World welcomes Libya WMD moveCan you start to see a pattern? Stick & carrot ( Read more... )

So it would be interesting to look back in history to see if there is a pattern or cycle of ... 'intolerance'(?) in different countries around the world ( Read more... )

Stop me if you've heard this one: a guy gets high with a buddy in their apartment and one of them says "Dude, did you hear about that guy at work? Busted for smokin' up in the back room. They had cameras in there and the got it on tape. Fuckin' pigs, man. I swear this country is turning into a police state. I wish the cops would just back off ( Read more... )

Why is it that just when 1 thing comes to a busy conclusion, 2 or 6 OTHER things suddenly cry out for you attention ( Read more... )

hi, so I guess this Matrix movie is in theaters now. I missed the hype machine somehow. Oh, well. Here's my commentary on the subject ( Read more... )

Beware, this is fun, but it does contain sound. So workplace surfers, you are warned. It also takes a while to load, as it is a Flash thing.

End of the World

And Austrailia is still like, "Double-U, Tee, Eff?"

I have now read all 3 books. I am convinced that this collection of writing is without a doubt a Marketing tool for the Author's Consulting firm and the theories they abide by. They know their market well, just like the Six Sigma folks ( Read more... )

I could go on about Europe, it's collective
'good-intentions' and it's general inability to produce
'good-results', but I need to get moving, today is one of the
few days I have entirely open with Lis for the next month.
I'm reminded of a documentary on the Spartan ( Read more... )

So I read the first of the 3 books that comprise the "Management Theory of the Month" and have had a few hours to ponder it. The first book covers 5 negative attributes of CEOs, lines them up into a nice graphic but first there is a 'fable' telling the story of a CEO on his journey to discover the 5 things and how they have F-ed him up royal ( Read more... )

The thick."Management Theory of the Month" this month advocates the encouragement of "constructive conflict", which has been interpreted as "each person's plan competes for what scarce resources we have rather than trying to develop a single coherent plan". It seems to follow some Darwinian approach to project evaluation in which the strength of ( Read more... )