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Job Search1: So far...

Here's what I've found: The pitch .  "Have you always been in the top 5% of your class?"  Ok, so I saw this on one company's job/career site.  Now this just rubbed me the wrong way.  I can't begin to articulate the flood of feeling that I got just reading it...and now writing it.. The question.   "If you could meet some famous person from history, who would it be and why?"  Is this a trick question or an essay submission for a test?  I found it hard to figure out the link between my choice and my abilities related to the job, so perhaps I am not so clever as they are.  I guess I need to move on. Polygraph test. Are you kidding me??  " TS/SCI/ Full Scope Lifestyle Polygraph (Only for Cleared Positions)"  Yeah, scratch that one off the list. Are you a customer ?  Ok, so this was on the career site of one telecom company.  So, I'm in fact not a customer.  Should I just stop there?  Maybe if you hire me and I like you, I

My review of "The Last Airbender"

This post is about what the reviewers didn't tell you, so I'm going to ignore all the furore about the ethnic representations in the movie and the acting abilities of the cast.   I, or rather "we", Lucas and I, fall into the camp of those patrons who have seen the entire animated series.  Be warned. Book 1.   So how come none of these adult reviewers cared to mention that this was "Book 1" ?  Did they not understand what that meant?  For us it meant that we had a pretty good idea of what we were going to see, and likely where it ended.  And as far as the ethnicity goes, well, Lucas didn't notice anything unusual. Names .  This is by far the biggest mark against the movie.  Why didn't they pronounce the names correctly??!!  Lucas and I cringed every time they said Aang. They pronounced Aang as "ung" vs "ang" as in "bang".  Aarrggh!!.   They pronounced Sokka as "soak-ah" instead of "sock-ah"

Random thoughts on the summer

Indoor Soccer What occurs at our house on very hot or very rainy days.  Imagine the possibilities. Flies Next year I am hosting a "Fly-Swatting Competition".  All are welcome and I mean that.  I've been driven by the rudeness of the flies this year - they fly slowly, almost drunkenly by me daring me to swat them and they rest on the fly swatter itself! The nerve! I'll show them who's boss. The Afternoon Nap That would be mine.  On the infrequent occasion I take one, I usually wake up disoriented, slow and lethargic.  And how is that different from any other day? I  am less bad-tempered than usual. Back to School Not a moment too soon.