2013-0906 Letter/Audio

Hi All –

I enjoyed our debate Friday and hope that you did as well.  You may think I was excited about the topic but truthfully, I’ll make no bones about the fact that I was as happy as a clam just sitting there listening to both sides, pro and con.  If I have to talk, sometimes I run out of steam and sit there feeling rather clueless.  But from the get-go, you all got down to brass tacks and presented cogent arguments to support your side.  Debates can be tricky propositions; there is always the possibility that someone takes a side so seriously that they get all lathered up and go ballistic when their arguments are countered by the opposition.  And you may have someone who is as mad as a hatter; you can’t tell what they’ll do.  But in that case, when you have some fruitcake acting a bit crazy, you can probably see it coming and forestall disaster by saying you’ll take a rain check on the debate and choosing another activity, preferably something with soft rubber balls or crayons where they can’t hurt themselves.

I had a co-worker once who was a bit of a train wreck.  I suspect she must have had a checkered past and had to use some hocus-pocus to get past our hiring manager.  Her software code was substandard to the point that I once had to throw the book at her as a kind of wake-up call for her to make the necessary effort to improve.  She hit me up for some leniency, wanting me to give her some rope.  But I had her number and saw the writing on the wall.  The bottom line was that she was too wishy-washy and was not pulling her weight.  I mean, had you been in my shoes, you would have felt the same way.  Well, she soon left for greener pastures.  “I’m so sorry to see you go,” I said while shedding crocodile tears because inwardly I was one happy camper.  I think she had been looking for a free ride but that’s just a hunch though.  I heard a tidbit of gossip that now she’s doing very well in politics, probably kicking her rivals to the curb.  Well, I’m glad she found a home.  She’ll be there ‘til the fat lady sings.  That’s the nature of politics I think. Better her than me.  In politics, you have to rub shoulders with too many other vultures and assorted birds-of-prey.

Have a wonderful week!

Kevin

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