(Originally posted 2012-07-26 at Trojan Horse Productions. Reblogged 2018-06-14.)
How Swearing at Work Could Ruin Your @#*! Career
[See also the William Tell Show page, “Word of the Day.”]
Monthly Archives: April 2014
o Job search update, 04/07/14
Sunday 2014-03-30. I have bad news and good news.
The bad news is that I submitted no applications in March. I have no excuse, but will not kick myself. There is an impediment in current conditions at the shelter, described here (They have essentially taken away from me two hours of usable time per day, and replaced it with two hours of unusable time.), and I need to make some adjustments to my search engines. I will do better in April.
The good news is that I have finally become selfish enough to say, “I want this (fill in the blank) for me.” If I can maintain this posture, I will make great progress. I need to practice what I preach, and finally live life the same way I counsel for anyone who wants to leave poverty.
It’s a different approach to life.
* Jacob’s ladder 04/05/14
Prayer for myself often takes the form of imagining myself climbing up a ladder out of a pit, the pit being my current circumstances of poverty and homelessness. Getting out at the top represents a return to the normal life of the American mainstream. I didn’t start with a ladder in there, but I decided to add one to symbolize the various structures and tools that others have made available to me — and eliminate the possibility of clawing at loose earth.
Here begins a list of “rungs” on the ladder that I’ve become aware I need to “overcome.” Each one takes effort, exertion, to get over. I will update this list from time to time as I learn of others.
(Reblogged 10/20/16, 06/07/18.)
| 1. | Fear of the unknown. See From my diary: Learning to pray. |
| 2. | Jealousy of others who seem to be prospering more quickly than I am. Details here. |
| 3. | Times of despair. I guess, from time to time, they’ll happen. Details here. |
| 4. | Incidents of utter selfishness. Details here. |
| 5. | Moments of unusual hardship and sacrifice. Details here. |
| 6. | Cut loose the losers. Details here. |
| 7. | Smoking. See posts tagged “Smoking”. |
| 8. | Shame. See “(3) Baby steps.” |
| 9. | Attributions of arrogance, selfishness and greed. Details here. |
| 10. | Others’ well-intentioned but misguided prayers. Details here. |
* Make ’em all taxpayers
Anticipating November, Democrats act desperately
Kathleen Parker says Democrats are pushing the minimum wage increase in a “desperate” effort to boost turnout at the midterm elections, whereas the proposal stands no chance of passing Congress.
As a policy of The William Tell Show, I’m more interested in an issue’s substance than in who will win.
The minimum wage increase may not be a good idea, but relates to numerous issues of personal concern to me.
Continue reading * Make ’em all taxpayers
* Change your diet, chapter 2
(Originally posted 06/02/12 at Trojan Horse Productions. Reblogged 05/24/18.)
Friday 06/01/12 we were working on the assembly line, and the music they had on the PA was WQSR 102.7 “Jack.” I didn’t mind; it was an interesting change of pace.
At mid-afternoon this one song came on that made me feel tense. What song, I don’t recall and it doesn’t matter. The music made me feel tense. That’s what this post is all about.
The earlier post entitled “Change your diet” was all about words. One needs also to be aware of the feelings and attitudes music itself brings out in you, and choose accordingly.
Continue reading * Change your diet, chapter 2
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