Poets Day US

"You have a problem with that" Well as well all know Johnny did end up having a problem with that - a Crane kick to the face that has resulted in numerous torn hamstrings as kids (and kids at heart) tried to replicate it. I am sure you are right now thinking 'da'fuck James, what are you pontificating about this time?' Well let me elaborate. Sometimes what we perceive as a weakness can actually be a strength. When you see those brightly colored tree frogs in the Amazon (or on Discovery Channel) we all think that they must be stupid, camouflage is the name of the game in the jungle. But no, what these brightly colored frogs are saying (apart from the fact that they look fabulous) is that they are poisonous little buggers. Johnny went after what he perceived was the weakness however that leg sweep led directly to a case of foot-to-kisser and a bunch of crappy sequels. Recently someone implied that I needed to act more seriously (he may have said professiona

    I was chatting to a friend the other day about different management techniques and I commented that some people will crash a boat 10 times then blame the iceberg. We both found that amusing (as we have experienced that in our many combined years of working in Corporate wherever) but also found it a little disconcerting that it was so true. Surely we have evolved enough as humans to realize that sometimes the best way is to ask for guidance or help, otherwise we will run out of orchestras and Leo DiCaprio's (not necessarily a bad thing). Someone has to steer the ship but there needs to be collaboration. The person on the helm (really getting into this ship analogy right now) needs input from the Navigator, Engineering and the Radar Operator. Back in the olden days they had lookouts posted on the bow and up the mast, now we have radar, sonar and GPS to help plot the route. Without those external inputs the person on the helm might miss the iceberg but chances of getting you safe

It is a little known fact that today is Australia History Month Day. I have decided to share some of the most important things about Australia that you may not be aware of on this historical Poets Day. Now some of you may know that I am a huge fan of all things Australian, like Phar Lap, Pavlova, Crowded House, Russell Crowe and of course the Lord of the Rings movies. What has this to do with Poets Day you may ask. Well many of the people that emigrated to Australia had to work hard all week (mainly because they were convicts) and unfortunately could not really Piss Off as they were in shackles. Actually, nothing to do with Poets Day at all really I just felt like sharing this historic occasion with y'all and also these little known Australian facts: A boomerang that won't come back is called a stick The Great Sandy desert is in fact a great big sandy desert People with Red hair are called Blue, People with Blue hair are called Ethel or Grandma The aboriginal word for

I love my Suburban - I call it the beast - it is just like me. Thing has almost 200,000 miles on it, dodgy transmission, a door that doesn't lock automatically, speakers that crackle and fuzz when they work, dim headlights and sometimes it is hard to start in the mornings. I make sure the oil is topped up, get it serviced every now and again, change out dead bulbs and have replaced the door handles a couple of times on the driver side. It has given me concerns, cost me a couple of dollars in maintenance but it keeps on going. I don't want to ever replace it. I need to install new shocks, replace the transmission and fix the stereo but there is no need to replace the beast. Sure there area few dings and dents and miles on the beast but we have driven in snow, ice, up mountains, across paddocks and along beaches. We have had fun. So how does that compare to me. Well I have a lot more than 200,000 miles wear and tear on me without question, however in other ways we are very si