Lots to be thankful for!
The Mighty Puckstar is healing up nicely, and while making
it to any shows this summer is a long-shot, I am immeasurably grateful for his
health.
I’m happy and healthy.
Never to be underestimated or valued!
I see Vision Boards are very popular (I think when I was in
primary school we called them collages J ). I laughingly told a friend I was going to
make my own, and she asked me why I’d bother?
“You’re only going to have 2 halves, hot Latin men and Oberon, so what’
the point?” She may be right, but it
sure made me laugh.
Going to London with the sib next Friday. Very excited, and plan on very little sleep
in order to squeeze the most out of the experience! Life for me is all about the story. I don’t need material things as much as I
need experiences to savor. I kind of
feel sorry for folks whose worth is measured in things that never last.
I can’t remember where I read this – but thought it was
funny/true. You can fix looks; whether through diet, exercise,
plastic surgery, etc. But you sure can’t
fix stupid. So true!
It’s Kentucky Derby season!
I’ve been watching the preps, and it’s a puzzler. I don’t think Union Rags looks as bad as his
FL Derby might suggest. I don’t think
Hanson is a mile and a quarter horse. I
think Bodemeister is vulnerable. Arggh! But fun to watch and debate on the run up to
5/5!
The Bad
What is it about the Pacific Northwest that seems to breed
this rampant passive-aggressiveness? I’ve had lunch on 2 separate occasions last
week with professional colleagues native to other parts of the country. The passive aggressiveness of people here in
the NW (specifically Seattle and Portland) was a lively topic of conversation. My theory is that they’ve drunk so much of the
PC-speak kool-aid that they don’t know how to talk to anyone anymore. One of my friends (non NW native) came up with
the best description; ice-nice.
Got a letter from Mitt Romney yesterday. Gee Mitt, of all the issues you address in
your 4 page letter (all important issues to be sure) the one glaring omission is
that you are a woman-hating Morman. How
about addressing that? If he really
wants to throw a monkey-wrench into the election – he needs to pick Condoleeza
Rice as his VP running mate. I’m sure
that would be personal anathema to good old Mitt – but it would shake things up
come November.
I don’t know why I bother asking this anymore, but why are
there so many people who can only feel good about themselves by stabbing other
folks in the back? And women are the
worst. During my career, I’ve worked for
quite a few female managers and executives.
Sad to say, I’ve had one truly outstanding female manager (thank you
Yvonne Allmaras for raising the bar on integrity, personal growth, and
motivation), one pretty good female manager, and a whole host of truly terrible
female managers and executives. Some act
like their team is their own personal sorority, complete with rush, hazing and
ostracization. I’ve been on a team
where back-biting, and stealing each other’s business was encouraged. So sad, so un-necessary and from a
progressive standpoint – depressing.
Frankly – I’d MUCH rather work for a man at this point. (Oberon argues that I already do...him!)
Rumor Has It - Adele
Uprising - Muse
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