Sometimes people can make you crazy

Ever have one of those meetings or conference calls when your head explodes?



We have them frequently. At my company, we deal with people from a lot of various backgrounds, cultures and locales. Many times things go fine and we are productive. Other times things don't go so well, we fuss and argue, yell, get pissed off and generally are non-productive, to a point.

And sometimes, your head explodes, like the example Rob drew on my whiteboard after "one of those calls". Funny or not...

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Travel Makes Me Tired

First post in a while. I've been on the road a bit last week. From Atlanta to Boston thru Paris and finally to Helsinki. Due to my late booking, I had to stay in Finland until Sunday. That gave me the chance to visit downtown Helsinki and check out the sites. Friday I met with people from my company at their build. Wow, how nice the folks at HQ have it! Two places to eat, really nice open air building design, situated on the shores of an inlet or a lake, not sure. But they are extra nice people those Fin's. Very friendly, but respectful of your privacy.

The weather on Friday was extrodinary. Sad to say the weather on Saturday was not. While I was stuck indoors Friday, I was out in the +4 C, rainy, drizzly, cold weather. But the sites made up for the generally gloomy day. Got to see several landmarks; things I had seen on The Travel Channel. I've posted my pictures on Flickr, but have a few more that I'll put up on Picsaweb.

The architecture is very interesting and very much like other European cities we've visited. I'll have more posting on this trip soon. I took notes on my Nokia E61i and I just need to go thru them and post an edited version later.

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WtF

04/03/2008
Originally uploaded by vernonwalker

Yep, not faked - this is the Finnish magazine in my room at the Hilton in Helsinki. Visit the web site http://welcometofinland.fi

Actually, a very nice mag on how to enjoy Finnish people, their country and their culture.

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