tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287617338710926373.post5273866272896745706..comments2023-10-29T10:53:10.261-05:00Comments on Without Warning: CaptivityTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05271481876760639141noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287617338710926373.post-66447286995781615852007-08-01T18:35:00.000-05:002007-08-01T18:35:00.000-05:00Tim - I like this post - but I consider it timeles...Tim - I like this post - but I consider it timeless. From the start : "There's been a change in the way..." How long has Disney World been open? How long have people been "trapping themselves" on ships going to ports to simply shop? It is so significantly long ago that we should not be shocked - unless we've been in a closet with a bag over our heads.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I cruise in January on the Rock Boat. I'll be "trapped" on a boat with some of my favorite bands performing and mingling while drinking overpriced alcohol - also while drifting to the Bahamas to pay money to experience something different called an excursion. I don't feel "raped". I know exactly what is coming out of me before I go out on this date! However, I see the point of your post and respect your point of view. Masterful if you ask me - much like the latest movie which is a terrible comedy with Queen Latifah that you THINK nobody would want to watch. Well, that is the world we live in. These ventures would not be so successful if people did not willingly drink it up - at an alarmingly constant rate.Burton Meahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125365450819877192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287617338710926373.post-82265694985320981282007-08-01T15:55:00.000-05:002007-08-01T15:55:00.000-05:00You wrote: "At one end are those who would pay for...You wrote: "At one end are those who would pay for Erhard to abuse them, and at the other end are those who would shove his head in the toilet and give him a swirly." I too to this day am shocked, shocked at those who would attend and pay for this.. stuff, shocked at those who would voluntarily commit these acts, and shocked further still that companies have mandatory trainings in these controversial groups.GuruTruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342952332962188557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287617338710926373.post-42419352656435054452007-08-01T07:54:00.000-05:002007-08-01T07:54:00.000-05:00What a strange post from GuruTruth. How is it rel...What a strange post from GuruTruth. How is it relevant to my blog entry?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271481876760639141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287617338710926373.post-67563273966650437192007-08-01T07:15:00.000-05:002007-08-01T07:15:00.000-05:00Werner Erhard's brother Harry Rosenberg is CEO of ...Werner Erhard's brother Harry Rosenberg is CEO of Landmark Education. His sister Joan Rosenberg is a member of the Board of Directors of Landmark Eduacation. His attorney Art Schreiber is General Counsel and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Landmark Education. His former employee from 1967, who went door-to-door with Werner Erhard when he worked as a door-to-door salesman, Laurel Scheaf, was an executive in EST and is now a "Landmark Forum Leader" in the Landmark Forum.GuruTruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342952332962188557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287617338710926373.post-46273629145554952842007-07-26T21:34:00.000-05:002007-07-26T21:34:00.000-05:00'It's very rare that I come home feeling like I bo...'It's very rare that I come home feeling like I bought something that I could not have gotten from a store or that I bought something because the host was a friend or neighbour.'<BR/>Oops, I meant to say 'It's very rare that I come home feeling like I bought something that I could not have gotten from a store. Most times I feel that I bought something just because the host was a friend or neighbour.'Roxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12505339229598861621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287617338710926373.post-73062634026561423022007-07-26T21:28:00.000-05:002007-07-26T21:28:00.000-05:00Speaking about the optional amusements, I feel the...Speaking about the optional amusements, I feel the same way about the direct marketing home parties that many women love to host. It's very rare that I come home feeling like I bought something that I could not have gotten from a store or that I bought something because the host was a friend or neighbour. I just feel obligated to buy something. My latest is a piece of overpriced junk jewelry. I am proud to say that I turned down an invitation to another party because I am in the midst of decluttering and see no sense in bringing home more stuff.<BR/><BR/>'they could just e-mail us the Powerpoint slides and we could read them ourselves' <BR/>In the last place I worked, under the guidance of IBM, Information Systems was in a major overhaul so that they could reach their goal of attaining a CMMI level of 5. There are many milestones for each level. And these milestones had to be completed by a certain date, because someone had made it a goal for that quarter. Some of these milestones were eg.<BR/>1. Setup Procedures for doing X.<BR/>2. Present Procedures to minions.<BR/>So we were forced to attend many powerpoint presentations of procedures that had not been finalized. But, as long as they had set up SOME procedures and PRESENTED the procedures, their goals were met and we could all advance to the next CMMI level!Roxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12505339229598861621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287617338710926373.post-6920478348652011392007-07-26T18:38:00.000-05:002007-07-26T18:38:00.000-05:00"they won’t actually notice how badly they’ve been..."they won’t actually notice how badly they’ve been raped"<BR/><BR/>Whut???John Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562443000568529492noreply@blogger.com