Not a day to forget.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
A Job with Meaning
Years ago, I heard a man talk about recruiting for police officers.
He said that if the recruiters emphasized pay and benefits, they got blank stares but when they emphasized community service, the applications shot up.
Whether the subject is recruitment, supervision or motivation, when you provide genuine meaning you will reach the heart.
First Paragraph
The coppers smashed my father's printer when I was eight. I remember the hot, cling-film-in-a-microwave smell of it, and Da's look of ferocious concentration as he filled it with fresh goop, and the warm, fresh-baked feel of the objects that came out of it.
- From "Printcrime," a story by Cory Doctorow in the book, Overclocked
- From "Printcrime," a story by Cory Doctorow in the book, Overclocked
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Monday, February 12, 2018
Wanted: Generic Father Figure for Backyard BBQ
Cultural Offering has the ad.
The list of desired names is unimaginative. I'd suggest adding Jack, Hal, Rex, Wolfgang, Carlo, and Kurt.
Especially the last one.
The list of desired names is unimaginative. I'd suggest adding Jack, Hal, Rex, Wolfgang, Carlo, and Kurt.
Especially the last one.
A Busy Little Bee
In one post, Althouse manages to combine "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "Gladiator," porn, and a few other subjects.
She was wrong, of course, about "Gladiator."
She was wrong, of course, about "Gladiator."
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