formby002
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Awwwwww
not as cute as the catThe rest of the fam have their moments too, but I’m not posting pics of them here.
Shame making apple pies is a lost art in my household.
I could do, but the results wouldn't be as aesthetically professional.You could always take a leaf out of Fwiffo 's book and start cooking apple pies yourself!
Now the parakeet has come for it's share:
Funnily enough, I named them the same with the unknowns. I wondered if the one behind Aled Jones was a fresh faced and opium unaware Sabastian Horsley?Back row from left to right:
Don't know.
Don't know.
Tony Hadley.
John Taylor.
Simon Le Bon.
Martin Kemp
George Micheal.
Gary Kemp
Don't know.
Don't know.
Aled Jones.
Front row left to right:
Midge Ure.
Don't know.
Paula Yates (Bride)
Bob Geldof (Groom)
David Bowie (Emperor-King)
Tragedy stalks that familyFunnily enough, I named them the same with the unknowns. I wondered if the one behind Aled Jones was a fresh faced and opium unaware Sabastian Horsley?
Paul Yates was quite pretty for awhile, but women and drugs don't mix, once they get addicted they seldom escape it.
I have a couple of parakeets too. Before a big tree fell down there used to be a big swarm of them. Noisy buggers they were.They're an invasive species and yes, they shouldn't be able to survive the Dutch winter, but they do.
They've been here since the 1970s.
Blame either Jimi Hendrix or the filming of The African Queen in Shepperton.Surely that's an import - parrots aren't native to Europe, are they? Is it a feral species?
My boss and my boss' boss approved my week off for next week.
Besides the day after Orthodox Christmas this year (and I'm not Orthodox), my last time off was September 2020 when I added a few days to make a week after Labour Day.
....but then I have a client meeting Monday morning and the calendar invitations keep rolling in.
Damm....they wait until Thurs to approve? That sux if they said nope!
Yes. Alternatively I book far in advance and some VIP, special presentation, or workshop inevitably comes up.
Don't they take into account that some people have families/plans/tickets/etc for their vacations?
Delegation is a wonderful thing, if you can. But if you haven't got the back-up and resources, there's not much scope for holidays away from the grind.I reckon I work for a company of workaholics. Then we just work and take our laptop with us. My boss' boss just flew to Italy today and the flight was 1300. He said he was off but was doing calls since 7. One time he rang me whilst on the dentist chair.
I reckon I work for a company of workaholics. Then we just work and take our laptop with us. My boss' boss just flew to Italy today and the flight was 1300. He said he was off but was doing calls since 7. One time he rang me whilst on the dentist chair.
are you talking about strippers?There's some research that shows in North America people who climb the pole actually work more than ever, which is in stark contrast to previous generations when people climbed the pole to enjoy more leisure time.
There's some research that shows in North America people who climb the pole actually work more than ever, which is in stark contrast to previous generations when people climbed the pole to enjoy more leisure time.
It's a myth that all the digitalization, improved processes deliver more free time. No it doesn't, it means cost savings to the client and you do more work for the same bung as your competitors are doing the same.There's some research that shows in North America people who climb the pole actually work more than ever, which is in stark contrast to previous generations when people climbed the pole to enjoy more leisure time.
True.It's a myth that all the digitalization, improved processes deliver more free time. No it doesn't, it means cost savings to the client and you do more work for the same bung as your competitors are doing the same.
You don't need a typing pool anymore and you don't need travel agents. Probably you don't need secretaries or PA's. You do all of that stuff yourself, so you effectively take on more work.
The higher up you go, the more responsibility and burden you have. You might be lucky and have status and financial rewards. But anyone who wants to get to the top to have more free time is kidding themselves.
Yes, agree. When I first started work, there were still some older people in the office who'd worked back at the dawn of office computers, when there was just one computer in the office, and absolutely nothing like the internet.It's a myth that all the digitalization, improved processes deliver more free time. No it doesn't, it means cost savings to the client and you do more work for the same bung as your competitors are doing the same.
You don't need a typing pool anymore and you don't need travel agents. Probably you don't need secretaries or PA's. You do all of that stuff yourself, so you effectively take on more work.
The higher up you go, the more responsibility and burden you have. You might be lucky and have status and financial rewards. But anyone who wants to get to the top to have more free time is kidding themselves.
That's the privilege of command, you have latitude to go out and do things whilst the others have to stay their allotted times.Yes and no - there is responsibility, but plenty of senior managers still manage to take long lunches or golfing afternoons. Perhaps that's not as prevalent as in the 1970s and 1980s, but it still happens.
I've also seen junior staff get fired for stuffing up, but reasonably senior staff promoted or moved sideways, despite massive stuff ups or just rank incompetence in a particular position. Rank does have its privileges...