CUAgain

The buyout stuff is done. Offers made, many accepted, some reneged by the company after employees accepted…lots of good people going. Talent. Dedication. Paid to go somewhere else.
And I’m still here.
Layoffs are scheduled for next month. I’d guess around 100 or so.

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

First it was access to an education.
Then it was a right to an education.
Next it was required education.
Now it’s educate or incarcerate…with gps tracking to aid enforcement.
What’s the next step?
A Story

My company has announced that through a buyout and if necessary, layoffs, they are getting rid of 500 of us. That’s a big number…we’ll lose lots of talent, and there is already too much to do…I can’t see that number leaving and still having a functional company.
Not sure what it means for me. I find [...]

This story is a tragedy…pure debacle.
The summary:
1) Dallas Police put out a “bait” car…a car to attract car thieves and trap them by remotely disabling the car and locking its doors (with the thief inside) when it is stolen.
2) Car thief steals the bait car.
3) Dallas Police fail to disable the bait car. They said [...]

And they wonder why I have little respect for our various governments and their agencies.
So, let’s talk water and droughts and knee-jerk ignorance induced overreactions.
First know this…there is NO shortage of fresh water in the world. There ARE localized shortages, but that’s just an engineering and delivery problem. Politics and government used to be [...]

deep breath
Well, it’s like this…McCain will make a strong showing in the primary, but most of his supporters will die of boredom before the actual election. The remaining two (oil company executives) will forgoe their promise to buy the election as it will look funny if they don’t report 17 billion/quarter profits and their [...]

I’m in a great mood today.
Spirit’s lifted, cares swept away…
Why? Well, in no particular order (an “order” would be irrelevant as the factors all address a different side of my being).
–Mom’s feeling better. She’s a tough lady…that one. I’d say something about tough old birds but she’d kick my butt clean into next week.
–Today [...]

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Three legislators want to make it illegal for restaurants to serve obese customers in Mississippi.
The source.
Hmmm…what makes them think they have the right?
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

Ah yes. Edumacation. Heh. Sheesh.
Yesterday the Dallas Independent School District upheld their policy that makes a 50% the minimum grade.
Should a student not even turn in any work, they still earn a 50% grade on that assignment/test/project.
50% for NO effort. Half credit for zero work.
Yeah, that’ll prepare them for life.
And still, they (the “leadership” [...]

So, y’all remember “Calvin and Hobbes“? I hope so. A boy and his stuffed tiger have all sorts of adventures and mischief. The tiger (Hobbes) is alive and can talk to Calvin when they are together and nobody else is around…and stuffed and immobile when other people are present.
Yeah yeah…a metaphor for imagination. Or [...]