A Strange Winter

It’s not officially winter here yet, but the weather for December has not been the norm, either. We’ve had a week or two that has been normal weather for December (cold day temperatures around 40 and night temperpatures around 20s), but the rest for this month has been in the low 70s to high 60s. It even looks like for the first day of winter it will be near the low 70s on the 21. I guess we will have another “green” and even could be a warm Christmas this year, which will be a first for me. I would just wish the weather would stay warm or cold instead of flip-flopping each week. I would like to see some ice or snow this winter, but with this weather we’re having I’m guessing spring will make a return in January.

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Shooting in the Dark

Sometimes I read the strange or odd news from Reuters: Oddly Enough. Today I found two stories that I found quite interesting and wanted to share.

The first one is about a real estate agent in Texas who is offering clients in law enforcement a free Glock pistol if they buy a home from her.

The other one is about a Texas lawmaker who is trying to get a bill passed that would allow the blind to hunt game just like anyone else.

Throwing Out Schedules & Mandatory Meetings.

I was reading an article from Yahoo! that Best Buy is currently testing a new work ethic.

“The nation’s leading electronics retailer has embarked on a risky experiment to transform a culture of killer hours and herd-riding bosses. The endeavor, called ROWE, for “results-only work environment,” seeks to demolish decades-old business dogma that equates physical presence with productivity. The goal at Best Buy is to judge performance on output instead of hours.”

Looks like it could be a winner with most of the employees at Best Buy HQ and it could be testing it throughout all of its stores as well, making it the first retail company to have no schedules or mandatory meetings.

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