FROM A WHILE AGO ( 3 DAYS?) DD ABOUT WHO PICKS OUR CORN AND STRAWBERRIES--, I GOT MANY BITS AND PIECES.... SIDING WITH THE PICKERS-- AS I DO....
I HAVE A GENERIC COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRAINING OF OUR WORK FORCE-- I MUST STATE TO BEGIN WITH... THE KIDS WHO WORK HERE..---. WORK ! --- BUT WE HAVE A BUNCH OF "I HAVE TO PUT IN 20 HOURS -- THE CONCEPT IS FANTASTIC.. BUT UNLESS I -- OR SOMEONE-- STAYS ON THEM ENTIRELY, THEY SIT... IN ELECTIONIC MODE .... IN ONE PARETICULAR CASE WE HAVE ONE INTERN WHO IS EXCELLENT AT THE ELECTRONIC STUFF-- FOR WHICH I HAVE BEEN VERY GRATEFUL, BUT --- I THINK EVEN THAT CASE HAS TO MOVE INTO THE PHYSICAL EFFORT TYPE VOLUNTEERING.
IT BECOMES...........OK I HAVE CHANGED THT ONE WATERBUCKET...SO I HAVE NOTHING TO DO.. I MAY AS WELL SIT AND DIDDLE WITH MY PHONE... TOTAL LACK OF CREATIVE EFFORT IN WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO DO.???( KEN ROBERTSON'S TED LECTURE?? A GREAT GOOGLE )
I THINK ALL THIS TIES IN TO MY SHOCKING DISCOVERY AS A KID THAT YOU DIDN'T GET PAID FOR PICKING BERRIES, YOU GOT PAID FOR THE NUMBER OF BERRIES THAT YOU PICKED. THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE...
ALL THESE KIDS THAT ARRIVE HERE TO DO THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE ARE FULL OF POTENTIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS-- PARTICULARLY AS DESCRIBED BY THERI MOTHERS , WHO ARE BY NATURE, A PERSONAL CHEERING SQUAD FOR ANY KID...
I AM BAD... I HAVE STARTED SAYING TO THESE PEOPLE " LET ME HEAR FROM YOUR KID.. NOT YOU"
I AM TIRED OF SIGNING PAPERWORK FOR THE GLOOMBHOOODED TEENAGERS WHO PUT IN 20 HOURS OF INACTIVITY.
I ALSO THINK HISTORICALLY THIS IS THE REASON WE IN NEW ENGLAND HAVE SUCH LOVELY STONE WALLS.. WITH NO HEAVY EQUIPMENT I BET MANY TEENS SPENT HOURS ROLLING ROCKS AROUND FIELDS INTO WALLS... A HYPERACTIVE KID 150 YEARS AGO .. JUST MEANT MORE WALLS... AND YOU DID THAT BEFORE SUPPER- OR NO SUPPER... THE REALITY IS... HUNGER TAKES OVER LONG BEFORE ANY MEDICATION.
I AM ASHAMED TO SAY MY EARLY CAREER DID NOT DEAL WITH THE NUMBRER OF BASKETS I PICKED... BEING A MATH GRADUAGTE, I DREW A BETTER SALARY THAN MY ROOMMATE WHO MAJORED IN ENGLISH... I LANGUISHED IN THE FACT THAT MY DEGREE MEANT THE COMPANY I WORKED FOR MADE MORE MONEY ON ME..BECAUSE THEY COULD BILL MY SERVICES TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR MORE THAN AN ENGLISH MAJOR..
THE REST OF THAT STORY IS THAT I WAS PAID FOR SITITNG AROUND FOR 3 MONTHS- COULD NOT EVEN GO INBTO THE ROOM WHERE I AWAS TO WORK, BECAUSE SECURITY WAS CHANGING MY TOP SECRET CLEARANCE FROM ONE COMPANY TO ANOTHER... WHAT I ACTUALLY DID TO GET PAID WAS IRRELEVANT.
HAPPILY I GOT OUT OF THAT 9 TO 5 STUFF WHEN I HAD KIDS-- AND REALLY HAD TO ACTUALLY WORK DOINBG SOMETHING...A LOT MORE FUN !
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH 2 OTHER SERVICD DOG OUTFITS WHO ARE ASTOUNDED THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PUBLIC RELATIONS COMPANY ..- ONE OF THE MOST VOCAL SAID THEY PAY $100,000 TO A NY FIRM.. SO I ASKED HOW MUCH THEY BOUGHT IN.... " WELL IT WAS A BAD YEAR FOR CHARITIES WE DID GET $10,000"
TO ME THAT IS A BASKET OF BERRRIES TYPE SITUATION.. AND A $90,000 LOSS.
THESE SCHOOL KIDS-- WHO NEED THE COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE NOT PAID. I AM SUPPOSED TO SIGN THAT THEY HAVE PUT IN THE HOURS.. I JUST ASKED PAAM IF SHE WHOUDL WARN THEM I WILL NOT SIGN OFRO HOURS WHERE THEY SIT AND DO NOTHING FOR SDP.
THESE PAPERS ALSO HAVE A SECTION OF WHAT THEY DID-- SO I NEED TO BE MORE EXACTING-- I CAN HEAR IT NOW.. " WHY DID YOU SAY I WORKED 1 HOUR.... I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 8"
GET READY...I AM ON IT.
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I AM ALSO ON TO THE FUZZIES IN THE FRIDGE
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WE HAD A GREAT SUNDAY STEW- A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE-- WHO MUST BE TTTRAINED TO BRING SOMETHING... LIKE CARROTS... MO HUNG AROUND NICELY LOOKING FOR CARROTS.. AND WE WERE OUT...
GETTONG THE BABT OUT WAS NOT A GREAT IDEA... MOM WAS NERVOUS.. SO GRACE HAD TO CARRY HIM BACK TO THE STALL.. WE CAN TRY AGAIN TODAY..
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SAD NEWS JANINE AND CREW LOST THE PREMATURE BABY... IT WAS A TOUGH DELIVERY WITH MOM WITH PNEUMONIA AND TEH TENDONS N TEH FRONT LEGS NOT QUITE READY FOR RUNNING AROUND...... SHE PUT IT WELL
The good news is that there were 4 baby donkeys born from donkeys saved by the Equine Rescue Network this week. The bad new is only three survived. Despite all efforts the little premature baby took a turn for the worst early this morning. If ERN had not saved her mom, the baby would have been born on the cold cement floor of the killpen. Instead, she was born surrounded by people who cared and gave her lots of love during her brief stay with us on this planet. Thank you to all those who helped! Chin up - game on. We have more lives to save and we can't let this loss curb our enthusiasm.
CHIN UP-- GAME ON
RIGHT !
