Wolf Whistle

September 22, 2021

 

Remaining true to his credo of, “If one is good, ten must be better,” Dick Wolf has created a third show in his “FBI” series.

This comes after 8 “Law & Order” series (including “Law & Order: UK”) and 4 (three surviving) “Chicago” shows. There is at least more “Law & Order” series in the works.

Frankly, none of the series but the original “Law & Order” has ever floated my boat; but he apparently knows what the rest of the public likes, so he'll keep mining that gold for as long as he can.

Just a Spoonful of Ivermectin...

September 23, 2021 

A reader wrote in to the Post-Dispatch and suggested that, if the government wants people to get vaccinated against COVID-19,

It should hide the vaccine in horse deworming pills. He predicts that people would be vaccinated in no time.

 

 

Embracing the Minimalist Genre

September 19, 2021

Apparently made optimistic by my minuscule donation to the virtual Met Gala of 2020, the Metropolitan Opera sent me a fundraising letter, with the promise of goodies should I come through.

For a $100 donation, I could get a calendar or a tote bag. 

For $500, they would gift me with a DVD of Puccini’s Turandot or a DVD of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten.

The incentives all seemed pretty puny for the amount of the donation. 

It could have been worse, though. They could have offered a CD of John Cage’s “4’33”. (Look it up.)

You Get What You Pay For: Low-Wage Locale vs Qualified Workers

September 15, 2021

As a former Workforce Development Director, I pay attention whenever somebody says, “I can’t get qualified help.”

If you moved all or part of your company to place with low wages, on the grounds that you’d save money that way, remember that the quality of education depends on the tax base. If you’re not paying the population, they can’t fund good education for their children, your future workers.

And you may have a hard time importing “qualified” workers, because who wants to raise their kids in a place with a lousy education system?

So basically, you’ve just shot yourself in the foot.

 

If you want a steady supply of quality workers, you should consider partnering with local authorities to ensure that the population of your chosen locale can get the education that they need.

 

Take Them Off the List

August 28, 2021

The Gospel reading this weekend was from Mark, where Jesus says, “...out of the heart of man come evil thoughts: sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.”

 

Not a word about sloth or gluttony, though. Maybe those aren’t deadly sins after all.