tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71620769728021018242012-02-16T13:44:53.917ZThoughts on government, politics, and American culture from a mid-level government bureaucrat.Sean Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418815357998967225noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162076972802101824.post-54912597091338429892010-01-23T17:28:00.001Z2010-01-23T17:28:05.005Z

"I was thinking about an art project that is as much about the agreement that the buyer signs as it is about the art itself. When the buyer purchases the piece he/she signs an EULA. It would basically say that the by purchasing the art the buyer agrees to the stipulations listed. These would be very similar to a common software EULA: the buyer is "licensing" the art, the art is non-transferable,

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Sometimes I go in to planning mode for Apocalyptic and lesser scenarios. Unlike most people, I do not really think that I would be one of the few survivors of some terrible catastrophe. I am relatively sure that I would be either wiped out in the first wave or die soon afterward.Even the most basic catastrophe, I am woefully unprepared. What if transportation shut down today, leaving me with

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"The discoveries of healing science must be the inheritance of all. That is clear. Disease must be attacked, whether it occurs in the poorest or the richest man or woman simply on the ground that it is the enemy; and it must be attacked just in the same way as the fire brigade will give its full assistance to the humblest cottage as readily as to the most important mansion." - http://ping.fm/hs4nQ

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It seems that far too often, the people tasked with scheduling and leading meetings have absolutely no idea on how a meeting should be run.For someone who has a lot to do everyday and people calling for assistance and questions, my time is valuable. Rather than value and respect my time, I am often in meetings where the topic is fluid and the goal is unclear.There is a great training video

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I heard somewhere recently that the common thread between all politicians is the diesire to be liked and ambition. I think one reason I am not a politician (at least not now) is that I often compromise my ambition. I would rather be comfortable than consumed by success; happy over powerful.

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PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE NOTE  Please put your NAME and DATE on your food.      If you do not label you food it will be thrown away (or eaten.)    Anything older than 2 weeks will be brought back to your desk and hidden for you to find later. 

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A commercial (ironically, advertising the need to advertise) spoke about the fact that "small business is the backbone of America!"Is it? The first thing is to establish terms. What is a small business? Number of people? Amount of money/profit? I am going to say a business under 50 people, making less than $10 million is gross revenue. This excludes franchisees of larger companies.I look

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I went to get an oil change and due to other repairs needed, I was left at the shop for an hour. A National Geographic article kept my attention. It spoke about the increase in light pollution and that most of the country and the world is in a permanent twilight. Even hundreds of miles outside of a major city, the glow blocks out most of the stars.Then as we put our son to sleep, my wife sang

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I have noticed an interesting trend; and I suspect it will be an ongoing theme in my writing. People cannot disagree anymore. We are no longer capable of accepting that someone has a difference of opinion. They are either in our camp or our enemy; compromise is out of the question.Sometimes, once NPR switches to classical music for most of the day, I listen to the talk shows on the radio.

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