tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post7867907978377546687..comments2024-03-25T14:09:25.720-05:00Comments on The Old Jarhead: The Indispensable EmployeeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-29558473423555986252009-03-26T12:44:00.000-05:002009-03-26T12:44:00.000-05:00With tears in my eyes I read this wonderful accoun...With tears in my eyes I read this wonderful account of a Doc who cares. Should we all be so lucky to have him be our doc. <BR/><BR/>We need to all do something about those in power now, and prepare to take care of ourselves, as the people in DC have no idea how to work for the good of the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-48061350794190087692009-03-26T08:14:00.000-05:002009-03-26T08:14:00.000-05:00Frankly, I think you're tiresome. You call yoursel...Frankly, I think you're tiresome. You call yourself "Old". I agree. You have no faith in America or Americans. You have a very negative outlook and you put out alot of self-pitty spin. <BR/> President Obama ran on a platform of Hope. He never said he was a miracle worker. Since the republicans never even came to the table to help work out a recovery plan they have no business complaining about anything. <BR/> You and your buddys such as Rush Limbaugh are great! You are pulling the republican party down further every day and I thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-89770344774212620282009-03-25T21:43:00.000-05:002009-03-25T21:43:00.000-05:00March 25, 2009 9:17 p.m. Response to I'm Tired"T...March 25, 2009 9:17 p.m. <BR/>Response to I'm Tired"<BR/>Thank you for tell things just as they are. I fear for the future of my children and eleven grandchildren. Our children all work hard and have good educations. They have all been taught to be proud of their achievements. My husband is a Board Certified Family Practioner in a small town in Alabma where he has practiced for<BR/>since 1964. A few weeks ago he received a letter from our government concerning Medicaid patients. If he continues to see Medicaid patients he is expected to be on call 24 hours a day and any problems must be addressed within 36 hours. His response was "thanks but no thanks" I asked him what would happen to his Medicaid patients, and he said he would continue to treat them. His response, "they pay me a dime on the dollar now, won't be much less". If America doesn't wake up and do something about this terrible situation our children and grandchildren will never know this great land as we have known it. Some accept late term abortions and allow babies to die who would be viable outside the womb. (I call this murder). Some want embroyo's to be used in stem cell research when cord blood is an effective alternative. We have given years of our lives to make things better for those who will follow our generation. This year my husband will have been a medical director for a Camp for children with type 1 diabetes for the past 50 years. He has volunteered one to three weeks of his summer, and often our families vacation, to give these young people the experience of learning they are no different from any other child, they just have to take care of themselves through proper diet, medication and exercise. Maybe our present President and much of our Congress could learn a thing or two by such an experience. I admire your service to our great nation and hope you continue to express yourself without reservation.<BR/> God Bless America Carol in AlabamaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-87344289627345947142009-03-20T07:15:00.000-05:002009-03-20T07:15:00.000-05:00Fisher Ames, one of the Founding Fathers (a forgot...<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Ames" REL="nofollow">Fisher Ames,</A> one of the Founding Fathers (a forgotten one), spoke of the relative value of men in the earliest days of this country. When Thomas Jefferson declared <I>All Men Are Created Equal,</I> Ames shot back with <I>But Differ Greatly In The Sequel.</I><BR/><BR/>Which is not much different than the point you make about employees, but Ames was speaking of the citizen in general terms. He was something of a misanthrope, more prone to sarcasm than his contemporaries.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-61927228825456692242009-03-19T15:29:00.000-05:002009-03-19T15:29:00.000-05:00Excellent advice and I'm living proof of it! I did...Excellent advice and I'm living proof of it! I did most all those things as I matured in the business world (retired Accountant). Following those simple guidelines will ensure gainful employment for nearly everyone. I hope many take this to heart so that they will be valuable employees and citizens also. ♥ ∞Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531515666554867421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-89504145903191410742009-03-19T13:14:00.000-05:002009-03-19T13:14:00.000-05:00Excellent advice. I would recommend a book "Now D...Excellent advice. I would recommend a book "Now Discover Your Strengths" written by a group from the Gallup organization. Based upon studying thousands of individuals, they recognize that there are 33 core characteristics and all individuals have them to some degree. These are characteristics which are hard wired into you; they are part of your DNA. The key is to find out which are your key characteristics, and focus on strengthening them. If you are not naturally a strategizer and you focus on strengthening that skill, you may get better at it it, but you'll never EXCEL at it. Find out what your strengths are, work on them, and you will EXCEL in those areas. Just like Tom Brady.Mad Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438220184765719576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-80729349953886344122009-03-19T11:11:00.000-05:002009-03-19T11:11:00.000-05:00Good advice.My husband does all these things in hi...Good advice.<BR/><BR/>My husband does all these things in his job as a delivery driver for Dairygold in Washington State. Though he's had his current job less than a year his boss has already discussed making him his new assitant when the current assistant moves on to a new position, in spite of my husband's being the most recent hire at the job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com