Sunday stealing...

Ask Me Meme from "Just keep swimming." -Dorthy, Finding Nemo



1:What was the last argument you had about?
Putting dishes away.

2:How long is your longest relationship?
Almost a lifetime: I've got a couple of friends I've known that long.

3:What is something not many people know about you?
I can crochet.

4:Two truths and a lie. Go.
Ice cream is cold.
Snow is cold.
Coffee must be served hot.

5:Do you believe in fate/destiny?
Yes. I do.

6:Where is somewhere you’ve always wanted to live?
New York or Washington DC for a short defined period.

7:Has there ever been a song that made you cry?
A couple.

8:Do you jump/scare easily?
No.

9:Which birthday has been your favorite?
21. Had lots of fun.

10:Have you ever been pulled over? Arrested?
Pulled over-yes. Arrested-never.

11:Have you ever been to a fortune teller?
No.

12:What’s your favorite series of books?
The Chronicles of Narnia are some of my favorites.

13:Who is someone that you think knows the most about you outside of family?
My best friend.

14:What is the weirdest thing you’ve eaten?
Octopus.

15:List one of your quirks.
I like coffee first thing in the AM.

16:State 1 bad habit of yours.
I snore.

17:Has a scary movie ever given you nightmares?
Yes.

18:When was the last time you got your hair done in a salon?
I go on a regular basis.

19:What was the last thing you did with your friends?
We went out for dinner.

20:What’s something that you like to do that others might see as weird?
I like to do laundry.

21:What was the last trip you took?
I went to Chicago for work.

More signs of dysfunctional workplaces

This is a great article with a list of those infamous traits. The following seemed to jump out at me based on everything going on lately.

Decisions are made at the highest level  possible.
Regardless of what it is, you have to check with your boss before doing it.  She also has to check with her boss. So does anything really get done? No. Not without a lot of stone rolling up the hill.

Delegating means telling somebody to do something, not giving them the power to do it.
The total antithesis of nursing, but reality sometimes.

Management approaches from the latest best-seller are regularly misunderstood to mean what we're doing already is right on the  mark.
"Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," "Good to Great" and "Who Moved My  Cheese?" all seem to boil down to, "quit griping and do more with less."

Or a Lean Six Sigma class...where the resources just don't happen to be allocated to your department.

Stay tuned...more to come

When it rains...

It pours, the lights flicker, the wind shakes the windows and WildDog starts opening doors to tell us he's not staying in a room by himself.

No, siree, I'm a guard dog and I'm "guarding" you whether you like it or not.

At least he does not destroy things or jump in bed. He just sits on my side of the bed and whines...and I wake up to pat him on the head to quiet him.

I love summer thunderstorms. At least, it wasn't a tornado!

Harmless habits

I'm working on a couple of these habits. I keep telling my friends we need to get together more often, so now I have something for them to think about.

Back to cooking, studying, and writing, as Dahey jams the stereo with north of the border tunes, from Gordo to BNL.

Stay tuned. More from Vacationland to come...