Why

A while a go, after years over going to art museums, discovered that I began to understand the feels and impressions and emotions one gets from a painting. Picasso's "Guernica" particularly hit home when we saw it in Madrid. http://www.mala.bc.ca/~lanes/english/hemngway/picasso/guernica.htm. The picture here in no way describes the emotional impact.

With this is mind have been looking for something with impact, that I could look at everyday. (looking at Guernica everyday would possible lead to suicide)

I acquired a painting - after much review and searching. Nothing spoke to me. This one did -
http://www.gibsonejessop.com/gallery/artists/painting/77/

Flowers on grave stones from a trip to Mexico. Again the picture does not really do it justice. After 6 months this is still something I can enjoy every day.

Let me know the first thing that comes to mind when you see it.

Photo blogging - taking a moment everyday

http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/archives/photos_snapshots/050531_1176.shtml

The Weekend end

Life goals met:

• Exercise - Gym trip today
• Booked Mind expanding activities - Montreal Stand up Festival in July, Short film fest tickets purchased, Factory theatre tickets purchased for next 2 weeks
• Continuing Education - Read up on Boron Chemistry
• Read MBA notes on HR and Leadership
• Connected the other humans - Dinner and Drinks on Friday and Saturday
• Making a difference - failed in my attempt to get Helen's sister to make a surprise trip to Canada for Helen, but tried at least, Made infused vodka's that will give away (not sure if this is making a difference but hopefully it will bring some pleasure)
• Garden cleaned and planting continued - Beginning to like summer at last - this brings great joy and relaxation
• Teeth are whiter, Skin is browner (a little in both cases)
• Afternoon naps taken
• Planned on education course at UofT - will look for people to share this with

Life Goals that took the weekend off:

• Eating Health - to much duck Liver and Alcohol and refried beans
• To much TV - why oh why do we have this box
• Did not get the Jazz festival

The week ahead:

• Focus on Regulatory work
• Team event organization's on Monday
• Connecting with Friends

Human Resources

Rational Economic Man presumes that people work to attain extrinsic rewards ($$$) which leads to satisfaction. ("Happy workers are well-paid workers.") These happy workers may or may not be productive depending on the connection of pay to performance.
The Social Man model presumes that acceptance leads to satisfaction which leads to good performance. ("The happy worker is a productive worker.") Monetary rewards have only an indirect relationship to satisfaction and performance.
Self-Actualizing Man presumes that high performance leads to both satisfaction and rewards. ("The productive worker is a happy worker." He is well-rewarded though the rewards are more a side-effect of performance).

The Complex Man Model is essentially a micro model of human behaviour. Though management may use somewhat of a complex man approach by implementing different philosophies for different groups (e.g., self actualizing for R&D; social for the clerical staff; and rational economic for manufacturing), it is still operating from general models of human nature. Complexity, plus legal and equity problems, do not permit managers to readily approach HRM policies and practices from a complex man perspective and account for the fact that individuals differ in their wants, needs, and concerns

infused-vodka.com

http://infused-vodka.com - after Shelley's suggestions - I am going to try this tomorrow.

Any recipe suggestions?

50 + 50

Must Equal 150

(Blackberry)

Lunar society

Havn't read anything around the Dan Brown books - just started reading Angels and Demons (Great so Far).

The other day came across the Lunar Society - the germ of the idea for Dan perhaps -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Society

Monday morning after a long weekend

My brain hurts.

Not sure why blog yet - will be figuring this out perhaps.