Friday, May 26, 2006
Have you ever...?
... had someone tell you off for being grouchy, and that there's no reason you can give that justifies it, but when you do the same to them, they say that there's a good reason.
Have you ever...?
... had a drunkard of the same sex grind his crotch up on your leg?
Not a pleasant experience... I've tried to block out the memory, but to no avail.
Not a pleasant experience... I've tried to block out the memory, but to no avail.
Have you ever...?
... presented a piece of work to a client or boss, only for them to tell you, "I don't like it. Do it better". Not a word of why its no good.
Food for thought
Does loyalty to your company pay? My thought is... Nope. Probably not.
Just think for a moment. Why would a company offer to pay you more, if they know you're not going to leave them? They'd probably figure that you probably don't mind the crappy pay cause you simply love working with them.
But what if you perform well? Won't they feel compelled to reward you?
To that, I'd say, bullhonkey! Your excellent performance is a bonus to the company. Coming back to the fact that they know you're loyal, will probably be inclined NOT to give you any more money than you deserve.
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Just think for a moment. Why would a company offer to pay you more, if they know you're not going to leave them? They'd probably figure that you probably don't mind the crappy pay cause you simply love working with them.
But what if you perform well? Won't they feel compelled to reward you?
To that, I'd say, bullhonkey! Your excellent performance is a bonus to the company. Coming back to the fact that they know you're loyal, will probably be inclined NOT to give you any more money than you deserve.
This is a community message brought to you by an oddball.
Friday, February 24, 2006
It's good to know!
Yeah, I know its kinda late to jump onto the bandwagon about the Muhammad Cartoons, but here are my thoughts anyway.
Just recently, The News Straits Times was accused of defaming the prophet because it published this cartoon:
NST had been threatened with suspension just because some nut thought the above comic was one of the twelve Danish cartoons first published on the Jyllands-Posten, and decided to declare Jihad on the newspaper.
Now, with this in view, do most Muslims even know what the Danish comics look like? I'm beginning to think that less than 10% of the raging Muslims even know what the comics look like. Being human, I guess its natural for the rest of the 90% to, fill the gaps and assume the worst about what they've been TOLD, but not SHOWN. Lacking any real visual reference, they're probably just guessing that the minority DO know what the comics look like, and have a pretty good reason for being mad. So why not be mad with them? This ignorance hadn't been helped by the misinformation the Danish imams spread around the Middle East.
So tell me, are goverments' just perpetuating a vicious cycle when they threaten newspapers with suspension for publishing the Danish cartoons? The less people know, the madder they get. The madder they get, the tighter governments' will hold the leash. And then the people will know even less. So on, and so forth.
People NEED to know what the cartoons look like before they even think of lighting any more fires in the name of Islam. If not, when will the cycle of hate end?
Just recently, The News Straits Times was accused of defaming the prophet because it published this cartoon:
NST had been threatened with suspension just because some nut thought the above comic was one of the twelve Danish cartoons first published on the Jyllands-Posten, and decided to declare Jihad on the newspaper.
Now, with this in view, do most Muslims even know what the Danish comics look like? I'm beginning to think that less than 10% of the raging Muslims even know what the comics look like. Being human, I guess its natural for the rest of the 90% to, fill the gaps and assume the worst about what they've been TOLD, but not SHOWN. Lacking any real visual reference, they're probably just guessing that the minority DO know what the comics look like, and have a pretty good reason for being mad. So why not be mad with them? This ignorance hadn't been helped by the misinformation the Danish imams spread around the Middle East.
So tell me, are goverments' just perpetuating a vicious cycle when they threaten newspapers with suspension for publishing the Danish cartoons? The less people know, the madder they get. The madder they get, the tighter governments' will hold the leash. And then the people will know even less. So on, and so forth.
People NEED to know what the cartoons look like before they even think of lighting any more fires in the name of Islam. If not, when will the cycle of hate end?
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Old habits
I miss Pebbles. You'd think that a couple of months after her death, I'd have gotten over her. And that was how I felt, until recently.
In the past week, I've found myself holding doors open a little longer than I should. I still imagine that she's still puttering about the house. I still look under the tables before sticking my feet under them, and I still wonder what happened to her water dish and food bowl.
I know that she's dead. I remember her being buried, and the sick feeling I got when the first pile of soil was laid upon her. Buried. Dead. 3 feet under. "The End."
Bye Pebbles.
In the past week, I've found myself holding doors open a little longer than I should. I still imagine that she's still puttering about the house. I still look under the tables before sticking my feet under them, and I still wonder what happened to her water dish and food bowl.
I know that she's dead. I remember her being buried, and the sick feeling I got when the first pile of soil was laid upon her. Buried. Dead. 3 feet under. "The End."
Bye Pebbles.
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