Inspiration, Motivation Just the Way I Like It: Short & Sweet 2 Minutes
Posted in February 9th, 2009
Hat Tips: eppsnet.com, http://blogs.jobdig.com, “What would Dad say”
Two minutes of inspirational speeches.
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Excellent for turkeys who are down in the dumps.
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Posted by reinkefj
Ron Paul rocks on Bill Mahr’s show!
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Posted by reinkefj
In doing my personal “lessons learned” after action follow up, I found one glaring oversight that came up in the “after chat”. Granfalloons! How could I have missed that tip?
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Granfalloon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A granfalloon, in the fictional religion of Bokononism (created by Kurt Vonnegut in his 1963 novel Cat’s Cradle), is defined as a “false karass.” That is, it is a group of people who outwardly choose or claim to have a shared identity or purpose, but whose mutual association is actually meaningless. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granfalloon
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To a certain extent, “manhattan college alumni” is a granfalloon. But, it would be unpolitic to use that. So let me give an example, I use every day.
“Birthdays on Facebook”
Every day, after I “do” my Jasper obits, but before I “do” Jasper Jottings overnight news reported by Google, I do “Facebook Birthdays”. That’s basically a three step process. First, I go onto the Facebook site, which very gerously tells me which of my Facebook friends is having a birthday. I copy them over to a Facebook personal “Facebook Friends List” called “bday”. Opening up a new browser window for each of them, I write a form Happy Birthday message and send it. Then, I use the “Facebook Share Friends” feature to suggest their fellow borthday-ites to them. Using the “bday” list is very quick. Finally I send the group the following message:
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To: [individual list of names]
Fr: FJohn Reinke
Re: Hey, you folks share a birthday!!!
Best wishes on your mutual day.
I always thought birthdays were a great way to setup a granfalloon — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granfalloon — strange idea. A very important concept in “job search”. I’ve sent you connection suggestions of some “sharers”.
This is a Robbie Burns message. You know the gift to see ourselves as others see us. Facebook tells me that you share the day; it doesn’t tell you. Here’s a gift. A networking stretching weird one.
Nota Bene: They did say that “opportunity” knocks. What they did NOT tell you was what you’d find when you opened the door. It’s a great free offer requiring nothing more from you but to be open to something new. What throws you off, in this case, is that “opportunity” is disguised as a fat old man with strange ideas. ROFL!!!
fjohn
Attached: [Facebook copies the Wikipedia definition of granfalloon]
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I have received a lot of positive, but some negative feedback about it. On the positive side, some “birthday circles” have formed out of it. My estimate is that about 1 in 3 “days” have some “Facebook Friending” takes place. At least based on what I see reported to me by Facebook. On the negative, some “Facebook Friends” have “defreinded” me. (As an old data guy, I track activity manually and know what they’ve done. Special mark in their record that I keep. I don’t depend on any cloud service to keep all my records. Be funny when they come back to me for something. A networker, like an elephant, never forgets.)
I don’t see an immediate payoff to me. Yet? But, I have people message me that other Granfalloons I have suggested have paid off big for them.
So for example, the “Alumni of Marketing Presentation 2009-02-04” could be a granfalloon that a student might set up to “capture” the synergy of yesterday. It would tie them both to their fellow students (very valuable imho) as well as to the faculty adn alums who were there yesterday (less valuable imho). It’s a trick to create those “webs of weak links” that are so valuable in job search.
Anyway, that’s what I would have liked to communicate to the audience about “granfalloons”. Maybe you can pass this along as a handout. Of course, if anyone has any questions, I’d be happy to answer by email.
Thanks again,
fjohn68
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Posted by reinkefj
Disrespectful?
As a vet, I just shake my head at the attitude that permits it.
We have boys and girls at risk in the field. We can’t even treat the symbol that they are dying for with some modest amount of respect.
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Posted by reinkefj
http://news.goldseek.com/JamesTurk/1232989200.php
Restoring Sound Money in America
By: James Turk, Founder & Chairman of GoldMoney.com
— Posted Monday, 26 January 2009 | Digg This ArticleDigg It! | Source: GoldSeek.com
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There is a determined grassroots movement in the United States seeking the restoration of sound money. There are many different groups comprising this movement, but all share the same aim. It is to restore gold and silver to its rightful role as the money of the United States, as mandated by the Constitution.
I have written about this movement before. In “The Quest for Sound Money in New Hampshire” in May 2005 I discussed the bill, called the “New Hampshire Sound Money Bill”, that was drafted by Constitutional scholar and lawyer, Dr. Edwin Vieira. It was presented to the New Hampshire legislature, but sadly, remains pending in committee.
If enacted, the bill will enable people to use gold and silver in their transactions with the state of New Hampshire. An article by me discussing this bill, the aims of its several sponsors and some important background information on the monetary provisions of the Constitution can be found at the following link: http://www.goldmoneybill.org/turk.html
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Sad to say, imho, not without a revolution.
When the people realize that gooferment is funded with inflation of fiat dollars, then they might wise up.
Saving in gold ounces is one option still open to the average bloke.
Buy one or more gold coins from a “paperless source” and bury it in your backyard.
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Posted by reinkefj
http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=1376776
What role do we play in our own job search? by Jason Monastra
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A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to complacency; From complacency to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.
Apathy is defined as a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation and passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of interest or concern to emotional, social, or physical life. They may also exhibit an insensibility or sluggishness.
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sigh!
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Posted by reinkefj
http://www.reason.com/blog/show/131747.html
110 Years to Pay for Those Denver Solar Panels?
Ronald Bailey | February 18, 2009, 1:18pm
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The museum wanted a solar system to support its educational mission and cut energy costs as well as the building’s carbon footprint. But the payout period would have been too long to make it financially feasible.
“We looked at first installing it ourselves, and without any of the incentive programs, it was a 110-year payout,” said [Dave Noel, vice president of operations and chief technology officer for the museum]. “The [museum’s] board was supportive of the program, but said it had to make sense financially.”
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There are so many many good projects to be done. The national electric grid needs an update. But, that would take time and not give a “sexy” photo op!
We could then ask, as we do with so many gooferment programs, “why is the taxpayer paying for this”?
So to with the Denver museum. If the museum is entertainment, why is the taxpayer subsidizing this?
Argh!
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Posted by reinkefj
http://deadspin.com/5155368/the-real-frauds-why-did-a+rods-teammates-even-bother-to-show-up
The Real Frauds: Why Did A-Rod’s Teammates Even Bother To Show Up?
By DAULERIO, 5:15 PM on Tue Feb 17 2009
SI writer Jeff Pearlman offers his thoughts about the A-Rod press conference. Specifically, why are his teammates still supporting him?
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They sat like lemmings, one alongside the other alongside the other, nodding with Alex Rodriguez’s words, showing that-good or bad-he is one of them. That he is a New York Yankee.
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You’re Derek Jeter. You’ve presumably played the game cleanly since making your debut 14 years ago. You’re known as a stand-up guy and a hard-nosed shortstop who believes in the pure goodness of baseball. Why would you support ARod?
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Interesting question?
More importantly: Why should anyone care what someone else puts in their body?
Just don’t expect me to pick up the tab for your choices.
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Posted by reinkefj
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As a member of the class of ‘XX, my recollections may be as unreliable as a deposition from Rod Blagojevich, but this is my recollection.
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Most of this I am fairly confident I have right as to the essence.
Where I am fuzzy is how it unraveled. My recollection is that part of the deal with
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Where I am most uncertain is how the deal unraveled.
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What I do recall is that some of us were very suspicious/cynical that shortly afterwards
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Now that I have written this all down, I am beginning to suspect my memory, because in 1970 when this would have unraveled
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Anyway, that’s my story, open to revisions of those with clearer memories.
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Interesting the human mind.
So vivid, yet so frail. Perhaps social networking and blogging will allow people to remember better.
Clearly, I’d urge all young people to start a diary and keep a “day book” to document their progress thru life day by day. Then when they reach the end of life’s road, they wouldn’t be struggling to remember.
I can only imagine all the good ideas, acquaintances, and stuff that are lost forever by a failure to remember.
All very sad!
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Posted by reinkefj
Anyone reading them?
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Posted by reinkefj
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FJohn Reinke
Consultant at Technology Legacies LLC
Advisor, Computer Governance Committee at Manhattan College
Editor / Publisher at Jasper Jottings
Greater New York City Area
JJ Positraction JJ Endnotes Downsize DC
Philosophy of Liberty
I have NOT received any gagged governmental information requests
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