Tuesday, February 01, 2005

Interesting To Note

What in the world?...

From what I know about bats, I never expected to see one fluttering around this evening.  Sure, it got up to thirty-six (36) or thirty-seven (37) degrees today, but it was only thirty point six (30.6) degrees when I went for my walk this evening.

Posted by John Venlet on 02/01 at 08:14 PM
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They’ll Be Fortunate, If This Is Accurate

One can only hope that this may be true.

“In interviews for this article over many months, western policymakers, Chinese experts, North Korean exiles and human rights activists built up a picture of a tightly knit clan leadership in Pyongyang that is on the verge of collapse.”

Dear Leader Kim Jong-il, and his ilk, just another piece of decaying shit.

Chairman Kim’s dissolving kingdom

Posted by John Venlet on 02/01 at 07:57 PM
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Money Walks, Bull Shit Talks

Pleased I didn’t donate…

Andrew Sullivan’s use of your blegged dollars.  Two hundred thousand of them ($200,000.00) since 2002.

“After much hemming and hawing, I’ve decided to put the blog as you’ve known it on hiatus for a few months.”

Why is Andrew doing this?

“The simple answer is that I want to take a breather, to write a long-overdue book, to read some more, travel to Europe and the Middle East, and work on some longer projects. Much as I would like to do everything, I’ve been unable to give the blog my full attention and make any progress on a book (and I’m two years behind) ...”

Via Billy Beck, via Tim Blair.

Posted by John Venlet on 02/01 at 07:08 PM
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Step Two

Smokers, and fat people, need not apply…

The other day, in a post titled “Too Intrusive,” I noted that Weyco, Co., a Michigan firm, is refusing to employ smokers, and those that are employed can be subjected to a random urinalysis.  Today, I note that Weyco, Co. also is working on being rid of the overweight.

In the article noting this new development, titled “Lose weight or lose your job,” Weyco Co. president, Howard Weyers, had this to say.

“If you don’t want to take the test, you can leave,” Weyers told Reuters. “I’m not controlling their lives; they have a choice whether they want to work here.”

Though I noted Weyers’ smoking proclamanation with a bit of disdain, I have to respect Weyers’ reasoning.  You have a choice.

The last sentence of the “Lose weight or lose your job” article.

“So far no legal challenges have been made to Weyco’s policies.”

Posted by John Venlet on 02/01 at 06:42 PM
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