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thePEBBLE - 12/18/04 - Are You In Over Your Head?
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TODAY'S TRIVIA - - -
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If Edison didn't invent the electric light bulb, who did?
What disability did Thomas Edison suffer from?
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ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA - - - -
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What is an autocracy?
An autocracy is a government by a single person having
unlimited power. Our household could more appropriately
be described as a "cat-ocracy."
Who invented the talking doll?
Well, it wasn't Mattel, the famous toy maker. It was
Thomas Alva Edison. The man most famous for the electric
light bulb (though it was NOT, in fact, invented by him)
invented the talking doll in 1888.
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thePEBBLE CONTENTS:
1. STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
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2. TITLE ARTICLE - - -
Here's To Think On ...
with Ken Darby
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Are You In Over Your Head?
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3. MEDICAL COLUMN by Karin Henderson
I Wish Doctors Had More Time to Listen.
Then You Wouldn't Be Looking For Your
Own Solutions On The Internet. (How To
Use The Internet Knowledge And Still Keep
Your Doctor!)
PART 5 of 10
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4. THE SAGA OF PINEHILL by Ken Darby
Some time with Eloise
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5. OBSERVATIONS OF OUR BUSINESS
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6. THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
7. HA! HA!HA!
8. CONTACT INFO
9. THE LAST LINE - - - - -
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STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same
chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Here's To Think On ...
with Ken Darby
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Are You In Over Your Head?
Big defense contractor buys a small company, and the
small company gets a new IT boss just as work starts to
integrate systems with the big outfit's infrastructure, reports
a technician on the scene.
And though the new boss has no computer skills or
knowledge, she's still the source of a steady stream of
instructions for renovating the data center.
"This initially included installing a window into the data
center," says the technician. "She wanted to be able to
see into it as she walked in every morning and at every
smoke break."
"It seemed strange, but I was happy if that meant I could
keep her from actually coming into the data center and
possibly destroying something."
A week or two later, the boss tells the technician to install
track lighting over each row of servers lining the room.
Then she requests dimmer switches to control the track
lighting.
"Weird assignments kept rolling in -- knock out a wall here,
paint a wall there, change the colors of the electrical outlet
covers -- while I labored with co-workers to get the real work
done," he says. "Meanwhile, I endured daily meetings with
corporate managers to describe and explain any and all
progress made from the previous day's labors."
Then comes a major project: replacing the aging network
switches. "The Friday before we began, I let the boss know
what we had assigned to us," says the technician. "She
nearly had a cow. She immediately started calling everyone
she knew at company headquarters, ranting and raving that
this would be way too disruptive to the users and cause
general havoc."
The project is pushed back two weeks, but then rescheduled.
That Friday, the boss tells the technical staff not to make any
changes, no matter what.
"It was then that I finally got the real reason for why she
wanted the blinking switches to stay. She loved walking
by several times a day and looking through the window in
the data center to see the pretty green blinking lights. "That
made her feel everything inside the data center was working
well. The green activity lights let her know there were no
problems, or they would have started blinking amber or red."
After our little talk, I spoke with the corporate folks and was
told in no uncertain terms that if this project wasn't done that
weekend, I would face serious consequences. I told them
not to worry. It would be done by Monday morning.
Over the weekend, the tech and a co-worker make the
changes and remove the switches. But they leave the old
switch racks in place. "We installed random-blinking green
Christmas lights where the switches used to sit behind the
smoked glass doors," he says.
"To this day, my boss still thinks she won the battle to keep
the blinking switches in place."
I know people like this, and once I was in that situation
myself. Then I quit the job. I cannot do what I do not
know. When I don't know my stuff others sense it and
right away there is trouble.
Have you ever been in over your head? I'll bet you have.
If so, get out. Refuse to take a dollar for doing something
you know little or nothing about. If you don't it will come
back to haunt you - BIG!
Think on that ...
Are You In Over Your Head?
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Love, true love, is not an emotion but a power.
Look at it closely. Use it wisely.
---- Ken Darby
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MEDICAL COLUMN - - - -
by Karin Henderson
I Wish Doctors Had More Time to Listen.
Then You Wouldn't Be Looking For Your
Own Solutions On The Internet. (How To
Use The Internet Knowledge And Still Keep
Your Doctor!)
PART 5 of 10
We all say we accept change, but secretly deep down
inside we don't really want to add more options and make
more adjustments. We know this would alter our comfort
level. And our routines. So if you take your list of signs
and symptoms to your doctor, along with your list of
Internet findings, DON'T expect immediate congratulations
on your wonderful research! Ego is present and so
might be a challenge to their professional pride.
Let me give you an example of what I mean. A few
days ago someone contacted us, and as usual, told
us their signs and symptoms…mostly symptoms. She
had already done the Internet searches and also spent
a lot of time with her primary care physician and other
specialists. She was still less than happy with the
outcomes as everyone told her she had nothing wrong
and that she would just have to live with her problems. . .
and gave her a relaxant for her "anxiety attacks". I'll call
her Nancy (not her real name). Nancy had been given
all sorts of testing but nothing showed up. These negative
results showed no pathology (disease causing activities).
That's a good result, but it still didn't account for her
symptoms . . . no signs.
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Karin Henderson is a registered nurse and is thePEBBLE's
columnist for our MEDICAL COLUMN.
We appreciate her input very much. Thanks Karin.
You can send Karin questions at
mailto:kflh@prescotts-inc.com
Health Information Newsletter.
http://www.prescotts-inc.com
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THE NET'S BEST KEPT SECRET
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THE SAGA OF PINEHILL
by Ken Darby
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Eloise Henry, age 18 when the story began
and David Wylie, age 20, were selected by a
stranger in town to take a dangerous trip,
together. The idea was that each was to take
only the clothes on their back and go
anywhere in the world where the stranger
took them. They were to be left there to find
their own way home. They had no money,
no identification, and no idea where they
were. If they arrived back home, there
would be a million dollars waiting in each
of their bank accounts
The story deals with their adventures along
and leads to the only way they could survive.
The story leads to many friends, many
adventures and many places.
As you read enjoy. It continues . . . . . . .
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There was a community fire every night there
was no rain. On special nights they loaded up the
fire with more wood and were prepared for a
fire that lasted well into the night. The
successful return of the traders from a trading
trip was just such an occasion.
Over the years there had been some returns
that were sad occasions. Either the river took
one of the men or there was some trouble that
caused traded goods to be damaged or other
calamity that gave no cause for celebration.
However, since Eloise had come to this village
there had been nothing happen either on a trading
trip or anywhere else that was cause for concern.
Then Mazunta learned higher law from his
beloved friend Boolanga. Then David Wiley learned
and his wife Pat along with Mae. The village
always had one of these people around and when a
trading trip was planned it was always with one of
those people. That way the village was continually
safe and for over five years now there had been no
incidents that brought harm or ill unto the
village.
It was not a spoken thing, but each villager
was aware of it and treated these folks with a
great deal of respect.
The time had come to join the fire. The small
group from Maz's and Eloise's rose and began to
make their way to the center of the village. The
kids came too.
Each took up their usual spots. Maz and
Eloise, of course had not much choice. Their
places were saved for them at the head of the
fire. That was the price of being the village
headman. Eloise and Maz were always placed in
chairs at the head of the circle. Their children
rarely sat with them except at very special times.
Tonight they went with Grandma and Grandpa to a
place near the top of the fire circle reserved for
honored guests.
The drums began their beating. As was usual
they began slow and quiet, building eventually to
a dance rhythm by the time all villagers were
there. Villagers danced and danced.
There was conversation everywhere, kids
playing just outside the circle but close enough
their faces took on weird looks in the dancing
light of the fire.
The music eventually, after a number of hours,
built to a crescendo. Then it was back to the slow
quiet beat that caused all to relax.
There were no speeches tonight, but everyone
from the village came by to speak with Sam and
Alewka. Of their own right they had gleaned a very
high regard from the villagers.
The kids played a while, then came into the
fire circle and sat down with Grandma and Grandpa.
It was not long before they lay their heads on
Sam's or Alewka's lap and were sound asleep in
minutes.
The fire broke up a couple hours after
midnight. Maz and Eloise took the kids home and
put them to bed, while Sam and Alewka went to the
guest hut set up for that purpose.
While they were used to these fires and the
hospitality both Sam and Alewka were always
impressed with the way the villagers treated them.
They were grateful.
Morning broke bright and early, but not so for
the village. From the late night the evening
before most of the village was slow to get their
day started. The kids alone were up at regular
times and quietly snuck out of their homes, down
to the beach and the ball game. It had been in
progress for a couple hours before there was much
sign of adult movement.
Sam and Alewka stirred, then went back to
sleep. It was Maz who woke them when he came over
to ask them over for breakfast. Maz had to grab
Sam's foot and give it a shake before he got any
reaction from Sam.
Within minutes the four of them were seated
around the cook fire in front of Maz's and
Eloise's hut having a warm morning drink and busy
recalling the fire from the night before.
"I sure enjoy those fires at night. They are
so inviting and they produce some good friends."
Sam was speaking of last night's fire.
"They sure do Dad" said Mazunta. It is used by
the villagers to mark every event of the village."
"We should have such a custom. It would go a
very long way to having folks meet, enjoy and work
with their friendly neighbors. What a way to
develop a condition where the kids love to be here
too. It would sure save a lot of grief and
heartache, that much I know."
"Yes, Daddy. I'll bet it was that way once,
way back in the 1800's and 1700's."
"I think you're right Tinkerbell. I think
you're right."
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TOMORROW - - - Some time with Eloise
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OBSERVATIONS OF OUR BUSINESS
Many of you have become interested in following what
we are doing in our business.
It is a way of seeing some of the good things and not so good
things that happen to us along the way.
While it may not replicate your story, neither may it be replicated
by you, it does keep you updated on some of the trials and
tribulations of doing business on the internet.
We thought we would keep it up.
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TODAY'S REPORT:
Weekend folks. Take it easy, enjoy the Christmas
season. Be safe. Be Happy.
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