Newscoma

Yesterday and today has been the weekend of excessive snot.

Man, I’ve got some sort of cold or sinus that is making me nuts. I feel like my inner child zombie is seeping out of my nose. All I’ve done is sit on my chair (we, as adults, have chairs that are destined only for our very own hineys. It’s a law or something), blog for NiT and stare blankly as the Documentary Channel plays on in the background.

Of course, a Ghost Hunters marathon has just started. Woot. I don’t want to start the Super Bowl thing because last year I got very bored with it all by about 10 a.m.

Doling it out in doses this year. We are going to try to hit a Super Bowl gathering if my zombie sickness doesn’t make me pass out. Our host is apparently for the Bears.

Me, not so much. This could be fun, but who in the hell decided having the Super Bowl needed to be held on a work night is beyond me.

Anyway, Squeegee Monkey was a peach yesterday and went and got me some generic version of DayQuil. Does this stuff make you nervous? I sort of feel weird.

Yeah, my self-induced social avoidance lasted about 48 hours. I’m a trooper because where there’s good friends and great beer, I’m there.

Yeah, I flip-flopped.

There’s bit of snow on the ground this morning in Hooterville. Not enought to cover the ground but a little.

I like the ground covered, but that’s just me.

Still blogging over at NiT. Come visit me.

From the Business Pundit, an interesting article about being fair when one has a leadership position.

Pretty good read.

I think part of the reason is that fairness, in and of itself, can be vague. In addition to making decisions that are fair, you must effectively communicate to others so that they understand the full contexts of your decisions. Otherwise, they are likely to view it through their own lens, seeing only part of the situation and, as a result, feeling like they were treated unfairly.

If you want to be a better leader, focusing on fairness is a good place to start. Here are some things to try:

• Be open and honest about the reasons behind your decisions.
• Create processes that are transparent, so that people understand how decisions are made.
• Listen to both sides of the story, and make sure everyone’s voice is heard.
• Communicate clearly

The whole thing is pretty good. I worry about this sort of stuff, so I read about it.

The one thing they didn’t say is that your never going to make everyone happy. That’s just the way it is. But we can try to be fair, and as long as you know your being as fair as you can be, then regardless of the fact that not everyone is going to be happy, you did your best and you’ll sleep pretty well when your head hits the pillow at night.

Here, for your reading enjoyment, is some of the latest news on Alien Abductions.

UFO’s in Arkansas? Umm … okay.

Close Encounters in Washington DC? Well, I’m sure there are a lot of that. If I was an alien, I’d be eyeing the guys with access to the red button too.

I’ve never heard the term “fastwalkers.” This one was sorta interesting.

And one more for the road: UFO sighted over O’Hare.