Tuesday, October 16, 2007

The reviews continue - everyone gets a beer

The 15th has come and gone, there is no end in sight for employee reviews, more than 3 people have left, and the new guy never showed up for work - even after he was hired. Though CM had the closest guess, there are no winners so I guess we all win. We can all go celebrate with a beer. Except for John, because he is in San Francisco and is busy studying the interrelationships of Feng Shui and urban planning. Hint: If you have an architectural firm with a policy of yearly performance reviews, you might want to actually have the reviews before you have no employees left to review.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Blog Action Day

Today is Blog Action Day. We’re not sure if the Shrub has declared it a national holiday or not but if you are browsing the blogosphere today, you’ll likely notice that everyone is writing about the environment in some way or another. We’ll try to be serious for 5 seconds and contribute to this.

We’ve done a little browsing and there is some great stuff going on out there but in all of the chatter about composting, wind farms, and hybrid vehicles, it’s very easy to lose focus. We are all on this planet for a pretty short period of time – and then we’re gone. You would think that with such a finite existence, we would take the time and exert the effort to enjoy one another’s company just a little. Our advice for a better environment is this: Smile.

What is the point of the world being here forever and what is the point of prolonged life if we don’t get along – or at least be amused by each other’s existence? People are pretty damned entertaining if you just give them a chance. If you hate people, you can even fake it so you don't ruin it for everyone else. Hey, if this guy can do it, anyone can.
Have a nice day!