I've been very busy as of late and have neglected this blog a little...so as I have a few minutes I'll just toss out some random thoughts.
* If Sarah Palin believes her home state of Alaska's proximity to Russia equates to foreign policy experience, then I must be a very pius person as I can see a church from my front room window. The failing of that would be that I must also be an alcoholic because I can see a barroom and a liquor store too.
* Despite what many pundits seem to think, not voting for Obama doesn't make you a racist. I know lots of folks that aren't planning on voting for him, and for the vast majority "racist" isn't a word I would use to describe them.
* Any list of the top five American film makers needs to have Ken Burns on it.
* "Sisyphean" is a great word that no one uses. It's a shame, because it describes most of what is going on in the political world today. "Nescient" is another great word, and it's why no one uses sisyphean.
* Dianne Williamson finally wrote a column where she didn't attack anyone or try to be funny. (Link: Old soldier commands our respect). She should try that more often. Despite not agreeing with her very often I read every column she writes. In the end, that's probably all she cares about.
* When did employees stop being employees and became "associates"? Who are they supposed to be associated with? Better yet, when did I stop being a "customer" and became a "guest"?
* If you're not in favor of replacing police officers with flagmen at state construction sites, travel down Rt 12 in Auburn as they widen the road. Count the number of officers and compare it to the number actually directing traffic. I have all the respect in the world for the police, but they should at least pretend to be paying attention to traffic.
* What's the easiest way to screw up a traffic pattern? Put a police cruiser in plain site. Suddenly everyone forgets how to drive.
* Both Run-DMC and Chic have a chance to be elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. Despite being eligible, Stevie Ray Vaughn was not a finalist. Nescients.
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Shrek,
ReplyDeleteThanks for bloggin'.
(I've purposely left off the final "G" and passed the savings on to you.) It's what I do.
When did employees stop being employees and became "associates"? Who are they supposed to be associated with? Better yet, when did I stop being a "customer" and became a "guest"?
ReplyDeleteI first encountered the "associate" thing twenty years ago! Shaw's Supermarkets wanted their employees to think of themselves as associates to give them an attitude of "This is our company. We're all in this together!" And like any other corporation, that really meant that the emplo-- I mean, associates were expected to give their all for a corporation which rarely if ever returned the consideration.... never mind that it was shortly thereafter -- IIRC -- that Shaw's discontinued its profit sharing plan.
And as for the word "guest" replacing "customer," whenever I'm referred to as a "guest" by a retailer or other place which expects me to pay for whatever they're offering, I explain that true "guests" don't have to pay fer squat!