9 August 2007
9 August 2007
WHAT THEY SAID…
2111 by Jeff HessThe deal is this-and I am drawn to it because it mirrors exactly my own half-century journey and rant: Namely “planners,” especially “master planners,” more or less believe that the plan is the thing-and that the messy process of implementation on the ground will take care of itself if The Plan is “right.” (Reminiscent of Iraq, eh?)
In The White Man’s Burden, Easterly describes “planners” and “searchers.” While planners treat the plan as holy writ, searchers live by rapid trial and error and learn through constant experimentation and adjustment. Tom Peters
9 August 2007
grrrrrrrrrrr…
2031 by Jeff Hess
Your spirit animal is the wolf. It is a ferocious companion, and a loyal friend. It is both a respectable and noble creature; to have this spirit animal says good things about you, and that you are starting to figure things out. Wolves are pretty rare spirit animals.
Wondering how this animal was chosen for you? These questions were carefully thought out to see how important you hold certain virtues such as: humanism, self-knowledge, rationalism, the love of freedom and other somewhat Hellenic ideals.
Some of the questions were very subtle. Your score was then matched with an animal of corresponding nobility. However, you shouldn’t think this was a right/wrong sort of test, but more of an idealistic values test. It’s ok to not hold these values, you’ll just get an animal spirit of lower stature if you do!
My test tracked how you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99 percent on Nobility.
It’s good to know that I run with Sherry.
9 August 2007
WHAT THEY SAID…
1823 by Jeff HessAugust is an empty Paris of the mind, where one can wander shuttered streets at noon, and meet no one. Todd Swift
Via Sherry Chandler.
9 August 2007
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
1818 by Jeff HessA set of screwdrivers,
a cordless drill, and
a black lace bra…
From A Woman Should Have by Unknown.
9 August 2007
WHAT THEY SAID…
1813 by Jeff HessThere’s a reason CoolCleveland.com has become popular. Why Meet The Bloggers keeps producing podcasts. The local media is seen as not even trying to provide real depth to most stories.
In one post from Ed Morrison, on Brewed Fresh Daily, there was information about struggling convention centers in Baltimore and Pittsburgh, how projections are falling far short in Washington D.C. and how Chicago’s McCormick place is gearing up for a major push to getting more medical related conventions.
There’s been no serious reporting, digging or writing about the convention center and med mart. The PD editorial board says that questions need to be answered but they haven’t actually asked any — vague topics of site, cost and the deal are not questions. Chas Rich
9 August 2007
MY COMMENTS…
1756 by Jeff Hess
Part of being a good citizen of the blogosphere is visiting, reading and, most importantly, taking the time to leave a comment on other’s blogs. It’s all about the conversation. In the interest of setting an example I’ve decided to link to those blog posts that have compelled me to leave a comment.
9 August 2007
WHAT THEY SAID…
1748 by Jeff HessBuy a $30,000 car in Summit County you will pay $1,875 in sales tax. Buy the same car in Cuyahoga County at the new rate, you pay $2,325 in sales tax. That”s $450 extra on the purchase. In the next 20 years, you may buy two or three cars. That would cost you $900 or $1,350, respectively. Since these “temporary” taxes usually are extended, you can expect to pay even more on future purchases.
Then add all the other purchases you will make in 20 years, or maybe 30 or 40 years. Televisions, iPods, DVDs, radios, refrigerators, stoves, washing and drying machines, even soap powder and shoes, to say nothing about the kids” clothing as school begins again.
Do you begin to get a feel for how much money you will be paying out? It may be small change each time. Yet it adds up to significant costs and to millions and millions of dollars that Cuyahoga County consumers will not have available to spend on, say, food. Roldo Bartimole
9 August 2007
AND REMEMBER, THERE IS REALLY ONLY NOW…
1446 by Jeff HessThe first day after a death, the new absence
Is always the same; we should be careful
Of each other, we should be kind
While there is still time.
From The Mower by Philip Larkin.
9 August 2007
MUCKING OUT THE BLOGPILE…
1400 by Jeff Hess
I’m constantly tossing interesting websites into what I call my blogpile. Some of them find their way here in the form of regular posts, but more often than not they languish and get buried deeper in the pile. The end result is that I have to go back and do a bit of shoveling. Today’s item is Budapest, 5 March 1956.
9 August 2007
FROM MY DAD…
0800 by Jeff Hess
I could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn’t wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.
So, he said to his new wife, “Honey, I’ll be right back.”
“Where are you going, Coochy Coo?” asked the wife.
“I’m going to the bar, Pretty Face,” he answered. I’m going to have a beer.”
The wife said, “You want a beer, my love?” She opened the door to the refrigerator and showed him 25 different kinds of beer, brands from 12 different countries: Germany, Holland, Japan, India, etc.
The husband didn’t know what to do, and the only thing that he could think of saying was, “Yes, Lollipop… but at the bar… You know… they have frozen glasses… ”
He didn’t get to finish the sentence, because the wife interrupted him by saying, “You want a frozen glass, Puppy Face?” She took a huge beer mug out of the freezer, so frozen that she was getting chills just holding it.
The husband, looking a bit pale, said, “Yes, Tootsie Roll, but at the bar they have those hors d’oeuvres that are really delicious… I won’t be long. I’ll be right back. I promise. OK?”
“You want hors d’oeuvres, Poochie Pooh?” She opened the oven and took out 5 dishes of different hors d’oeuvres: chicken wings, pigs in blankets, mushroom caps, and little quiches.
“But my sweet honey… at the bar. you know there’s swearing, dirty words and all that…”
“You want dirty words, Cutie Pie? LISTEN UP CHICKEN SHIT! SIT YOUR ASS DOWN, SHUT THE HELL UP, DRINK YOUR BEER IN YOUR FROZEN MUG AND EAT YOUR HORS D’OEUVRES BECAUSE YOUR MARRIED ASS ISN’T GOING TO A DAMNED BAR! THAT SHIT IS OVER, GOT IT, JACKASS?”
and…they lived happily ever after.
9 August 2007
FROM MY CHAPBOOK…
0400 by Jeff Hess
My name is Jeff Hess and I’m a biblioholic. I own hundreds of books. Not valuable books, mostly Science Fiction paperbacks and text books, tomes rescued by the bag from library book sales. A few years ago, in the interest of not burying myself, I began reading more books from the library and taking notes. My electronic chapbook was born.
This is a passage I copied from We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For by Alice Walker.
Most of us believe emptiness is nothing, and we fear having nothing. Emptiness, however, is filled with possibility, filled with space. p. 73
8 August 2007
MUCKING OUT THE BLOGPILE…
1400 by Jeff HessI’m constantly tossing interesting websites into what I call my blogpile. Some of them find their way here in the form of regular posts, but more often than not they languish and get buried deeper in the pile. The end result is that I have to go back and do a bit of shoveling. Today’s item is What Is Fitness And Who Is Fit?
8 August 2007
WAL-MART WEDNESDAY…
1000 by Jeff Hess
It’s been a busy week in Wally World: the Universe’s source of cheap plastic crap. On The Writing On The Wal — the blog USA Today says should be on its readers’ radar — Jonathan Rees, Robert Feinman, Peter Sayles and I continue our work dedicated to drawing back the curtain on the Bentonvile Behemoth’s corporate disinformation and other flackery.
IS MAJOR MAJOR WORKING FOR WAL-MART…? One of our Wal-Moles emailed me this morning to let me know that a vacation policy announced nearly a year ago is now being enforced. The gist is this: work less than 34-hours/week? Vacation time? Don”t make us laugh. Keep reading…
HOW MUCH IS YOUR TIME WORTH…? The blogger at Sprawled Out wrote on Monday that one of the things they hate to see is: A picture of the mayor of your city in a newspaper next to a headline that says “Welcome Wal-Mart.” The post garnered several good comments, but one struck a cord. Keep reading…
WAL-MART”S RESPONSE TO ACTION 4… I”m thinking that someone at Action 4 needs to do a little research on the full scope of Wal-Mart”s problems dealing with product recalls. As Jonathan wrote earlier today, KGBT nailed Wal-Mart for having dangerous food products on its shelves after a recall was announced. Keep reading…
AT THE WALLY PLEX… There are sound stages on Hollywood”s back lots smaller than Bentonvile”s behemoths, so it”s no surprise that budding video talent has been sneaking cameras in at odd hours. And now for the midnight show at the Wally Plex featuring Esko33. Keep reading…
WHY HACKERS LOVE WAL-MART MONEY CARDS… The blogger at GhettoWebmaster dropped us a line to help spread the word that those Wal-Mart pre-paid Visa cards are not only financially a horrible idea, but that your money would be safer scattered in the street. Keep reading…
WAL-MART HIDES BEHIND FAKE LAWS… A few months ago the Homeland Security world was all a twitter over suspicious characters buying armloads of cell phones from Wal-Marts. It turned out to be an innocent entrepreneurial exercise – buying cheap phones in one location to be resold for a profit. Keep reading…
FINDING THE BUMPS IN A FLAT EARTH… Much of what Wal-Mart is and is becoming depends upon a global economy where workers in industrialized nations must compete against workers in nations with fledgling industrial economies. Thomas Friedman posits in The World Is Flat that that is a good idea. Keep reading…
WAL-MART URBAN LEGEND NO. 327…* I don”t really know how many Urban Legends there are associated with Wal-Mart,* but we can add one more to the list: The Wal-Mart Check Copying Scam. If you haven”t already gotten the email yet, it will probably pop into your inbox any day now. Keep reading…
8 August 2007
FROM MY DAD…
0800 by Jeff HessI could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
A lot of folks can’t understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in our country. Well, there’s a very simple answer. Nobody bothered to check the oil. We just didn’t know we were getting low.
The reason for that is purely geographical. Our oil is located in Alaska, California, Florida, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Our dipsticks are located in Washington , D.C. Any other Questions?
8 August 2007
FROM MY CHAPBOOK…
0400 by Jeff HessMy name is Jeff Hess and I’m a biblioholic. I own hundreds of books. Not valuable books, mostly Science Fiction paperbacks and text books, tomes rescued by the bag from library book sales. A few years ago, in the interest of not burying myself, I began reading more books from the library and taking notes. My electronic chapbook was born.
This is a passage I copied from We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For by Alice Walker.
This is the true wine of astonishment.
We are not
Over
When we think
We are.
p. 68
7 August 2007
NOT WITH… BUT WITHIN…
1451 by Jeff HessAs he begins to age, and his gray beard
Inaugurates the thinning of his hair,
He’ll pale with each sensation in his chest,
Each flutter, every pain and numbness there-
No cardiologist, nor any chart
Will ever find the trouble with his heart.
From The Bachelor by Leslie Monsour,.
7 August 2007
MUCKING OUT THE BLOGPILE…
1400 by Jeff HessI’m constantly tossing interesting websites into what I call my blogpile. Some of them find their way here in the form of regular posts, but more often than not they languish and get buried deeper in the pile. The end result is that I have to go back and do a bit of shoveling. Today’s item is The Science of Gaydar.
7 August 2007
FROM MY DAD…
0800 by Jeff HessI could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
7 August 2007
FROM MY CHAPBOOK…
0400 by Jeff HessMy name is Jeff Hess and I’m a biblioholic. I own hundreds of books. Not valuable books, mostly Science Fiction paperbacks and text books, tomes rescued by the bag from library book sales. A few years ago, in the interest of not burying myself, I began reading more books from the library and taking notes. My electronic chapbook was born.
This is a passage I copied from We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For by Alice Walker.
And does this make you remember that when we were trying to get the ERA, the Equal Rights Amendment, passed, which would have assured equal rights for women, suddenly the market and our television screens were flooded with a new dishwashing liquid called, you remember, ERA. A not-so-subtle message that equal rights for women was still associated mainly with the kitchen and a sink full of dirty dishes. And it must have been in the Sixties, when women were claiming their freedom to have a good time, that the dishwashing liquid magnates came up with a concoction called Joy. p. 61
