Showing posts with label poo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poo. Show all posts
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Last Wednesday's Irish Times
A bit behind - as always - I am surprised and shocked at the Irish Times publishing such an article. Interesting way to work at increasing circulation!
Apparently it's all our fault, ladies! We work, therefore we earn. With 2 incomes, the family's standard of living gets nice 'n' high - too high. We're the ones who love shopping & spending, right? So the glass ceiling which has just shattered is all our fault. Don't believe me? I wouldn't either.
Have a read, here. The article comes with a health warning - have a cuppa beside you and a smile on your face before reading! Newton Emerson (author) is a satirist from Northern Ireland. So I'm going to assume that this article appears tongue in cheek.
Apparently it's all our fault, ladies! We work, therefore we earn. With 2 incomes, the family's standard of living gets nice 'n' high - too high. We're the ones who love shopping & spending, right? So the glass ceiling which has just shattered is all our fault. Don't believe me? I wouldn't either.
Have a read, here. The article comes with a health warning - have a cuppa beside you and a smile on your face before reading! Newton Emerson (author) is a satirist from Northern Ireland. So I'm going to assume that this article appears tongue in cheek.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
What not to give!
Good tips here on what not to give to co-workers at the Kris Kringle exchange on 23rd/24th December in your place of employ!
Photo owned by volantra (cc)
I would like to point out that my first ever boss (male) in my first ever "proper" job (I was 22) broke rule no. 1...
...which is:
"Adult" Items: Items that could be considered sexual in nature are inappropriate (and may even be illegal) in the workplace. Anything “adult” in nature should never be given in the workplace setting – even to the closest of co-workers. This not only includes the obvious like pornography and adult “toys,” but also includes artwork, books, and any image or rendering that depicts nudity or that may suggest a sexual act.
It was a chocolate willy.
I didn't know where to look!
He was a very nice guy, one of those sound bosses that was 100% approachable and always very fair.
And then he produced - that!
It's strange, I'm not a prude at all, I just felt it was SO inappropriate - I was all of 5 months in the place. Maybe it was because I was shy (ha!) or something... I will admit, it came with another small token - 2 festive votives, very nice.
Photo owned by wilttipöö (cc)
Photo owned by volantra (cc)
I would like to point out that my first ever boss (male) in my first ever "proper" job (I was 22) broke rule no. 1...
...which is:
"Adult" Items: Items that could be considered sexual in nature are inappropriate (and may even be illegal) in the workplace. Anything “adult” in nature should never be given in the workplace setting – even to the closest of co-workers. This not only includes the obvious like pornography and adult “toys,” but also includes artwork, books, and any image or rendering that depicts nudity or that may suggest a sexual act.
It was a chocolate willy.
I didn't know where to look!
He was a very nice guy, one of those sound bosses that was 100% approachable and always very fair.
And then he produced - that!
It's strange, I'm not a prude at all, I just felt it was SO inappropriate - I was all of 5 months in the place. Maybe it was because I was shy (ha!) or something... I will admit, it came with another small token - 2 festive votives, very nice.
Photo owned by wilttipöö (cc)
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
A Hat Tip
The most clicked-on of my bookmarks is wrapping things up - how sad! I found out from Rick, but everyone's blogging about it today...
Not much more to be said, really. So long, Twenty. And thanks for all the fishy laughs.
C-word Champion
Not much more to be said, really. So long, Twenty. And thanks for all the fishy laughs.
C-word Champion
Friday, May 16, 2008
Amusing Businesses - the original entrepreneurial spirit
I just love this. I was at a local garden centre recently and typically, came across bags of "fertilizer" for sale.
I just think it's brilliant, you sit there for a moment, staring at a big pile of poo and wonder to yourself "what am I going to do with this?"
Sell it.
Making money from the byproducts of your business is a fantastic idea, mainly because it is such a simple one.
I'll admit that this blog originally started out quite aspirational - but I think that bit of my learning curve has maybe ended. The thing about trying to think of something interesting to blog about has turned into blogging about things that come up during the week and just approaching it from a business sense. A business start up sense :)
I have just started a blogroll, I hope that's ok with those I've listed. They are blogs I read that I find amusing. As I venture futher into Irish Blogland I will no doubt keep adding to them...
But back to the point of making business from byproducts. It's not as difficult as it looks - just step outside the box for a moment and have a little think.
This is apparently the time for us as a nation to focus on The Knowledge Economy. So, if your business is not in manufacturing or farming or retail or hospitality, but more service or IT based, then think about getting a healthy cashflow early on.
For Example!
If you have a web based business and you are busy looking for customers but they are not coming along as quickly as you would have imagined - how about selling your valuable IT skills on the side on a consultancy basis, just to get the coffers healthy. It will benefit you in 2 ways:
1) Cashflow, obviously
2) Get you back into other businesses
The second one is another byproduct, but this time - for you. It's a lonely old road starting up a business, and sometimes (cheesey but true) you can't see the wood for the....big leafy things. So interacting with others will help, but learning about their day-to-day issues will help you too. It can only help to discuss general business issues in the long term, I find.
I just think it's brilliant, you sit there for a moment, staring at a big pile of poo and wonder to yourself "what am I going to do with this?"
Sell it.
Making money from the byproducts of your business is a fantastic idea, mainly because it is such a simple one.
I'll admit that this blog originally started out quite aspirational - but I think that bit of my learning curve has maybe ended. The thing about trying to think of something interesting to blog about has turned into blogging about things that come up during the week and just approaching it from a business sense. A business start up sense :)
I have just started a blogroll, I hope that's ok with those I've listed. They are blogs I read that I find amusing. As I venture futher into Irish Blogland I will no doubt keep adding to them...
But back to the point of making business from byproducts. It's not as difficult as it looks - just step outside the box for a moment and have a little think.
This is apparently the time for us as a nation to focus on The Knowledge Economy. So, if your business is not in manufacturing or farming or retail or hospitality, but more service or IT based, then think about getting a healthy cashflow early on.
For Example!
If you have a web based business and you are busy looking for customers but they are not coming along as quickly as you would have imagined - how about selling your valuable IT skills on the side on a consultancy basis, just to get the coffers healthy. It will benefit you in 2 ways:
1) Cashflow, obviously
2) Get you back into other businesses
The second one is another byproduct, but this time - for you. It's a lonely old road starting up a business, and sometimes (cheesey but true) you can't see the wood for the....big leafy things. So interacting with others will help, but learning about their day-to-day issues will help you too. It can only help to discuss general business issues in the long term, I find.
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