Before there was Change There was Hope

General McChrystal Called to the Principals Office

How not to complain about colleagues

It is always chancy to speak out aginst your boss.

Some of Alexander the Great's officers were unhappy when their leader began to adopt enemy customs - like proskynesis, or bowing down to the king - as the army conquered the Persian Empire.

But one officer, Cleitus the Black, took his complaints too far. Annoyed at being appointed to a marginal command, he badgered Alexander in front of other officers at a drunken banquet. Fellow officers warned him to be silent, but he refused and an incensed Alexander killed him with a spear.


But if i had to go against Alexander The Great or Obama, i am picking Obama

"it is a complex formula that never made it into the fliers"

Xcel's complicated rate changes jolt some customers

Turns out Xcel decided to prorate June usage in a complex formula that never made it into the fliers or onto its website telling customers about the two-tier structure and how it will work.

"I think what we did was give (customers) a good idea of what was to be expected in the first full month," Xcel spokesman Tom Henley said. "Let's face it, explaining the proration in a system that's already complex enough was probably one of those things we pushed to the back burner."

That quickly became the front burner when the first of the new two-tier bills started showing up June 2 and consumers saw a lot of numbers that didn't jibe with Xcel's explanation.

"It's crazy. They print on the bill nonsummer and summer rates, but in the end, it's not how they described it," said Judith Close of Denver, whose bill had a single day of June.


My take :
It is just a stepwise defined function using reverse cost averaging. Come on people it is not that hard. The important thing is you do not have the information to prove you are right. We don’t have the information to prove were wrong? So pay the bill and shut your cake hole.

And the little guy gets the shaft

Take Law Into Your Own Hands Pakistan Style

By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press Writers

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – An American armed with a pistol and a 40-inch (102-centimeter) sword was detained in northern Pakistan and told investigators he was on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden, a police officer said Tuesday.

The man, identified as 52-year-old Californian construction worker Gary Brooks Faulkner, said he wanted to cross over into the nearby Afghan province of Nuristan because he had "heard bin Laden was living there"

... Californian more than their fair share of crazies.

Wouldn't you like to know?

Some random Questions

In what way are you irrational?

I believe that washing my car causes it to rain

How important is it to you that you are on time?

I am border line obsessive compulsive about being on time. Additionally it annoys me when others are late. “Come on you are 28 years old by this time you should reasonable expect to encounter traffic if you need to be anywhere by 8:00 in the morning”

What gossip do you like to be in on?

I am a man, I do not gossip. But seriously I seek out the rumor mill at work.

When are you most generous?

With my food

What "red-neck" activity do you like to do?

In spite of being born in the ‘burbs I like a good Rodeo

Where do you like to get your news?

AM Radio – Ouch I am turning into my father.

If you had a ton of money how would it corrupt you?

I think it would be tough to trust people. I would always be wondering what are they trying to get from me.

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No Tweete For U

I would like to see the expanse of judicial activism to put greater limit on Twitter

Federal Judge James Zagel told the Chicago courtroom at the outset of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trial that he was prohibiting anyone in the court from using Twitter during the trial or making public statements.

Getting Blagojevich and his family to quiet down would be a big change. Blagojevich has written a memoir and hosted a radio show since his arrest in December 2008. Both he and his wife, Patti, have appeared on reality television shows and both have Twitter accounts. On Monday, Patti Blagojevich tweeted that she had finished the laundry and house cleaning and complained that news helicopters were following her and wasting fuel.

I cannot imagine what he is getting out of this relationship with the media.

An old Irish proverb states

An old Irish proverb states "anything to stupid to be said can always be sung"

Here is the proof

I never cared much for moonlight skies, I never wink at fireflies,
But now that the stars are in your eyes, I'm beginning to see the light.
I never went for after-glow, candle light on the mistletoe,
But now when you turn the lamp down low, I'm beginning to see the light.
Used to ramble through the park, shadow boxing in the dark,
Then you came and caused a spark, that's a four-alarm fire now.
I never made love by lantern shine, I never saw rainbows on my wine,
But now that your lips are burning mine, I'm beginning to see the light.