Thursday, 14 February 2002

Therapy - It seems that Jonathon doesn't believe that my sugar-coated solutions to lifes big issues are legit! Well that's because he doesn't believe! The secret for BS, in answering her boss is to match the tonality, tempo, timbre and volume of her bosses voice. If he is softly spoken, she should be too; if rapid, clipped and loud, then BS follows suit. The key is to remove the "venom" or "emotional stings" from his words, yet keep the "packaging" to deliver her responses. This takes a little practice but is well worth learning. When I answer the phone, my assistant often turns and laughs or smiles at the different voices that I "pick up" to match the person I am speaking with. It's all about building rapport. 8:56:01 PM    Comments ()

Silly - My service provider doesn't provide raw log files, but a suite of reports from Statistics Server. The only problem with this is that the number of search engines are restricted to these: Yahoo! HotBot AltaVista WebCrawler Excite Lycos Snap LookSmart NetFind InfoSeek This list of search engines is not customizable. How is a fella supposed to build his site without Google hits being logged??? 8:48:53 PM    Comments ()

Searching - Well it is an exciting season to be alive. The winter olympics are swooshing along, bringing tears of joy and pangs of anguish. There is more chance of winning an olympic gold as there is of winning the Californian lottery if you ask the Canadians! It was said that Kari Traa is the new pop idol for the Chinese New Year. Princess Margaret was heard to say that she just loved reading love poems - especially for Valentines day. The carnaval that roped in Tiffiny and Amy Gehring will be one not to miss! 7:58:20 PM    Comments ()

Free Therapy #3 - Another question, this time from BS: I get really upset when someone yells at me, like when my boss told me off this morning. What can I do to not let myself cry? Well BS, the thing you need to do is to dissociate yourself from the situation. Imagine that you are watching yourself as your boss is telling you off. Step out of your body [figuratively speaking of course] and just observe what's happening - like you were watching it on television. You'll find the sting will be gone from the situation for you and you should be able to stay in control. 12:02:01 PM    Comments ()

Reminds me of a joke - Woman accidentally declared dead by US paramedics An inquiry is underway in New York into how two ambulance officers pronounced an elderly woman dead when she was only unconscious. [ABC] Man wakes up after operation and asks "Nurse, why are the curtains drawn and lights switched off?" Nurse replies "I didn't want you to think that the operation had been unsuccessful..." 8:01:16 AM    Comments ()

PC gone mad - This report on the ABC new site makes you shake your head and wonder: Person dies in ultra-light plane crash One person has died in an ultra-light plane crash near Goondiwindi in Queensland's south-west. Police say the accident happened at Toobeah shortly after 5:00pm. A second person in the aircraft has been critically injured. He is being treated by ambulance officers at the scene. So we know the sex of the second "person" but what of the first? 7:58:34 AM    Comments ()

But - Proctor & Camble, perhaps in a bid to boost their diaper business, is developing a libido patch for women to "cure" women of the legendary excuse of "Not tonight honey, I've got a headache." 7:55:34 AM    Comments ()

Government soft on Viagra - Sorry - but Viagra will not be subsudised for use by the Australian public. 7:53:46 AM    Comments ()

It's a lie - Finally the truth is coming to light over the deplorable tactics used by "honest" John Howard (et al) in stealing an election victory from his opponents late last year. The Sydney Morning Herald has pages of great stuff to read starting with this. No - parents didn't throw their kids overboard No - parents didn't sew the lips of their children together In defending the lie Howard said Mr Howard pleaded ignorance of the affair yesterday, saying: "As far as I am concerned there was no attempt on my part or, to my knowledge, by anybody else to suppress any information." What a crock! Amazing how quickly the information we want everyone to know is immediately broadcast, yet information we don't want anyone to know is conveniently lost... In one report, it was also alleged by a Brigadier Michael Silverstone that after he told Mr Reith that the official naval video did not show children being thrown overboard on October 31, the minister had said words to the effect of: "Well, we'd better not see the video then." A liturgy of shame: "'It did happen," said Reith. "The fact is the children were thrown into the water. We got that report within hours of that happening ... we have produced the photos." He recalls just before Reith went on radio, warning the press secretary that the photographs may have been "misinterpreted". His advice was dismissed. The Maritime Commander, Rear Admiral Geoffrey Smith, among others, quickly contacted the Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral David Shackleton, to voice his concern over their misrepresentation. They both contacted Admiral Barrie. Two defence officials informed Reith's most senior adviser on October 11. Every day after this, journalists called Reith's office asking if the photos were genuine. No answer - for the entire election campaign. 6:59:04 AM    Comments ()