Sunday, November 26, 2006

Stomach Makes Noises When I Lay Down

In Finance, we are all ... about Scoundrels

This blog is on the wrong way :-), I am stirring in the original complaint when the appetite was the mental diarrhea cerebral meatball. However, there is a majority protest here may not be due to a plethora of them but a lack of that. And it is very unlikely to stop protest a matter of principle "silence gives consent" with which "we have and the administration (*) we deserve / merit."

(*) substitutes administration by the institution of your choice.


To the Point: Saturday morning at Hacienda C / Comandante Fontana Coruña. I take my number of waiting, I'm pleasantly surprised at how empty the place and redoubled with joy when, with my 42 in hand, I find the panel information being served to 41. Seeking the above table 4 of the look and discover the following scenario:
The 41 is not presented (40 also appears on the LCD panel) with which the public servant decided that this entitled you to spend time with a few minutes of private chat. First to 3, then 2 when one of his companions was given for going to work (poor!):
At this level (several minutes) because it was not a message (we will not prohibit officials talk among themselves during working hours!) but a relaxed chat. Meanwhile, 43 had arrived. She did not show any hurry to finish his animated conversation had none of these gestures (hand on the table ready to rotate new chair, glances made the waiting room ,...) showing guilt and / or concern to return to meet their work and end the conversation. Quite the contrary because he seemed comfortably placed on plan "this goes for awhile."

I had then to choose between privileging report and check up where (in minutes) reached the professional shamelessness of this person, or cut the experiment to avoid losing more time. My blood was boiling so I chose to appear before her and ask - with anger but not bad manners - that is dedicated to serving instead of talk. I leave
choose from the following options: What do you think was his reaction:
  1. replied that he had no number to be addressed. Replicate
  2. was talking to coworkers
  3. Object that takes very little time talking
  4. reproach that he had another table for treatment
  5. Apologize
  6. crossly
  7. Throwing a companion novel to treat me Keep talking
  8. with his colleague

Correct Answer (pass mouse over the empty space below to read): The 7 are true, in the order listed, after denials for mine. The 6 and 7 occurred so: called this "companion" (if you can call it that I do not see where the fellowship) and sent him to assist me at the next table ... continue to talk quietly with his .

I do not tire of repeating the mistake is human. Chat instead of working is the "crime" more common in the workplace, it's really pathetic, embarrassing and totally unacceptable are the excuses with which one seeks to justify his error. While a single ["Sorry, I did not realize" + smile + "X, talk about leaving"] had solved the case, each of the 7 answers above is so incredible that is to take your partner by an asshole if you really think that it is going to swallow.
There are many ways to insult, some more subversive than others with the answers and attitude of this officer, I felt insulted.

PS: Is it risky to mess with the Treasury? I do not know and I do not: While I'm easy to identify as a Puto named Greg Gabacho there is only one in my company Coruña is linked in the sidebar of this blog, any advantage has to be your friends geek take you years of calling for reporting and paying every penny. Even if it falls
inspection, I promise to tell ;-)

Tags: Finance , Lack , Officer, Long nose

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Vides Gays For Ihpone

The other "face"

frequently visit the column by Arturo Perez-Reverte in XLSemanal . With the release Sunday / Sunday best of my esteemed Voz De Galicia, performs the same ritual for many years and his first patent Arturo Corso in this supplement, second Cristino Álvarez and gastroarqueología class in the extra Sunday La Voz. These first 15 minutes of the day are in charge of opening the floodgates to both brain and stomach. A luxury. However
Sunday could not be. The reasons do not come to mind as well, despite the enormous interest that may arise, I will not discuss my private life. The result is that I laughed 72 hours later than the rest of the misadventures dumps the grocery . They say he who laughs last laughs best, it was not the case.

Because neither he nor his writing goes to church: it is usually delicious does not involve having faith in their sleeves cut weekly. My taste was his column / character is purely cerebral, without admiration and indulgence (to say the truth, I have not even dropped his movie). On the contrary.
So every Sunday I go back to examine the added to my desire to skip the pad of the postman and backing to see the face of unbearable Prada is highly proportional to the pleasure I sought Arturo will last Sunday.
And while the pleasure induced is variable - with a half high - today I turned the page (topándome again with the bloody face of non-intelligent designer ) with some mixed feelings: Yes but no. I laughed, I quietly uttered the inevitable "asshole" when it appears in the silly column. But I have left a bittersweet taste in the mouth. And amuse-gueule Cristino dip. That would be my answer, if I were this guide:

Story El Escorial. It's my job but also my passion. The thing comes from 15 years ago, when my parents decided to move in front , as he called San Lorenzo. Not a day that does not take a walk in the surroundings: a pleasant stroll, especially on sunny winter mornings, when the monastery was cut impassive under the clear sky of the mountains, without speculation, stupidity or knavery urban country may have, yet, destroy the four centuries of memory that contain their venerable walls of gray granite. After so much time walking through its rooms, stairways and corridors, it is normal for anyone familiar with the building finishes and its history.
So when friends of my parents came home, used, resulting in pride of my parents, to accompany those who had not yet visited the monastery. About the impressed by the sobriety of the three small rooms from which Philip II directed the vast and powerful empire on earth, and other battles room or library, but when all are stunned, especially the foreigners, it is going down to the crypt where, from the Emperor Charles so far, the remains of all the kings of Spain.

After a few years, quite naturally, I ended official guide, after having passed the relevant examination and paid the rates irrelevant. I have spent about 10 years working as such and my joy would be complete if it had, like many other professionals, to fight against 2 items devastating combination: fewer and fewer customers and more intrusive.
- less customers because today's culture is no longer valued. And no one pays for what is not valued. Today, we visit El Escorial liability: it is a guide or brochure that says you have to visit it, because you can not go home saying that you have not seen, because although no one walked on his own museum city, while out the tourists never miss one.
But obviously the vast majority passed the guidance and comply with what indicates a display or poster (best first especially if you have a doll-logo corny), provided that not more than 8 lines.
- more intrusive because there are professional people who want to go and save the test hotshot, rates, self and other obligations of saying that "we all." Although there is another more painful intrusion in my opinion: the few fans who take advantage of the low background and no cultural requirement of some visitors more interested in verifying whether the wine is included in the lunch menu in the gauntlets of Don Juan Austria. To these people, the guide will drop 3 pirate historical data, desktop-like many stories on television, For example, the only queen boy - Francisco de Asis de Borbón - who says, with a half smile on his face, with much effort of will is supposed father of King Alfonso XI. And our visitors are delighted.

I do not. So I agreed with those responsible for the room a relentless hunt these real pirates of culture (not like those who do not want to fill the pockets of the $ EAG).
few days ago, a campus security guard, heeding the orders of the address without it being this really your competition - it must be said - he called attention to a man who was explaining many details all the secrets of my Monument a couple of 50 years. "Another of those who want to exercise without a license!" Said the guard. "These agencies are hired because they are paid less than officers, and then for us to do the dirty work." he muttered. However, what was not surprised to hear answered by the alleged infringer was not guidance but a friend of the couple in question. "A wise guy with an excuse brought from home? Or a really religious guy" is asked. Besides that the former was statistically more likely, the poor watchman, paid to discern a troublemaker, a thief or a vandal mere visitor, was plagued by doubt: "If I let him do, like phone call me a fool to swallow the toad and get kicked out. Having regard to the Euribor, the wrong time. And if it is really a friend, as seems to be due to the absence of surprise in the face of the pair when presented as such, I doubt that will accept him to shut up. "In the end, the guard opted for the solution of all life" which is not sent, and the the boss is away. They sent me not to let people who are not in possession of the card guide practice as such. "He realized the absurdity of his answer at the same time as the words escaped his mouth and face of his interlocutor countenance changed. This then started to talk about his balls, he proposed that pegase a shot, made the classic reference to the constitution, let out a tirade about freedom and left.

When the guard came to tell the incident, I immediately realized that was wrong of prey, the classic over-zeal of a person who was taught to obey rather than think. I thought of running after that "other profession professional guide" to offer my sincere apologies and excuse the vigilante. But I immediately thought that someone so educated and so in love with the Escorial would have understood perfectly well that we put much (if too much) emphasis on protecting the quality of information provided to visitors. I even imagined he shared our concern to avoid the intrusion. For sure he, too, have a profession related to the culture in which it will have tried many CANTAMAÑANAS brew. And above all, did not hesitate a moment to accept the incident as collateral damage and not ride any scandal for / with it.

Greetings Arthur, we read I read.

PS unquoted extracts Arturo Perez-Reverte included in the letter, and you notice the difference in style.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Brazilian Online O Clone

Extreme Drought severity cerebral

So my ex-compatriots go:





- Do not know if the worst is a guy who does not know that the earth revolves around the sun is submitted to a competition of this kind or that 56% of the public thought so too. Attribute the 2% who see Mars as a satellite of the earth to a failure to push the button.
- was plunged into a video only the myth of French cultural and cultured.
- As the sources mentioned below, lucky for the contestant, atheists do not burn those who do not think like Galileo.


(via Gaussian you've seen in The cat on the roof have sent them the link F. ;-)) Edit

Saturday, November 4, 2006

Does Your Cervix High When You Have Your Period



input 31/10/2006 entitled "When solution portfolio is always the citizens'

We are pulling the water out the window.

And as always, the political / economic is dedicated solely to blame and punish consumers rather than one, make self-two find real solutions. The last thing that occurs to them is to declare only culprits of water wastage. So to raise prices to those who consume over 60 liters (all) and so happy.

Of course, it would be absurd me to deny the tragic waste of water produced in the West in general and Spain in particular. This and more things make me very much in favor of implementing graduated fees (please no systems segments, which are already obsolete ) increased with consumption. But what is not is limited to this measure and proclaim that it is THE solution. Coluche said, a great French comedian, that the administration was most productive because if crops grow tax officials. The problem is just this: we pay people to devote themselves almost exclusively to empty your wallet. For this type of solution, thanks but no minister and no need for saving me the same salary and your ministry.

If you really want to do their job properly, would not have missed several points:

1 - the water supply network in Spain "leaky" even more than users ( up to 40% is lost in the case of the province of Jaen )!

2 - I recently read something interesting recovery greywater (shower, sink ,...) for use (with minimal filtering) in WC flushing, irrigation, ... and any services that logic does not require potable water. Why not encourage their implementation?

3 - A proposal: let's just being promoted / Grants / install new flooring / propose / ... a complementary system (pedal in the base cabinet low) that allows on / off the faucet with the PIE.
Can you imagine the amount of water that would save us? Shaving, washing, showering, ... Simply assimilate and fix the fact that it is not practical to use a tap with your hands full / soapy / ...

The next time you are using a tap, imagine how much water could avoid wasting if you could also handle foot. You just have to demand that the administration that promotes rather than be limited to empty their pockets.

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Tags: Drought, Lack , Water, Leak , wastage