I apologize off the bat for the extraneous punctuation in the above sentence, but I'm trying to express my absolute disillusionment with...how shall I put this?
I'm disillusioned with the people in my workplace whose role it is to guide me...the people who are paid the big bucks to know more than I do. Do I covet their jobs? Good question. Up until today, not really. Oh, down the road maybe, but I'm happy with my responsibility load.
After today, I know I'll be applying to join their ranks the first chance I get.
"But," I hear you ask, "What happened today that changed your mind?"
One word, a neologism of this new Internet age actually, tucked glaringly in a sentence of official government guidance for me to refer to in my day-to-day work: "According to Wikipedia..."
Wikipedia!?!
Since when does a person who is paid to be a credible source of government policy guidance turn to Wikipedia for a definition of a word?
This is wrong in so many ways, I don't know where to begin...except to want to shout "Buy a dictionary!"
In frustration,
Lori
Monday, June 29, 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009
Cancer + Gambling = Feel Good Story
Okay, this does not happen every day:
As the spokesperson from the betting agents points out: "Never in 30 years in the business have I been so pleased to pay a winning client £10,000."
Jon, I hope you make it to next year, and your £100,000 payout.
Lori
A Buckinghamshire man diagnosed with terminal cancer is to collect a second winning payout of £5,000 after betting he would stay alive. (BBC News)I don't really approve of gambling...and I sure as shootin' don't believe in cancer, but the two combined can make a great story.
As the spokesperson from the betting agents points out: "Never in 30 years in the business have I been so pleased to pay a winning client £10,000."
Jon, I hope you make it to next year, and your £100,000 payout.
Lori
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