December 2010
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Vacation!
At 9:00am today (yesterday, by now, I suppose), it occurred to me that I have 1 day of Paid Time Off left and Thursday is the last work day of the year (We have off on New Year’s Eve). If left unused, this PTO day would roll over into another bank of paid time off, called PTO 2. PTO 2 can be used after an absence of 3 or more days, if you have a doctor’s note.
I’m not planning...
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Now, Discover Your Strengths
I’m about 10 pages away from finishing Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D. I must say, it’s been a very insightful read so far, and I’ve really enjoyed and learned from it. It does come highly recommended by me, with one flaw.
This book, while helpful for employees (like myself) is really meant to be read and used by those in a...
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I opened the DVD player to put in Season 4 of Dexter and Moulin Rouge was still in there.
The last DVD I watched was with Samantha 12 million years ago. I miss you, Sam!
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I see a lot of things lurking about on the Internet. Lately I’ve seen a lot of people who “don’t care about politics” throwing out a lot of name calling.
While I sympathize with their burst bubbles, while I might agree with some of their views, I refuse to sit here and support people being called idiots, blind followers, mindless motherfuckers who need to be shot, by...
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Discover Your Strengths
I’m reading this book I borrowed from our HR department, Now, Discover Your Strengths.
Many of us go through work, fitness, our lives, focusing on our weaknesses and how we can improve. This book is about focusing on your strengths instead. Finding success and fullfillment is a lot easier when you play your strengths and manage around your weaknesses.
Let’s talk about my job....
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