For what it is worth

I am starting to feel that there is something wrong in the way we as a people deal with the rest of the world. A new intern at the studio where I have my shop bowed to me the other day. YES bowed, she is from Japan and felt I was due that respect. I also notices that she was very put off by foul language and some of the conversation in the studio. I couldn't help but feel sorry for her because outward expressions of admiration for a person in a supervisory position or being submissive in our society are not understood. They are seen as being weak, and it is so internal for her to be this way that I fear that she will not understand when I try to explain this. What bothers me more I think it that I am not more like her. I would like to be more able to control the situation and offend less. I don't think Im ready to bow politely as I leave the room but ....

Just a thought.

Dark side of the mall

Well I guess that 47 is a point in life that you should know better but I still don't, So I was working overnights for the past 2 days taking the decor down at the Tysons Corners mall. I don't know what it is about that kind of work that I still like. I know that part of it is working with folks I have known for 20 years but the other part is the odd happenings that make it fun. Like standing atop a platform lift 25' up reaching out to pull a piece of rigging out of the ceiling it is not your home Christmas decor when a wreath weighs 200 lbs. I got home on wed. Evening and thought I would get a chance to get myself back on schedule for today but that was not to be. I found that it was much harder to go to sleep when I should as opposed to staying up past bedtime to work. It is now as I sit at my desk needing to work that my head seems to want to lay on the keyboard. I hope that everyone out there had a good newyear. On a sad note I wish to mark the passing of a blog I used to read often "words" by Sara sugurga(I think I got that right) is going off line and I will miss it and her wit.

More later when I am awake
love and prayers
Jeremy