Sorry about the delay in a new post. Work has been a killer. Know anyone what wants a job? http://www.ibsys.com/jobopenings/9274862/detail.html
The drawback? You have to work for me. (Insert maniacal laughter)
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Imagine that you are watching a championship baseball game between 9-year-old players -- let's say the Yankees vs. the Orioles.
It is the bottom of the last inning. The Yankees are winning by one run, but the Orioles have a runner on third and two outs.
The best hitter on the Orioles is coming to the plate. He has already hit a home run and a triple in his last two at bats.
The player on deck is not a very good hitter.
If you are the manager of the Yankees, what do you do?
Now, let me tell you this is a championship in a non-competitive league.
What do you do?
Now, let me tell you the player on deck is a brain cancer survivor with a shunt still in his skull.
What do you do?
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The above scenario is true (except for the names of the teams).
Let me tell you what actually happened. The Yankees manager instructed his pitcher to intentionally walk the good hitter and pitch to the poor hitter.
The poor hitter struck out, lost the game, and (as any 9-year-old might do) cried after the game.
The game divided the town -- some vilifying the Yankees manager for pitching to a brain cancer survivor to win a game while others said the survivor shouldn't have been treated any differently than any other player so as not to attract attention to his condition.
What would you do if you were the manager?
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The story does have a happy ending.
The boy's father said he consoled his son and told him that Michael Jordan didn't make all his shots and not every athlete succeeds every time.
The son thought about it and told his dad that he wanted to practice so that next year, he would be the one they walk to get to another hitter.
The next morning, the boy was out in his yard -- practicing.
**End of Story**
"I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind/There was something so pleasant about that place"
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5 comments:
And yet, you were here long enough to leave a comment. But not long enough to figure it out for yourself. Too bad.
Ick. I heard from that guy who used to work for you. I wouldn't want to work for you, EVER. I'm told you're a tyrannical iron-fisted supervisor who will not let people eat cheese on the last Thursday of the month.
Whatever happened to that girl?!
I am amused by the simplicity of this game. Hope you are doing well in Hartford. You are missed in Bmore.
and what girl?
Good Evening!
So my first thought was "Could I work for Larry? Ha! I'm a programmer.
He's not ready to manage ME! Managing Programmers is like Herding Cats:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7635587316493151891 "
My 2nd thought was "So... Susie... Where's YOUR blog? Come on! Show all
us Old Guys how it's done!"
My 3rd thought was "This is SO 8th grade. I hated the bullies who pulled
this shite back then. And I find that I haven't changed much since
then."
My 4th thought was "Won't responding to this jerque just encourage it?"
My 5th thought was "This person just rips up the work of others without
having to demonstrate any competence of their own. Sounds like a Movie
Critic. Or an Editor!"
My 6th thought was "Maybe Larry has found just the person to fill his
vacancy!"
My 7th thought was "Maybe I'm thinking too much..."
My 8th thought was "Hey! Lots more than Susie did!"
My 9th thought was "Let's ask Larry if he wants to have my thoughts
cluttering up HIS blog..."
My 10th thought was "Hmmmmm! Donuts!"
First - The comment made by some person who uses the unoriginal handle of SuzyQ obviously needs to go back to the fourth grade spelling class. Trying actually has an R in it.
Second - Instead of focusing on the lack of intelligence on the part of the baseball coach, I would instead focus on the compassion of the parent. Despite the evident hardships that his child and his family have already obviously endured; he maintains a survivor's creed. Thankfully is instilling his child with the sense of hope that is world is so severely lacking.
Third - How difficult are you to work with?
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