ledger. I never was impressed by him. Saw him in The Patriot, he didn't do too much there. Thought 10 Things I Hate About You was corny. A Knights Tale looked gay. And I never cared to sit through Brokeback Mountain. BUT then I heard that he was going to play the Joker. This caught my attention. Heath Ledger was going to fill the shoes once worn by The Great Jack Nicholson? WHOA! Then I rented I Am Legend. There it was. The promo for THE DARK KNIGHT. After the promo I had to hit rewind and I watched that promo several times! I was floored! Ledger just blew me out of my seat! And that was just the promo! Now I have seen THE DARK KNIGHT twice. I could not get enough of The Joker. Ledger blew away Nicholson. Sorry, Jack! Loved you in DEPARTED though! Back to Ledger, as a MovieBuff GOD how I miss the man. I have a tribute picture of him in his Joker costume as my Desktop Display Pic. I see pics of him with his baby girl and it just breaks my heart. I cried both times on the end credits of THE DARK KNIGHT. And now I am rooting for Heath Ledger to win a posthumous Oscar For Best Actor at The Academy Awards next March. RIP Mr. Ledger and thank you for your brilliant take on the best villain to ever grace the pages of a comic book! You are missed as a performer and simply a human being.