At my company, in order to track how many hours we spend working on various projects for various clients, we have a phone system that we use to enter our hours. (Yes, you heard right: one of the largest computer companies in the world still uses a phone system to enter time sheets. Sad, really.) This is not terribly significant information except for the following interesting fact: we have signs here at work, with the official company logo and EVERYTHING, that read in large, block letters:
Do the right thing.
Enter your time daily.
“Do the right thing?” It’s as if they want to us to think that failing to enter our time every afternoon is similar to stealing server components or stabbing our coworkers with pens we swiped from the stationery closet while the secretary’s back was turned.
It’s just odd, is all I’m saying.
In other news, our two mainstream Presidential candidates are going to argue on national TV on Thursday night, likely making it impossible for me to get my weekly dose of Joey, Willngrace, and URR! My enthusiasm is absolutely without bound. Okay, all sarcasm aside, is there anybody out there who cares less than I do? I mean, seriously. How can anybody in good conscience vote for either of these two idiots? A guy I know is thinking of getting a bumper sticker that says “Accept Kerry,” which drive me nuts because
- I’d like to vote for a candidate that has more to offer than simply “I’m not that guy you hate,” and
- Personally, I think Bush is a better candidate than Kerry, his 17th century views on homosexuality and religion notwithstanding.
Another guy I know mentioned the other day that he found it strange that people can simply vote “the party line,” i.e., entirely Democrat or entirely Republican. This same guy is going to vote for Kerry simply because he despises W. I find it FAR more disconcerting that people are willing to vote for a guy simply because he’s the lesser of two perceived evils, despite the fact that I wouldn’t trust him with running an Arby’s.
I have 3 words for everyone:
THIRD. PARTY. CANDIDATE.
How the hell is anything going to change in this country if everybody continually votes for one of two guys who are so similar that I think they share toothbrushes? Voting for third party candidates isn’t “throwing your vote away,” any more than voting for any other losing candidate is. The more that we as a nation vote for people who we actually think would make good presidents, the more the major political parties will have to sit up and take notice.
Also: DOWN WITH BIG GOVERNMENT! Libertarian party++!
