Quiet weekend
Oh well, it was a quiet weekend. Thanks to the tonsilitis infection.
Boston gave up the soggy gray overcoat it darned thr the chilly winter and cloud-covered spring. This Sunday, for a welcoming change, had temperatures soaring. The bay-state people were obviously happy and it was evident by the numerous roller-bladers, skaters, joggers, sailing boats across the Charles river.
Been reading a lot since morning. There are periods of time when i do read a lot of stuff on varied subjects and then there are extended periods of lull too.
Liked the few following lines quoted by ordinary people:

Watching the Discovery Channel does not make you part of an intellectual élite.
Personally I'm happy as long as I'm not working with idiots and assholes. An asshole, no matter how well qualified on paper, is never the best person for the job

Rolling Stones -

You Can't Always Get What You Want

I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was a footloose man
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you might find
You get what you need
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you just might find
You get what you need
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
I said to him
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
You get what you need--yeah, oh baby
I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need


Did you know that down-sizing can also be called as 'right-sizing'? Though you are cutting down the task-force, you have identified that as the right number of people for the job to get done. Perception after all, isn't it?

Today's timepass
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