France now has its own Dilbert. Corinne Maier, an economist at the French electrical ministry, has written a short book explaining the pointlessness of middle management, and offering advice on getting by doing as little as possible. The book is titled Bonjour paresse (“Hello, laziness”). Chapter titles include “Business Culture: My Arse!”, “The Cretins Who [...]
Archive for September 14th, 2004
Too True
Posted in Culture, Economics on September 14, 2004 | 2 Comments »
Republicans Against Bush
Posted in Politics on September 14, 2004 | 11 Comments »
Over in the comments at Evangelical Outpost, poster DS (a self-described Republican who claims to have only voted Democrat once since reaching voting age), expresses dismay with Bush, and asks Republicans what it is about Bush that they like. Someone turns the question around on him and asks why he, as a Republican, doesn’t like [...]
My Tooth is Trying to Kill Me
Posted in Bloggin on September 14, 2004 | 1 Comment »
My tooth is very infected. I have an appointment to see the denist today, so I don’t imagine that I will be around for the next day or two. tgirsch and KTK should be here, though.