It's the beginning, the starting-point ... to avoid Square One :: get it right the first time!
We've all been at Square One a time or two in our lives. How many times have you heard the phrase, "two steps forward, one step backward?" Or, we're "back to square one!" Coming from the business world, and having worked in marketing with many Fortune 500 companies, I heard "we're back to square one" one too many times. How about you?
I also remember in the 1980s working with the quality concept of "zero defects," and "get it right the first time." Nowadays, we are so rushed in our daily lives and have so much additional responsibilities, it's sometimes difficult to always employ the "zero defects" principle. Too bad we can't sometimes run the "spelling checker" on ourselves!
STOP :: Square One et. al.
I was back to Square One when my hard drive crashed ... I've included a link to that lens, How to Survive a Hard Drive Crash in Under 30 Days, at the end of this lens.
I was curious just how many other references to Square One there might be! I was pretty amazed ... and share some of them in this lens.
Don't be square, cast your vote ...
Square One :: Tom Petty
Square One Origins
Origin: The most widely reported suggestions for the origin of this phrase are BBC sports commentaries, board games like snakes and ladders and playground games like hopscotch. Read more about it.
- BBC Commentaries: In order that listeners could follow the progress of the game, in radio commentaries, the pitch was divided into eight notional squares. Commentators described the play by saying which square the ball was in. The Radio Times, which was and is the BBC's listings guide, refers to the practise in an issue from January 1927.
- Board Games: Many people report that the phrase refers to snakes and ladders or similar board games. The earliest citation of the phrase in print is currently 1952, from the Economic Journal: "He has the problem of maintaining the interest of the reader who is always being sent back to square one in a sort of intellectual game of snakes and ladders."
- Hopscotch: This playground game is played on a grid of numbered squares. The precise rules of the game vary from place to place but usually involves players hopping from square to square, missing out the square containing their thrown stone. They go from one to (usually) eight or ten and then back to square one.
Square One TV
Square One, also known as Square One Television, was a children's television show produced by the Children's Television Workshop to teach mathematics and abstract mathematical concepts to young viewers.Originated and broadcast by PBS in the United States from 1987 to 1992, the show was intended to counter the so-called "math crisis" among American schoolchildren. It has since been rated TV-Y7.
The show was revived for the 1995-1996 PBS season as Square One TV Math Talk. Square One was also shown on the U.S. cable television channel Noggin in syndication beginning in 1999, but was removed from its lineup along with other Children's Television Workshop shows on May 26, 2003.
Read more about it from Answers.
Square One Vodka
Square One Organic Vodka, the world's first certified organic rye vodka is now available online and in local stores near you. I found it online for about $32.00 for a 750ml bottle."Square One vodka is handcrafted from 100%-certified organically grown rye and produced with an unprecedented organic fermentation process. The resulting spirit is richer and smoother than any vodka on the market.
How do we know? Just ask the consumers and industry experts who've chosen Square One as their favorite vodka over many high-end (and ubiquitous) competitive brands."
Now, how appropriate that you've had a rough day and it's 5'oclock. You've been feeling like you're "back to square one. Why not pour yourself a Square One Vodka drink? I know I will!
Square One Organic Vodka at a glance
Square One Organic Vodka is the BEST. In October 2006, Square One Organic Vodka received a rating of 94 points (Exceptional) from the Beverage Tasting Institute, which noted its "very supple, clean, and elegant" taste.
The June 2006 issue of Spirit Journal awarded Square One Organic Vodka four out of five stars, praising its "sweet, ripe tropical fruit-like aromas of papaya, mango and/or guava as well as floral scents of orchids, roses, honeysuckle." How would you rate this vodka?
Square One Organic Vodka is an artisanal spirit distilled from organically grown rye. It is known as the first such certified organic American rye vodka.
Square One sites
- Square One Shopping
- Square One has grown into the largest mall in Ontario, and the second largest in Canada.
- Square One Parachutes
- Well, if you're considering sky diving, a parachute is a good thing to have! Square One has all those items for skydiving.
- Square One Software
- My interest is peaked!!! Square One's new website and software is on its way.
- Square One BMX
- Square One is selling t-shirts and other accessories.
- Square One Consulting
- Square One was founded in 1987 as a full-service technology-consulting firm.
- Square One Google Search
- Hey, find your own "Square One" by searching Google!
Buy some cool Square One stuff
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Amazon Price: $15.95 (as of 10/12/2008)
Square One: A Chess Drill Book for Beginners (Fireside Chess Library)
Amazon Price: $17.95 (as of 10/12/2008)
Back to Square One: New and Selected Poems
Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 10/12/2008)
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Square One Restaurant
Hey, it's Square One -- Have You Been There?
You're feeling like you're back to square one? Food and drink are good for the soul! You've got the Square One Vodka, how about some food now at the Square One Restaurant?"From the moment owner Michael Stewart greets you at Square One, you'll feel like the evening's special guest. The ambiance at Square One suggests a comfortable party thrown by a gracious host, who has shined the silver, starched the cloths and arranged flowers in your honor."
It's "tropical fine dining in Key West!"
Square One Restaurant -- Cool
Not been there ... here's the directions!
Check out Key West and Square One Restaurant
More cool Square One stuff
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