~Driving Thru a Rainbow~

Was driving home from work this evening and could see I would be entering a pop-up summer thunderstorm in the distance as the sun was getting low in the sky behind me - a perfect recipe for a Rainbow. So I had my eyes wide open, scanning the cloud linings.

Sure enuf, I saw one suddenly appear to the left of the freeway as I was also being attentive not to hydroplane, and I noted with fascination that I drove fully up TO and then THROUGH the rainbow which (by virtue of my angle of view) magically faded and disappeared just moments later.

Later, after communicating this bit of childlike dreamy wonder, my friend Mary quipped, "Did you find a pot of gold or run over a leprechaun?"

To which I soberly replied, "...The rest of the road home was built out of yellow brick. Is that strange??"


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perhaps only funny cuz is sad but true?

This list of "characters" was in an ad I received recently for a seminar being offered on how to deal with unacceptable employee behavior - Thought it was ... almost too true to be funny. But might bring a grin, and perhaps a conviction? (I found myself asking which one(s) fit me?)

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 The Excuse Artist — Misses every deadline and goal, but always seems to be ready with a good excuse or to place blame and point fingers at others.
 The Short-Changer — Late to work, early to leave, "stretched" lunches, extended breaks ... this person makes an art out of shortening and short-changing the workday, while leaving coworkers "holding the bag"!
 The Intimidator — Everyone's tip-toeing around this person, lest they incur wrath and anger! The Intimidator uses fear and bullying tactics to control coworkers and can single-handedly ruin an entire team.
 The Gossip — Behind closed doors, over the grapevine, and under the radar, they're waging verbal warfare ... personal attacks, rumors, carping, and criticism are the tools of their trade!
 The Clod — This one is a master procrastinator ... and when the Clod does finally get down to business, the work progresses at a snail's pace ... stressing out team members, putting other departments behind schedule, and ultimately, guaranteeing missed deadlines and unhappy clients.
 The Downer — No matter what, this person is unhappy ... for this pessimist, the glass is always half-empty. The Downer maintains a consistently negative, stifling presence and constantly spreads the bad news to everyone else.
 The Minimalist — Apathetic and low-performing ... these unmotivated workers can be counted on to give the bare minimum (or even less). They make an art out of turning in mediocre performances that are poor enough to frustrate managers ... but passable enough to keep them employed!
 The Soap Star — Their continuing "soap opera" of problems not only hurts their own productivity, but distracts sympathetic coworkers who get drawn into their never-ending predicaments and problems.
 The Itch — They need constant attention, reassurance, and feedback ... and take so much energy and time to manage, you often find yourself sacrificing your job responsibilities to help them meet theirs!
 The Smarty-Pants — Challenges your management authority openly and forcefully, constantly questions management decisions, and creates a harmful undercurrent of "anti-management" chatter.


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