standards and morals

The other day I am sitting having a drink with a supplier.  I am taking it easy relaxing and getting to know her on a more personal level.  As we are talking the family life comes up (she has one, I do not) and how much she like the area I live in, where she lives, and a lot of other information.  What I do not realize is that through this entire conversation she is hitting on me. When I realized she wanted more was when she offered to take me home. But I did get filled in when I went back into the bar and the bartenders (yes I know them) and even a few patrons mentioned that it looked like she wanted to jump me right there.

NOW here is the issue about standards and morals. In the  past ok LONG ago (15 years) I would have picked up on all of this and would have moved in.  Now when I see a ring and it is confirmed to be actual (not just a gimmick to keep guys away) I only look at them as a person, supplier, or customer. When they asked me at the bar why I let her go I simply stated that married women are off limits and will not cross that line and do not sleep with married women. "but she was hot" on guy said. I am not sure that factors in.  would you want your husband or wife to go out flirt and have the other person just ignore the fact that the other person is married?  I sure as hell do not. 


What I am saying is simply this.  keep your standards high and your morals in good standing. People these days seem to be forgetting to do this.  there is no reason to lower your standards as it is doing nothing but making excuses for those you are lowering your standards for. If you throw your morals away you are doing nothing but lowering the standard for yourself. Which is worse than making excuses. It means that you are saying you cannot live up to the way you want to live.

Women and motorcycle pictures

So I am again playing on my iPad in bed, yes I know it should be outlawed. What is the deal with all of the hoopla with women having pictures taken on bad looking motorcycles? Seriously ladies, I am not saying don't do it, I am just saying get a better looking bike. So quickly today I have had 4 pictures come across my desk of women and cycles and guess what a stock soft tail does not make you look better, just cheap. Now ifbyou want to look good with a bike use a real custom, maybe a European or better an Italian! If the bike looks good it will only enhance how you look. Don't believe me do you, try it you will be suprised.

what NOT to put in a resume

Sitting down and talking to others who review resumes we have come up with a simple list of things you should NOT put into your resume.

1)      'multi-task' this is a BIG no-no for many of us.  what this says is you cannot concentrate on what you are doing and need to jump around on job.  what this ultimately means is that you cannot do everything at 100% because you will be thinking of the other things you are 'doing' at the same time.   there are very few people who can legitimately  work on multiple projects at one time so chances are it is not you otherwise why would you have changed jobs every year for the past 10 years.

2)      ‘Instinctive’ – seriously this is on a resume.  What are your instincts when you are put into a new job that you know nothing about, or how it is supposed to look when the job is done? You do not need to be instinctive you need to follow directions. ‘

3)       A big jump in wages. If you have 4 pervious jobs where you are in the $7-$8.50 range do not ask for $14 without having a reason to. if you have not recently graduated from school, made a significant change to your ability there really is no reason to expect such a big jump ’just because’

4)      Location – if you apply for a job in Boston but live in Boca – explain why you are applying and a little bit about your plan to move

5)      “Give 110%” – you cannot give 110% you can give 100% and if you do more that new mark is 100%.  You can increase what you do but most people do not reach their ultimate potential and do not even work at 100% of what they could do.

6)      STOP being fancy with your work descriptions.  When we see different phrases that say the same thing 3 times on your ‘skills’ section that mean the same thing what do you think is going to happen.

7)      We do not hire you t ‘broaden your knowledge’ and “develop new skills”  we are hiring you to do a job, if you want to enlighten your life do it on your own time.

8)      there is no way that you are excellent at everything you try, it just does not happen.

9)      READ THE DAMN AD. If you see an ad looking for drivers and you are a cook you have wasted everyone’s time. If you are a cook and they are looking for a bio-chemist you have wasted everyone’s time.

There is more to come on this subject as I am sure there are a LOT of people that are going to hit the job market very soon.

always speeding

So all of the accidents have speeding as the contributing factor. In the article they site alcohol, drugs found, no seat belts and everything else that is found in and around the car. But of course ONLY speeding is noted in big letters! what is wrong with the media?  again using the easiest target SPEED.  remember speed does not kill the sudden stopping does. so to the media, why do you not straighten up and fly right? get off the speeding is dangerous band-wagon.  why not actually encourage driver education, driver training and oh yeah force law enforcement to actually pull cars over without brake lights, people eating, texting and doing every thing other than driving as they get from point A to point B.