He isn’t a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities. | |
— William Feather | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | You Just Have To Care |
Day 4 – Blending | |
2015 | My Slow Education |
2014 | Great Service |
2013 | You Really Should Wear More Sweaters |
Here I Am God | |
2012 | The Serenity Prayer |
2011 | The Victory Of Life |
Archive for March, 2017
Training Shoulders
Posted in Leadership, My Journal, Quotes, tagged A Real Boss, Business Leadership, My Journal, Quotes, Training Subordinates, William Feather on March 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Orange Corrosion
Posted in My Journal, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged donald, My Journal, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Revenge, William Jennings Bryan on March 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »
There is no load that will break a man down so quickly and so surely as a load of revenge. The man who tries to get even with others has few opportunities of gratifying his hatred, but he is all the time corroding himself. | |
— William Jennings Bryan | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Both Particle And Wave |
2015 | Deep In Debt |
2014 | The Difference |
2013 | My Heart Is Described |
2012 | Keen To Be Alone |
2011 | The Ideal Business… |
2010 | 55 |
Approval First
Posted in Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Education, Isaac Asimov, Learning, Quotes on March 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I believe that every human being with a physically normal brain can learn a great deal and can be surprisingly intellectual. I believe that what we badly need is social approval of learning and social rewards for learning. | |
— Isaac Asimov | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | In Search Of Words |
Day 2 – Blending | |
2015 | At What Price? |
2014 | Intricate And Subtle Order |
2013 | Attention To Detail |
2012 | Aequanimitas! |
2011 | Consider This |
Freakishly Happy Cowboy
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Being Happy, Cowboy In Me -- video, Happy Birthday to me, Included Video, John Lennon, Music Videos, Philosophy, Quotes, Tim McGraw on March 28, 2017| 2 Comments »
I’m not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I’ve always been a freak. So I’ve been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I’m one of those people. | |
― John Lennon | |
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. | |
― John Lennon | |
[When I was young I was asked what I wanted to be when I grow up, I used to reply: “Young.” Now, when asked (usually sarcastically) the same question, I reply: “Old.” I guess that’s just the cowboy in me… | |
Happy Birthday to me! — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | One More, Please |
2015 | Infinite Adventure |
2014 | Unpaved |
2013 | Headstones |
2012 | Keeping Young |
2011 | Lessons Well Learned |
Clear And Warm To Me
Posted in Quotes, Writing, tagged Clear Writing, Good Writing, Isaac Asimov, Quotes on March 27, 2017| 3 Comments »
I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing — to be clear. I have given up all thought of writing poetically or symbolically or experimentally, or in any of the other modes that might (if I were good enough) get me a Pulitzer prize. I would write merely clearly and in this way establish a warm relationship between myself and my readers, and the professional critics — Well, they can do whatever they wish. | |
— Isaac Asimov | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Ripple |
2015 | Amazing Or Full Of Wonder? |
2014 | Are You Confused? |
2013 | But The Odds Are Against It |
2012 | Far Better Off With Books |
2011 | Timid And Fainthearted |
Out Of Luck
Posted in Quotes, tagged Jean-Paul Sartre, On Being Alone, On Luck, On Poverty, On Types Of People, On Wealth, Quotes on March 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »
There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who are poor alone. The first are the true poor, the others are rich people out of luck. | |
— Jean-Paul Sartre | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Wavelengths Of The Earth |
2015 | God Said What To You? |
2014 | Not Saying |
2013 | Ears And Tongue |
2012 | The Story Of Joe (Middle-Class Republican) |
2011 | Happy Birthday, Diana |
Depending On Kindness | |
Winning So Much I’m Already Tired Of It (Not)
Posted in Health, Politics, Quotes, tagged #IncompetentDonald, #IncompetentTrump, Affordable Health Care, Avoiding The Filibuster, Edward Abbey, Facing Reality, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, Politics, Quotes, The Great Closer, The Great Negotiator on March 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion. | |
— Edward Abbey | |
[The “Great Negotiator” failed to negotiate with the other side (the Dems) at all. The “Great Closer” failed to seal the deal within his own party. “I have a GREAT plan to replace Obamacare! And it will cover everybody, be cheaper, much cheaper, and better!” But he refused to let anyone see it before the election. After the election, he accepted Paul Ryan’s plan – basically, a tax break (“give-away”) to the wealthy, and a screw-job to the poor, the working poor, the elderly and women. The final proposal – take it or leave it, I’m taking names and I get even – health care without ambulance service, without guaranteed prescription coverage, without pregnancy coverage, and without HOSPITAL coverage! And these are just the main one’s that I’m upset about. There were others, too! Oh, and let’s try to cover up the effects of the law until after the next election, by not having them start to take effect for two years (after the next mid-terms). Gee… I wonder why the Republicans are getting roasted when they go back to their home districts for a “town hall” meeting? | |
Now, I am no expert in the arcane rules of Congressional reconciliation, but I understand that if a bill has been voted on once and failed, the chamber it failed in is not allowed to submit the proposed bill for a second shot at reconciliation. This means had there been a vote, which failed, the Republicans would not be able to have a revote on the same bill. They would have to put it through the regular procedure and then it could be filibustered within the Senate. By removing the bill and not voting, the Republicans are positioning themselves to get a second bite at the cherry without facing the filibuster. Look for them to try to “sneak” the bill by in the House at a later date. This is going unmentioned amongst all the “Obamacare is the law of the land indefinitely”, malarkey. They just want to twist some arms out of the spotlight. You heard it here first… | |
It seems the price of health care is eternal vigilance and constant protest! — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Punishing Red Binge |
2015 | Bits In The Soup |
2014 | More Beef, Less Bull |
2013 | Where Are Your Mountains |
2012 | Spherical Knowledge Of Hamsters |
2011 | Taking Stock Over Time |