Coffee Whispering…

I’m weak on Mondays. I always choose to do the voices’ bidding.

You’re Not The Boss of Me…

This doesn’t happen until around 4:30 on Monday. 8 a.m. I am singing a different tune; mainly about coffee. But that’s another post for another day.

The Fourth Is Strong…

In honor of May the 4th, a reposting of two themed after a character in Lucas’ Star Wars saga.

 

 

 

 

 

The Fourth will be with you. Always.

And Doggone It, People Like Me…

The note above is based on John Oliver’s encouraging note to himself. Unfortunately, I cannot share the video here so go to YouTube and watch the John Oliver’s story  during the April 12, 2015 broadcast of Last Week Tonight about the upcoming general elections in the UK and Labour Party candidate Ed Miliband’s crib notes found after a debate with Prime Minister David Cameron. It is a piece of brilliance. I just may frame it and put it on my desk. Don’t let them see your sadness!

 

 

To Pee or Not To Pee…

I work on a floor in my building with roughly 100 to 125 people of which a good seventy-five percent are men. There seems to be a large proportion of that male population that has an aversion to urinals and instead prefers to do their business in the stalls. More specifically, on the toilet seats that reside in the stalls. I’m not sure if it’s passive aggression or just a bunch of clueless male engineers. Either way, I am now visiting other floors to surf on my phone. Their Delta Tau Chi name is ‘asshat’.

 

 

Don’t Step in the Process…

 

 

 

Peter Cook in a post on LinkedIn said, “Leadership is not about stopping things happening and pointless administration.” Same can be said about a process. Good ones keep things moving while making sure the right people are involved and informed. Bad ones, things stop and the pointless paperwork drill begins. Try not to step in the process. It’s a bitch to clean off of your shoes.

I’d Like That In Triplicate…

 I was on a conference call the other day and heard a conversation about the preliminary approval of something and the not quite preliminary approval due to concerns and the push for a final approval. I’m sorry, what? Either it’s approved or it ain’t. I was a little dizzy after that conversation.

Not Cursed…

 

I watched the end of Bull Durham tonight. In the scene where Annie wakes up to find Crash has left for Asheville, she says a line in the voice-over narration, “The world is made for people who aren’t cursed with self awareness.” Hat tip to the Mrs. for then reminding me of this Gourdo from five years ago. It’s still true, by the way.

It’s Just Enough…

 

My hands are shaking because it’s cold in here. Really.

A Missed Opportunity…

I saw a church sign today that read, “Good turns problems into opportunities for personal growth.” It made me think of this cartoon I drew back in August, 2011:

 

And this:

Best to get rid of those before they fester.