tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12489328396378756622012-01-20T13:30:55.893ZStone CastA mostly light-hearted look at issues affecting the average workplace, plus a few other observations....Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.comBlogger4451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-15075631091917370842012-01-13T20:09:00.000Z2012-01-13T20:09:00.606ZToo many menThere's been all kind of speculation about the causes behind various world events related to 'terrorism', 'regime change', rioting etc. Don't you think it's odd they should all start happening now? Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised because a process of feticide (abortions) has begun to show real signs of changing society. About 20 years ago, non-natural ratios of boys to girls began to occur on aStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-36441802240020492372012-01-09T18:14:00.002Z2012-01-09T18:24:21.602ZAre we getting poorer?A curious piece of reporting via Huffington Post says that half of all workers in the USA earn an average (mean) of only $26,354 (£17,080). That's right, 1 in 2 people's earnings are extremely modest to say the least. The shocking thing is that incomes have gone down 20% for these workers between 1967 and 2010. Quite the opposite for the 'overpaid' - watch the vid and see for yourself. The only Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-23061787270368529342011-10-10T07:01:00.000+01:002011-10-10T07:01:00.613+01:00Better than schoolMaybe you had a better school experience than La Lobster? Anyway, I bet you didn't have instruction half as good as this video by Vi Hart. She explains very succinctly, with great imagination the physics and biological nature of sound and how it is represented in musical notation. Fabulous.
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-57613049146458581002011-10-03T07:00:00.001+01:002011-10-03T07:00:04.207+01:00Caught in the lobster potA minor diversion from work - 2 bouys and a clam shell got caught in La Lobster's pot:Jean-François (2009) from tom haugomat & bruno mangyoku on Vimeo.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-71676861259522626912011-09-19T07:00:00.000+01:002011-09-19T07:00:04.945+01:00InterruptionsI'm not going to be harassed by phones - oh no, not me!
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-20782368448095618102011-09-12T07:00:00.000+01:002011-09-12T07:00:06.746+01:00Work-life-balanceLa Lobster can hardly ever be accused of being obsessional - she knows quite a few who are though!
Live and let live means more when you stand and stare occasionally:Second Hand from Isaac King on Vimeo.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-41217981967676386152011-09-05T07:00:00.001+01:002011-09-05T07:00:06.670+01:00Here and ThereThere are times when one crosses the threshold of one's workplace only to think we're in an alien place. Well, are you here or there?
Copia A (3D animated short film by Trexel Animation) from Trexel Animation on Vimeo.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-2532452292839429662011-08-29T07:00:00.001+01:002011-08-29T07:00:03.734+01:00Ken's potential is a bit woodenAh, woodwork! That's what we like to see. We often forget in this plastic age that things used to be made of wood. And very beautiful a lot of those things were. Here, Ken shows us how to construct various lifting and mechanical devices from wood. All just for show.
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-75071836682685367022011-08-26T07:00:00.005+01:002011-08-26T07:00:05.555+01:00A walk in someone else's shoesTake a walk in this guy's moccasins - what's it like to be a hand sewn shoe craftsman?
Quoddy Workshop - Lewiston, Maine from Oliver Wilkins on Vimeo.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-11500995197299545942011-08-22T07:00:00.008+01:002011-08-22T07:00:03.964+01:00In your dreams.....La Lobster is evidently not alone in having seen the original of every single one of the clips from YouTube in this spoof 'Kittywood Studios' biog. La Lobster has also been around one of the Hollywood film studios. Yep, quite a lot of similarity there..
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-76568261611160364122011-08-15T07:00:00.002+01:002011-08-21T22:39:50.671+01:00ShhhhhhhLa Lobster was out and about over the weekend visiting a place of interest maintained through a membership organisation. (Trying not to name names here!)It was nice and sunny. Lots of people swarming about and the queue at the ice cream kiosk very long. La Lobster kept circling about wondering if it was worth baking in the sun for half an hour just to get one. In passing one of the buildings she Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-59053057495822699522011-08-08T08:00:00.002+01:002011-08-21T22:17:15.203+01:00BeachedThere's nothing to beat team work in La Lobster's humble opinion - and nothing to beat work that is also fun. The people behind Aardman's animations recruited a huge gang of animation students to help create the biggest stop-motion film. They mean size of 'canvas' by the way. So what did they choose to use to capture the images? Three mobile phones stuck up a cherry picker. Really, they did! And,Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-30946227184652047132011-07-18T07:00:00.003+01:002011-08-12T21:28:41.541+01:00Celebrating ChemistryLong an adoring fan of the practically perfect Professor Poliakoff at Nottingham University whose completely engaging videos about the various elements in the periodic table have been entertaining La Lobster for, well ages! She now reports another fabulous addition to understanding the mystical structure and content of that aforementioned essential tool. Quite a nifty tune too, I might add. Well Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-20568125915881601482011-07-11T07:00:00.000+01:002011-08-12T21:05:25.669+01:00Precision engineered pencil linesOkay, okay, I know you think pencils are old hat and all that; I've got news for you. The bane of any mechanical pencil user's life is the inability to maintain a constant line profile. Technical drawers, architects, archive researchers and any one else out there who uses the ever useful mechanical pencil the solution to your problem has arrived! This mechanical pencil lead turns and presents theStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-22534457584767663812011-07-04T07:00:00.001+01:002011-08-22T18:07:08.346+01:00It's 1/3 if you don't leave a stool...The Hotel Inspector hasn't been here yet:
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-48139460806495514932011-06-27T06:57:00.002+01:002011-06-27T06:57:00.496+01:00Co-operative attitudes at the topWhat a surprise! It turns out the man heading up Japan Airlines has taken an attitude that comes close to that espoused by the Cooperative movement. Or perhaps, more similar to that practiced in the John Lewis Partnership. Here's the JAL CEO Haruka Nishimatsu just blending in with all the other employees...
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-37591729481329977662011-06-20T07:00:00.001+01:002011-06-20T07:00:06.859+01:00Well, would you own up?There are people who'd run. Not these folks. Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-58386119483677863932011-06-13T07:00:00.001+01:002011-06-13T07:00:01.554+01:00Kat-spam-skiThe cutest, straight out of the box anti-spam software you'll ever get:
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-16805978621487514462011-06-06T16:20:00.000+01:002011-06-06T16:20:22.098+01:00Packed like a proOh yes please. Pack it for me me Big Boy!
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-55339661559727265152011-03-29T10:02:00.000+01:002011-03-29T10:02:37.883+01:00MansplainingFunny things happen when you resurface after a dose of illness - aided and abetted by the post-viral temper tantrum, (moderated of course, as I'm a well behaved, delicate speaking Lobster after all). La Lobster has not been in any mood to tolerate bullying, greediness, and aggressive selfishness just lately. Trouble is, the noddle hasn't been performing at 100%, with memory lapses for stuff I Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-20806585345625509972011-03-10T15:44:00.000Z2011-03-10T15:44:44.670ZLow pay or no payEqual Pay day isn't until 2nd November but, given that public sector pensions are being whittled away in the present Government's campaign against the British citizenry, I predict there will be huge numbers of severely impoverished women post retirement before long.
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-16790818293506088242011-01-17T16:21:00.000Z2011-01-17T16:21:30.083ZDon't know where you're going?Don't know where you're headed - well, that means you'll end up right where you started:
A Mystery: Why Can't We Walk Straight? from NPR on Vimeo.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-67508486535253708752010-11-30T18:29:00.000Z2010-11-30T18:29:23.175ZPart of the machineLife's too short for the wrong job - so says a German advertising campaign. So it is!Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-37105492470655109252010-11-22T07:03:00.004Z2010-11-22T07:03:00.907ZKnowing what you want to doLittle boy has it sussed. When you know what it is you want to do, life will support you.
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-4004881519891075882010-11-15T07:00:00.001Z2010-11-15T07:00:02.061ZOut of work....be strategicUh oh...as they say on Teletubbies. You've lost your job and now panic is setting in. STOP! Take a break and write down the specific point this straight talking adviser is making....you might not like what she says, but do it. Honest. It's the best advice I've seen in ages:
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-31983143637270157352010-11-08T07:00:00.001Z2010-11-08T07:00:05.469ZCareer blocked.....Stuck in a rut? Don't know what to do? Have you made a simple error? Pay attention!
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-85585126887588091332010-11-01T06:32:00.001Z2010-11-01T06:32:00.337ZStone the crowsThere's nothing like a nice bath before you start crowing......
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-90171442997382062692010-08-09T06:45:00.002+01:002010-08-09T06:45:00.119+01:00Failure to do risk analysisEveryone moans about Health and Safety checks but, you know, they are there for a reason. Here's the painful truth about failure to properly assess risks:
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-17977775058223628662010-08-02T16:28:00.000+01:002010-08-02T16:28:37.109+01:00Nothing's secureSecurity is an illusion that is quickly quashed!
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-45360591759068753822010-07-15T14:09:00.000+01:002010-07-15T14:09:43.516+01:00It's nice to work if you can get it...SENIOR CITIZEN JOB APPLICATION - B & Q
Allegedly, this is an actual job application by a 75-year-old pensioner submitted to DIY store B&Q in Tunbridge Wells.
They hired him because he was "so funny." (Funny...it looks like sarcasm to me.)
NAME: Kenneth Way (Grumpy Bastard)
SEX: Not lately, but I am looking for the right woman (or at least one who will cooperate)
DESIRED POSITION: Company's Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-65452520236179765922010-07-09T09:21:00.000+01:002010-07-09T09:21:42.808+01:00Do everything applianceCourtesy of the Groen Brothers...or is that Groan Brothers...here's a 'must have gadget'. Forget the iPad, the apps on this thing rock!
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-82167683847438122562010-06-28T21:48:00.000+01:002010-06-28T21:48:48.242+01:00TeamworkLet's see how the experts do teamwork shall we - all 22 of them:
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-90376389153457021552010-06-25T14:27:00.001+01:002010-06-25T14:28:10.516+01:00Well, what's your destiny?Don't fit in where you work? Think you don't have any bad traits? Time for a rethink:
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-34952688492130350362010-06-24T22:11:00.000+01:002010-06-24T22:11:52.454+01:000.333% DishonestyGrade inflation - always denied in the UK, taken as read in the US. Don't believe me? Here's the evidence. You can't trust a lawyer with anything can you?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-55102684589084721642010-06-14T06:42:00.006+01:002010-06-14T06:42:00.395+01:00Its the peeps wot makes a differenceAh ha, here it is then: an article explaining how creative companies have used their human resource function to get the right people on board. None of that hog wash that gets trotted out by 'bottom-line' focused organisations. And, just for good measure, here's a book by John Kay who has studied how exclusively pursuing the bottom line causes most big firms to undermine themselves. Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-16416108122993796132010-06-01T14:16:00.000+01:002010-06-01T14:16:15.776+01:00Temporary is not inferiorOrganisations have until the end of 2011 to align temporary worker terms of employment with permanent employees. How are they doing? Isn't it best to know what the base position is first? Here's a nicely written report doing just that. Others are currently suggesting little is being done...Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-90678631179573089892010-05-24T14:12:00.000+01:002010-05-24T14:12:03.292+01:00OddsUK bookmakers changed to stating odds in decimal format this year. "So what?" you say. Well, I say this. Only a few people seem to understand odds. I mean understand what 'odds' mean. Okay, they can work out 2 to 1 but not much else. And this, it seems, is why bookies have gone decimal. But I don't think it will make one iota of difference. People just do not understand the underlying Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-16294941061256575412010-05-10T13:53:00.000+01:002010-05-10T13:53:39.614+01:00Cost cutting consequencesHooorahhhhh! At long last, an article that underscores something La Lobster has oft stated; (it's blindingly obvious when you apply a brain cell or two to the problem). The use of the word 'leaning' doesn't help though. What they are referring to is cost cutting....you know, being lean and mean. Those of us with decades of service experience know what cost cutting really means. It's a great shameStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-87229380289683835912010-05-05T22:20:00.000+01:002010-05-05T22:20:51.188+01:00Oooooh, look at that!Things are changing fast....oh yes they are. Fantastically fast responses now possible....lets just hope the right sort of responses appear at your command.
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-48233022129264140052010-04-26T15:58:00.000+01:002010-04-26T15:58:16.884+01:00Success is doing the same thing again and againAnd again:
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-70298139674381998272010-04-13T16:29:00.000+01:002010-04-13T16:29:05.006+01:00Mole PeopleWhat have I been reading recently? Well, it's something quite surprising. I found it on the remaindered shelf as it is now ten years since it was published. You'd think that would make it out of date since it's all about people who make their living via the 'net'. Not so, I tell you, not so. This title is a brilliant overview of the caste systems that pervade most employment silos. It is also a Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-88521114869295736192010-04-05T07:15:00.000+01:002010-04-05T07:15:00.307+01:00Consultancy on the cheapYeah, we've all been caught. You think you have an interview for a new job. Turns out some prat has f---ed up and needs to get themselves out of a hole - your job is to provide the solution to their 'problem' at no cost to them. Spin them a line, I say. Serves then right if it creates a bigger hole.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-3702584045338400222010-04-01T23:42:00.002+01:002010-04-01T23:46:42.830+01:00Its true you knowYou can trust a certain daily newspaper to cover a stupid recruitment advert wording controversy can't you?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-42301847356632790792010-03-22T06:52:00.002Z2010-03-26T20:58:07.081ZDown timeYears ago La Lobster was described by an employee as 'always on the move'. Well, she's learnt her lesson and only does things strategically these days. The biggest time waster is The Meeting - especially when not run by yours truly. The worst - the 'Breakfast Meeting' - La Lobster HATES these. If you expect la Lobster to speak any time between 7am and 8am, she'd got news for you. B.. Off.Via: Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-63380915332417237522010-03-15T06:53:00.001Z2010-03-15T06:53:00.263ZFlipping burger GCSEApparently, a certain high street burger purveyor has gained approval for a flipping work place based GCSE, now that's taking the mic (Mac) just too far.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-57482253383758529652010-03-08T11:35:00.002Z2010-03-08T11:40:50.403ZThe End of the indexHurrah, Hurrah! La Lobster is so excited. Something is in development that she's been waiting for forever. Hurrah hurrah, it's nearly there. One downside - it needs Windows 7 but, that's already on the purchase spec. Oh my! Wooopy doo, roll on MS Pivot.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-37036390141433160352010-03-04T06:05:00.000Z2010-03-04T06:05:00.345ZThat's the way to do it...Even when you know one of the panel's a jerk:Going For An Interview: Interview PresentationsStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-14061588004609295092010-03-03T06:45:00.002Z2011-08-25T17:29:55.796+01:00Question translatedWhat is the most commonly misunderstood question in job interviews...actually not a question, more a prompt?
Correct. "Now tell me about yourself....."
Going For An Interview:
Job Interviews: Why Don't You Tell Me About Yourself?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-13055070763164265252010-03-02T06:55:00.001Z2011-08-25T17:13:43.875+01:00Modesty makes you a failureWould you like some tomayto sauce with that?
Multicultural Manners:
Working With Americans: Business EtiquetteStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-22665767831989931752010-03-01T06:35:00.000Z2010-03-01T06:35:00.501ZCheck the ingredientsExam cheats are a little more sophisticated these days...but only a little:Exams:How To Cheat On A TestStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-75689914662983415912010-02-26T07:15:00.000Z2010-02-26T07:15:00.463ZSomebody's working on itCommunication Skills:How To Lose Friends And Alienate PeopleStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-21678061737849162492010-02-25T06:59:00.001Z2010-02-25T06:59:00.636ZYou'll fit right in.....Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-3836940478585456412010-02-24T07:00:00.000Z2010-02-24T07:00:04.470ZTalent in the makingStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-78260812985543958642010-02-23T07:00:00.000Z2010-02-23T07:00:00.339ZThe right incentive always worksStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-39952161167066691532010-02-22T06:30:00.000Z2010-02-22T06:30:00.280Z"I'm not going to channel my husband." Hilary ClintonI'll try something else instead:Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-262154888127667162010-02-19T07:00:00.000Z2010-02-19T07:00:01.433ZNo more than four rings permitted....If you can eat it in less than four seconds, go ahead....Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-77249231973561599572010-02-18T15:39:00.001Z2010-02-18T15:41:39.166ZBe preparedWant to succeed in a UK job interview?Going For An Interview: How To Prepare For An InterviewStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-69406839689974471362010-02-18T07:03:00.000Z2010-02-18T07:03:01.097ZNot Jodie KiddSome people just can't pass their International Computer Driving Licence:Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-87294756496146012562010-02-17T07:56:00.000Z2010-02-17T07:56:00.393ZIt's dangerous to think of others firstOops! You realise you've made a mistake. You stop to assess the best way to put things right. Your mate has followed you. So, you help them out of the fix first before taking what you think is the safest route back......WHOA WHOA WHOA that's not the way to do it....Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-8020160895484104452010-02-16T06:49:00.000Z2010-02-16T06:49:00.179ZMentoringDidn't they tell you to copy what successful people do?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-86174026820281291922010-02-15T07:15:00.003Z2010-02-15T07:15:00.392ZThat's not funnyThe Daily Telegraph reported on a Leeds University study recently showing how heavy Internet users were more depressed than your average Joe. The research uncovered high levels of depression in the younger people addicted to Internet usage. I guess we shouldn't really be surprised. Young people are often overwhelmed, undervalued and denied opportunities; that's enough to make anyone feel Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-45959484206951576882010-02-12T07:00:00.001Z2010-02-12T07:00:02.045ZFile closedStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-32110901648002212152010-02-11T07:00:00.001Z2010-02-11T07:00:04.522ZWhose is it then?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-75333140343853253652010-02-10T07:16:00.000Z2010-02-10T07:16:00.148ZA Whole Wednesday of WoesStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-73881439664679121432010-02-09T07:00:00.000Z2010-02-09T07:00:04.311ZHad a row with your colleagues recently?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-39228780834904606652010-02-08T06:34:00.001Z2010-02-08T06:34:00.108ZPunch JudyHow to compile and present your own News Report:Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-20917139174633853652010-02-05T09:38:00.001Z2010-02-05T09:41:37.439ZGuinea PigIf soap doesn't work....Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-62850204007523328902010-01-19T06:58:00.002Z2010-01-19T06:58:00.446ZNot quite humanApparently, if certain advertisements are to be believed, the reason why your slightly older female HR or marketing bod is doing overtime is because she's got a Toy-boy in tow. I guess that's better than having your hand in the till?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-32589152195832167232010-01-18T06:53:00.000Z2010-01-18T06:53:00.492ZValue for MoneyStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-88412018649699568022010-01-12T16:16:00.002Z2010-02-07T18:19:55.841ZIt's all up hillCarry On! Robert Service It’s easy to fight when everything’s right, And you’re mad with thrill and the glory; It’s easy to cheer when victory’s near, And wallow in fields that are gory. It’s a different song when everything’s wrong, When you’re feeling infernally mortal; When it’s ten against one, and hope there is none, Buck up, little soldier, and chortle: Carry on! Carry onStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-51968577774656235462009-12-25T08:09:00.000Z2009-12-25T08:09:00.454ZHe's behind you.....Can't hold it in any more....Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-19954951578818364462009-12-04T07:21:00.000Z2009-12-04T07:21:00.366ZCost cuttingOK folks, yes you with your nose in the bag of crisps. You've often wondered why your bag of potato snack costs so much for so little, haven't you?. How or could you make your own? After all, those spuds keep growing where you threw the peelings on the ground don't they?Well, here it is. Dig up your spud and slice it straight away - 36 slices to the tuber, wash and dry the pieces, fry them in Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-45603430032840005082009-12-03T07:13:00.000Z2009-12-03T07:13:00.288ZMove over Kryten, here's how to make little thingsStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-51882423517644292062009-12-02T08:03:00.000Z2009-12-02T08:03:00.316ZWot, you expect me to work on that tiny space?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-49011719723381076362009-12-01T07:32:00.000Z2009-12-01T17:40:20.166ZYou're being trainedNow, here's something I know from experience. Animals are far more intelligent than you think they are. The vid below seems to be popular because the kitty is doing something cute, (that's 'silly' in modern speak - but you forget at your peril that 'cute' always used to mean 'clever - in a very special way!')One of my animal acquisitions selected me by doing a version of what this kitty is doing.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-91434083445691838962009-11-30T06:02:00.000Z2009-11-30T06:02:00.346ZIt's the way you tell 'emStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-45760801544241908452009-11-12T07:18:00.001Z2009-11-14T18:20:41.050ZWho did you say you were?ID cards...remember them? Well, get used to the idea as they're trialling them in Manchester. They'll be seen in a place near you very soon.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-71586447489687914392009-11-10T06:43:00.001Z2009-11-10T06:43:00.239ZLosing the caseMs Couper has left the building:
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-41076379253616201582009-11-09T07:18:00.000Z2009-11-09T07:18:00.330ZVOIP interviewsAn inevitable consequence of widespread use of video cams and VOIP such as Skype has to be the on-line interview. How should you prepare for one such, you ask. Simple, follow the advice:Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-71075068204327644422009-11-06T07:03:00.000Z2009-11-06T07:03:01.422ZThe sick man of EuropeA recent interview with Robin Bew of the Economist Intelligence Unit conducted by Cantos reveals that it is thought the UK is due for an extended period of 'duvet days'. If you have the time watch the whole interview because I believe what Robin says about the deeply divided French employment/unemployment situation has relevance to us too."So is it a return then to the UK being the sick man of Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-13498193241764207182009-11-05T06:52:00.003Z2009-11-05T09:01:52.007ZOut door eatingSausages and jacket potatoes in foil, consumed in the great outdoors, lit from the light of the bonfire and the overhead fireworks. My favourite autumn treat....oh and some other seasonal food things, of course!Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-16762841561639941492009-11-04T06:46:00.002Z2009-11-04T06:46:00.420Z11am time for Me TimeAverage number of regular Skype relationships=2. Average number of IM relationships=4. Average number of Facebook two way relationships=6. Time of day most close relationship connections made = 11am! Perhaps you shouldn't schedule that meeting then?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-3306868211410118482009-11-03T06:43:00.001Z2009-11-03T06:43:00.730ZWelcome to the club.....NOTOh dear. It may be true. The signs are building by the day. A meltdown looks more and more likely. Backlash alert!!!!!http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1224744/Graduate-unemployment-soars-44-cent-highest-rate-decade.htmlStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-37253477791339198602009-11-02T07:09:00.000Z2009-11-02T07:13:48.930ZFlying by the seat of your pantsOh yes, it's the best way to fly...Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-7217356322247649062009-10-30T06:49:00.001Z2009-10-30T06:49:00.714ZDid you do that?SpookyStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-71024902972743220432009-10-29T06:58:00.002Z2009-10-29T06:58:00.257ZCollect more rubbishMotivate them with sound!Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-72678893832249008622009-10-28T07:32:00.000Z2009-10-28T07:32:00.277ZActive intervention vs labelingStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-37519818185560317952009-10-23T06:53:00.001+01:002009-10-23T06:53:00.079+01:00You can't charge for that!Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-475991568630992452009-10-22T06:38:00.000+01:002009-10-22T06:38:00.888+01:00Will it work?Time for an upgrade now?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-60785311166845194912009-10-21T11:15:00.000+01:002009-10-21T11:16:19.353+01:00Working lateStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-11918756916051735522009-10-20T06:02:00.000+01:002009-10-20T06:02:00.278+01:00Yah-de-yah-de-yahOh, do shut up, you old bag.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-24729685360583657022009-10-19T06:33:00.002+01:002009-10-19T06:33:00.203+01:00Child labour restrictionsNew guidance spells out the limits for putting a child to work. I find it odd that 15 year olds are still considered 'children' when my own parents were of the generation that started work at 14. Being the child of self employed parents is no protection though. Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-48760985081063983082009-10-16T07:05:00.000+01:002009-10-16T07:05:00.380+01:00Gotcha!Been up to anything you want to tell us about lately?Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-25017984378359710752009-10-15T09:57:00.000+01:002009-10-15T09:58:32.983+01:00AaaaggghStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-81260553468671363332009-10-14T06:57:00.000+01:002009-10-14T06:57:00.189+01:00The answer to the Afganistan/Iraq/Sudan/Congo etc etc problemWomen for Women International spokeswoman Zainab Salbi explains how these conflicts can and should be tackled.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-84577362873838796482009-10-13T06:21:00.001+01:002009-10-13T06:21:00.204+01:00Art and the printed word evolveThe 21st century's first decade is nearly over, shouldn't there be signs of new life in the art world? I've thought for some time now that we must be close to a new revolution. I'm heartily bored of retro this and that. I want something new. Well I've found something. OK it's not totally new but, I regard it as a very inventive innovation in art. Mapping emotion. The best thing is, it uses Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-15385432372502574922009-10-12T06:23:00.001+01:002009-10-12T06:23:00.493+01:00Don't believe what they sayHere's an office chair story to show why you should never believe what the focus group tells you:Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-62889031143088910352009-10-09T06:43:00.000+01:002009-10-09T06:43:00.229+01:00Up up and awayYipeeeeee! The 10th Pixar is out, and in 3D.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-17561278597791017742009-10-08T06:15:00.001+01:002009-10-08T06:15:00.270+01:00Its a topsy turvy worldPeople really ought to be more concerned about threats to free speech....and that rare of rarist commodities, 'honesty'. What with Ricky Gervais doing the rounds promoting a film in which success is proven to come from lying, how are we to keep our sense of proportion? Earlier this week there were several news items concerning fraudulent will-writing services. An item I heard on the news laid theStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-25052363388130322992009-10-07T06:45:00.000+01:002009-10-07T06:45:00.640+01:00If a job's worth doing....I am a rare beast. For over two decades I've been railing against the use of spurious 'performance indicators' to drive business improvement. Bland besuited oik sitting in HQ Towers can't know anything about providing service, not unless they've cut their teeth at the rough edge for long enough to have developed the 'feel' for 'consequences'. Now what's the chance of that? Those 'old' folks have Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0