RANDOM

Recent random thoughts:

1) I wish we could somehow make it compulsory for all the top managers in the company wear cow bells, or something, so that they cannot sneak up on one. I believe that the company sends all the top managers for some training in tracking, so that they are all able to tread soundlessly and check up on all their employees. And that is why females have a hard time in top management, because we all wear high heels. My subordinates can probably hear me “click-click” from about a mile away.

2) The weather sucks. I think there should be some kind of global rotation program that allows me to spend half the year in cold weather and give some of those sun-lovers in the West a chance. What is the use of globalization and having a “global village” concept anyway if I can’t visit my “neighbours” when I want to?
3) The papers had a section on child rearing/discipline methods last Sunday. Personally I don’t really care what methods parents use. I just wish parents would make sure that their children are housebroken and trained before bringing them out into public. No running around uncontrolled, no barking…er….shouting/yelling/howling, no stepping all over my pristine shoes and dresses. And no poking into my cupboards and drawers and belongings when visiting my house! Honestly, pets are better behaved in public than children these days. And they don’t make rude comments about strangers either.

4) Reading financial news these days makes me think I should invest in…..a strong, stout mattress to keep my money in.

5) Young men should be put on a leash from age 18 to 28. And have a sign that says “Warning – Have no self control”

6) I have thinking a lot recently about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. To me, it is the one theory to rule them all. It seems that everything I read about, think about, debate about, worry about, can ultimately be traced back to it. I think I need to set up a Facebook fan page.

7) I love looking at my display magnets on my workstation partition. There is one particular one that says “I would love to help you but I don’t do brain transplants.” I cannot recall the number of times when I have been tempted to shove that particular magnet in the face of the various people who have visited my desk.