Displaying 571 To 600 Of 1,384 Comments Everything from “Over There” belongs “Here!” LOL Feels that way, WTS… My joint pain agrees! 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 7:33 pm Um, 3 thousand word posts in a week… I have a few things to get off my chest, besides Maggie. I typed every one of those while she was tucked up under my chin while I was kicked back in the recliner, working on my laptop. Talk about creative challenges! 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 7:23 pm Thanks, and I mean it. I took it seriously, as I do here, and welcome being told I’m full of it if I am, indeed, full of it. How can we get better otherwise? 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 7:19 pm Dave already took care of that for me today! Lol 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 7:16 pm David may be misguided (sorry Dave! ;)), but he is good people. 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 7:12 pm Sooooo….. When does one stop being a ‘newbie’ in this snake pit? (hope y’all know I’m kidding…) 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 7:06 pm I appreciate that. I’m a compulsive participator when given the right environment. 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 6:57 pm I’ve gotten over it pretty quickly. I learned many moons ago while heavily participating in role playing on AOL (it was the Golden Age of RP and met many real SF writers there fishing for fresh ideas), that for some reason, a few people take delight in taking over a forum or a room and trashing it. We now call them trolls. Of course, AOL devolved over the years, as we all know, but my point is, I learned back then to just accept things like this and move on. Happy to be here, and hope others are happy to have me. 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 6:49 pm Doing Business – The Right Way (Part 3) Interviewing is as much art as science. When I worked in NYC as a Business Manager, one part of my job was to hire/fire for the NY office as well as get candidates for our offices all over the country for our District Managers. We had a test we gave for all applicants in the main office which directly related to market research, the field the company was in. It was actually a simple test, where, if you carefully read the setup, and followed the sense of the question, the answers were contained in the question. Having said that, in the entire time that test had been given, only two people ever aced it. Anyway, one guy came in, interviewed well, and when I gave him the test, he came back and I scored it. He got absolutely none of the answers right! When I told him that, his reaction caused me to hire him. He was amazed, and asked me to go over each question and tell him where he went wrong… not apologetic, not ashamed, not sheepish, just really curious and wanting to know. He made a really good Customer Service agent. » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 9:00 am I appreciate your suggestions, and thanks for following along. I am not an expert in financing or trademarks, copyrights or patents, however. I am not a tax or health insurance expert by any stretch either. However, as you may be able to see, I am incorporating motivation (we will see a lot more of that when I get to evaluations and quarterly bonus pools… see some remarks I made under Part 2). I am all about fairness, as you may be able to tell from this piece. As for attribution and sources, I thought about that, but I think that people should explore for themselves using these ‘tip’ pieces as guides and take what they need and leave the rest. My purpose is to educate anyone reading these in the ways of business from an inside view so they can tell for themselves whether what they hear or read about in the real world is BS or not, adequate or not. Finally, I do this for a living. For example, I have designed a Job Description Template that I use. There are many good ones out there for free as well, but mine follows a format and has content I know works in all situations. I won’t give that away. I am also refraining from “war stories.” Frankly, I don’t want this series to be about me, but about the information, and how a business SHOULD be run, not only to achieve the goals of the owner, but to serve the community of workers, their families, the vendors and customers. It’s a fine line, and maybe I will relate some stories down the line to illustrate how to do something and how not to do something. I’ll give it some thought. Again, thanks for the feedback, and I’m willing to talk about it more. » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 7:19 am I think I expressed myself poorly. I take pride in the fact that lefties tend to analyze and criticize and generally are rambunctious. Good healthy debate and criticism is the stuff of better decisions and outcomes. My point was and is that the right discovered with Bush that being in total lockstep, even though they may have privately disagreed, has power and makes them appear strong and ‘manly’ in the politcal sense. Look at how Congress did everything Bush wanted all through his first 6 years. Can anyone say “rubber stamp?” Now, the right in Congress votes in lockstep for the same reason. It gives them power. But there is a meme afoot that says the left must do the same…. why are we weak and so ‘womanly’ to let ourselves argue and dissent among ourselves? Be strong! Fight! Unite! Corral your people and act ‘en block!’ If we buy into that meme that is a part of the discussion and it becomes the assumptive role of a political party or movement, we have lost. Nuance is lost, ideas are buried, progress becomes stultfication. Anyway, I belong to no organized political party, I am a Progressive! » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 6:35 pm From one of my rants of the past:
http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/000486.htm “On issue after issue, voters across the United States support Democratic positions. And in generic Congressional polls, a majority of Americans consistently prefer Democrats over Republicans. Almost none of which matters for the Republican braintrust. For the GOP, 2008 wasn’t a popularity contest. The Republican strategy for victory hinges on turning out their base while ensuring potential Democratic voters stay home.” “The Republican 25% Strategy of divide, suppress and conquer is simple. First, fire up the base with red meat issues, while using the proven conservative “distribution” channel of churches and single issue advocacy groups to get them to the polls. Second, drive down the participation of potential Democratic and independent voters through curbs on registration, onerous new ID requirements, and polling place eligibility challenges.” » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 6:18 pm Ever seen the video of herding cats? OMG! It’s hilarious! » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 5:17 pm One thing should be mentioned. It is our *** DUTY *** as citizens to critically examine our elected officials. Criticize when necessary and praise when able. It is this nonsensical idea that has arrisen recently that says “we must keep in lockstep with our leader” on the conservative, neo-con, side that we are seemingly cptured by and makes the left look disorganized. We must be careful not to be captured by this narrative and buy into the rhetoric and comfortable thinking that we must be like them or we are wrong. Our strength is ‘criticism’ in the classic sense of the word. » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 5:09 pm rosal! Welcome! Roll up a stump and sit by the fire, where you get all the good stuff and none of the crap! 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 4:56 pm See my response. I haven’t checked posts in those other two articles since early this morning, I think. Sorry for not getting back… My bad! 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 9:45 pm I wonder if they have it in an e-edition… I’ve turned into an iPad fanatic when it comes to books. MUCH easier to lug around LOL I’m a lazy bastard, 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 9:27 pm Nope, just like the packages. They always seemed very ’60s to me. As a retreaded hippie…. well, you get my point, I’m sure. 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 9:11 pm I don’t care for tea, but I always got a kick out of Celestial Seasons tea boxes. Great art, and terrific copy. 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 8:47 pm Here ya go! All kinds of spices have medicinal properties, BTW… 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 3:50 pm What did Bill Cosby say about chocolate cake when his wife caught him serving it to the kids for breakfast? “Same as cereal… flour, sugar, butter, milk… Nutrition!” 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 3:47 pm Big, chewey oatmeal raisin cookies… Sometimes with walnuts. Hey, it’s nutrition! Oatmeal (with the fiber and all), natural sugars with the raisins, and walnuts… well, just cuz! 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 12, 2011 @ 3:22 pm The WH and Gibbs mentioning Iran, too… Gibbs “They are very nervous.” » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 1:02 pm WATCH LIVE: Mubarak Resigns! Egyptians Celebrate! Say what?!?!?!? LOL 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 12:55 pm The only thing I can think of is, LOL 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 11:56 am @ choicelady: Replying to your post below (also see an extensive response in my business article today)… Studies show that money is far down on the list of motivators at work, so I do recognize your point. Imagine being told that you are required to makke so many widgits a day. For that, you will get paid $X, get the basic package of benefits, etc. Then you are told, that, in addition, if you exceed that metric, without sacrificing safety or quality, and you are a part of the production team that has full authority to set up the shop and its associated systems to do things better, you will be in a pool that will share in any profits above and beyond what the company expects using the base number of widgets expected for the shop. Records will be kept, and the amount in the share pool will be posted every week, so everyone will know how things are going. Your share will be based on how well you contribute to that effort. Lollygaggers will not share. Sound interesting? 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 11:44 am Hey, ‘lash! Pull up a rock and settle in! » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 11:12 am No handouts. You work for your compensation, and become an ‘internal’ entrepreneur within the company. The better you make the company, the more you get compensated above and beyond your base pay, which, by the way, is what you get for just showing up and doing your basic job of work. It’s a way to get people to CARE about what they do every day. 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 10:42 am RL, I have read all of Asimov’s SF books, including the Foundation series. Social engineering through manipulation of events and identifying each critical nexxus is possible, if not through mathematics, at least by intuition. The neo-cons KNEW the meltdown was coming. I think TARP was the starting gun to make things just collapse. One of the last acts of the Bushies. Why? To raid the last few bucks left in the checkbook and kick off all the problems. At least that’s my suspicious mind working. » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 10:38 am I am a Socialist that helps businesses succeed… a bundle of apparent contradictions! That is, until people realize I am using a Socialistic business model, spreading the wealth around to employees that increase profits and performance. By then, they are making so much money, they don’t notice. Up the Revolution! 8) » Posted By PocketWatch On February 11, 2011 @ 10:26 amComments Posted By PocketWatch
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