Next week is Thanksgiving Day which is a day where Americans are supposed to be grateful for what they have. The Panda Bear can accept that for one day in the year we can take time to appreciate what we have. However, there are some people who feel we should now have a gratitude month where we spend the month feeling grateful for what we have. The Panda Bear has tried to follow some Facebook pages which for everyday in November its followers are supposed to list something for which they are grateful. After a few days of these upbeat pages the Panda Bear will get impatient. Why can't people just admit that life is nasty, brutal and short? The Panda Bear starts feeling pressured to be happy which she rebels against. She will start feeling that it is her right to be grumpy
and gloomy if that is what she feels.
In a similar overly optimistic vein, the Panda Bear read an essay by a literary critic which stated that no more great novels could be written because we modern folks did not experience tragedy and repression like they did in the good old days. The Panda Bear was wondering what on what planet this critic lived. The United States right now experiencing war, random violence and high unemployment rates. Probably many people in the United States lack basic human necessities. Many people are in physical pain (Mr. Panda has had a toothache for the past three weeks and Mother Panda hurt her leg so the Panda Bear has recently been hearing of people complain about being pain all the time). People still die. There is much corruption in politics. In the United States do we have any privacy at all with the NSA spying on us all the time? We are still experiencing the stuff of great writing.
However, the Panda Bear things one reason people like old books is because it is safer to experience the emotions that come with yesterday’s problems then come with today's problems. Our present chains are still invisible to usand to function we need to repress some of our conflicts with modern society. The Panda Bear knows what bothers her about modern society. She dislikes the constant rushing around; she wants more leisure to enjoy life. She thinks there must be more to life then jobs that have grown stale and chores that she dislikes to do. The Panda Bear wants to relaxed and creative rather than busy and organized.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
The Panda Bear on Colds, Feeling Tired and the Federal Goverment Shut Down
Today at work the Panda Bear was feeling tired. A coworker said to the Panda Bear, "What is the matter with you-you are always complaining about being tired." The Panda Bear was upset; she did not think she had complained that much about being tired. True for the past couple of weeks the Panda Bear was more tired than usual. She found the time change difficult.
The Panda Bear wishes there was daylight savings time all year. She would rather it stay light at the end of the day than have the extra light in the morning. The earlier it gets dark the earlier the Panda Bear feels sleepy. In addition, the Panda Bear had a cold over the weekend. She spent almost two days sleeping but is now feeling better. The Panda Bear used to have colds that lasted all winter.
The Panda Bear has learned to slow down when she has a cold; she does believe that this makes the colds shorter. The Panda Bear realizes that she is fortunate that she can take it easy for a couple of days. The Panda Bear Blog is about the right to be tired. It is a human and animal emotion. Recently, the Panda Bear has heard some hard working people complain that they have days that they feel tired and don't get much done. The Panda Bear feels everyone could use some down days from time to time. About ten years ago, the Panda Bear was feeling tired all the time and had colds that lasted a long time. She was working full-time at a stressful job and going to school at night among other activities. Finally, the Panda Bear realized she had to slow down. However, the sad thing is that no one told the Panda Bear to slow down. Indeed, the Panda Bear had to learn to say no to people. The Panda Bear never heard "Panda you work so hard-now just take some time off". The Panda Bear learned that the more you do the more people often expect from you. Now that the Panda Bear has slowed down she still feels tired SOME of the time which is better than being tired ALL of the time.
In some previous posts, the Panda Bear stated she had written to her US Representative and Obama requesting that the US immediately withdraw its military presence from Afghanistan. The Panda Bear received an e-mail back from her US representative stating he supported President Obama's policy. She has not received any acknowledgement from President Obama regarding her e-mail. The Panda Bear wishes to end this post by stating that she things the shutdown of the Federal Government was the greatest waste of government money ever. Many people don't realize that the Federal workers were paid in full for the period that they weren't working. Now as a taxpayer the Panda Bear the Panda Bear would much rather pay people to work then not to work. The Panda Bear thinks if the plan is for the Federal workers not to lose any pay, the US government should keep them working while it tries to resolve its budget problems.
The Panda Bear has learned to slow down when she has a cold; she does believe that this makes the colds shorter. The Panda Bear realizes that she is fortunate that she can take it easy for a couple of days. The Panda Bear Blog is about the right to be tired. It is a human and animal emotion. Recently, the Panda Bear has heard some hard working people complain that they have days that they feel tired and don't get much done. The Panda Bear feels everyone could use some down days from time to time. About ten years ago, the Panda Bear was feeling tired all the time and had colds that lasted a long time. She was working full-time at a stressful job and going to school at night among other activities. Finally, the Panda Bear realized she had to slow down. However, the sad thing is that no one told the Panda Bear to slow down. Indeed, the Panda Bear had to learn to say no to people. The Panda Bear never heard "Panda you work so hard-now just take some time off". The Panda Bear learned that the more you do the more people often expect from you. Now that the Panda Bear has slowed down she still feels tired SOME of the time which is better than being tired ALL of the time.
In some previous posts, the Panda Bear stated she had written to her US Representative and Obama requesting that the US immediately withdraw its military presence from Afghanistan. The Panda Bear received an e-mail back from her US representative stating he supported President Obama's policy. She has not received any acknowledgement from President Obama regarding her e-mail. The Panda Bear wishes to end this post by stating that she things the shutdown of the Federal Government was the greatest waste of government money ever. Many people don't realize that the Federal workers were paid in full for the period that they weren't working. Now as a taxpayer the Panda Bear the Panda Bear would much rather pay people to work then not to work. The Panda Bear thinks if the plan is for the Federal workers not to lose any pay, the US government should keep them working while it tries to resolve its budget problems.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The Panda Bear on Ending the US War in Afghanistan, Career Advancement(Lack of) and The Panda Bear Blog Movie
The Panda Bear Blog is a blog about a overly busy but kindly Panda Bear who is a humble office worker. It is about her struggles with life.
The Panda Bear had been tired over the weekend and was looking forward to a quiet night at home doing her dreaded home chores. Longstanding readers of the Panda Bear blog knows the thing in life the Panda Bear hates most is home chores. She was going to try an experiment to see if by doing more of these dreaded chores after work she could free up more of her weekends.
However, then she received some e-mails from groups in the United States who oppose the war in Afghanistan. The Panda Bear has come to believe that the most important political issue in the US is ending the war in Afghanistan. People are being killed and lives are being ruined. Furthermore, it is a drain on our resources which are already in short supply.
The first e-mail came from United for Jobs and Justice asking the people to call or write President Obama asking him to end the war in Afghanistan. The Panda Bear went to the White House website where it said President Obama was committed to the most transparent administration in the history or the US. The Panda Bear then e-mailed the President:
The Panda Bear had been tired over the weekend and was looking forward to a quiet night at home doing her dreaded home chores. Longstanding readers of the Panda Bear blog knows the thing in life the Panda Bear hates most is home chores. She was going to try an experiment to see if by doing more of these dreaded chores after work she could free up more of her weekends.
However, then she received some e-mails from groups in the United States who oppose the war in Afghanistan. The Panda Bear has come to believe that the most important political issue in the US is ending the war in Afghanistan. People are being killed and lives are being ruined. Furthermore, it is a drain on our resources which are already in short supply.
The first e-mail came from United for Jobs and Justice asking the people to call or write President Obama asking him to end the war in Afghanistan. The Panda Bear went to the White House website where it said President Obama was committed to the most transparent administration in the history or the US. The Panda Bear then e-mailed the President:
I am writing to request that you end the war in
Afghanistan. Too many Americans and
Afghans have died in this war. President
Karzai is not a trusted partner and has been highly critical of the U.S. We have many problems at home and need to
put our efforts here. Our greatest
recent security threats have been internal not external.
The US should not make the same mistakes as the British and
the Russian have made in Afghanistan and get bogged down into an never ending war
in Afghanistan. Our country is in
crisis now. We need to put our own
money and resources here.
Sincerely,
Panda Bear, USA.
She requested a response from the White House.
The second e-mail was from Emergency USA asking supporters to contact their US representatives to cosponsor HR200 a bill that aims at withdrawing all US troops from Afghanistan. The Panda Bear e-mailed her representative asking him to cosponsor this bill stating that the ending the war was the most important issue facing the US because it is a burden, people are getting killed and it serves no purpose. She also requested a response from her representative.
Readers of this blog will see how the supposedly democratic government of the US responds to the Panda Bear's exercising her rights and responsibilities of a US citizen.
In some of her volunteer projects she has advanced but not in her paid work. The Panda Bear has read to move ahead in one's career one needs to visualize success and rehearse it in one's mind. The Panda Bear prides herself on being a realist and finds it hard to dream about the future.
However recently the Panda Bear was at the movies(she only goes to the movies once a year). She saw the movie The Butler(which was good). Suddenly, the Panda Bear had a flash of inspiration. Wouldn't her life make a good movie? It would be the story of a humble office worker who by blogging at night changes the world. Is this not a popular theme for the movies about how an average person hits the big time?
She can see the movie now. The Panda Bear would be played by either Julia Roberts or Juliana Moore. They would show the Panda Bear in very average office job being criticized by Ms. Patronizing -and -Nit- Picky. Then the splashy theme song and the Panda Bear would be shown blogging night. The Panda Bear's messy apartment would be shown as a luxury townhouse with a few things out of place. The climax of the movie would be Ms. Patronizing -and -Nit- Picky finds out that the Panda Bear's harsh indictment of the corrupt oligarchs have made the Panda Bear loved and respected all over the world. Suddenly, Ms. Patronizing -and -Nit- Picky changes and becomes Ms. I-Know-How-To-Kiss-Up to the Panda Bear. The Panda Bear is not fooled but is happy enough her new success to be forgiving to all.
Sigh....Time to awake from her dream. The Panda Bear needs to get ready for work tomorrow and face her average and humble job.
Friday, October 25, 2013
The Panda Bear on the Fall, Bullying and the AFL-CIO
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of
our friends.-Martin Luther King Jr.
A few days ago, the Panda Bear was priding herself on escaping the tiredness and lethargy that comes with the Fall season. Well pride cometh before a fall. Today the Panda Bear feels both tired and hungry. Her body feels like she is getting ready to hibernate.
The Panda Bear was talking with a friend about the number of people who are dropping out of the US workforce as soon as they come into some money. The Panda Bear herself believes that most people are in the work force now solely for the money. Gone are the days where bored housewives, rich people and retired people were in the paid workforce because they needed something to do. Nowadays, the Panda Bear thinks people are in the paid workforce strictly for the money.
Recently more has been written about workplace bullying. The recession is making it harder for people to leave jobs if they feel they are badly treated. The Panda Bear has experienced bullying at work and has seen other people bullied at work. She thinks most organizations have an unwritten policy not to intervene when a superior is abusive to a subordinate. High level people who bully have to be very calculating and opportunistic in their bullying. The could not hold the positions they have without being very sweet and agreeable to the right people. They could not be a certain way with their bosses and keep their jobs.
The Panda Bear believes that only a minority of people are bullies. However, if they people around bullies who are not bullies keep quiet about the bullies behavior it empowers the bullies. It makes both the bullies and the victims feel like more people support the bully than really do, Let us say for the sake of argument that a quarter of the population has some tendency to be bully while another quarter of the population has some tendency to be bullied. If the half that are neither bullies or bullied keep quiet about bullying, it can make the bully seem like they have the majority of people behind them when maybe the actual majority of opinion is against them.
The Panda Bear has read that for children the goal of some anti-bullying programs was to create an atmosphere where children feel empowered to speak up against bullying when they see other children being bullied. Something similar should be done so adults feel free to speak up when they see other adults being bullied.
The Panda Bear has never worked for a unionized workplace but it has always been a dream of hers to work in a unionized environment for over twenty-five years since a supervisor once refused to correct the Panda Bear's production statistics for which the supervisor admitted that she total them wrongly and should have been higher. The Panda Bear felt she might have had some recourse in an unionized office.
Well the Panda Bear has just joined the AFL-CIO's mailing list. Will the union set her free? Or are unions another branch of the corrupt oligarch 'that run the US?
A few days ago, the Panda Bear was priding herself on escaping the tiredness and lethargy that comes with the Fall season. Well pride cometh before a fall. Today the Panda Bear feels both tired and hungry. Her body feels like she is getting ready to hibernate.
The Panda Bear was talking with a friend about the number of people who are dropping out of the US workforce as soon as they come into some money. The Panda Bear herself believes that most people are in the work force now solely for the money. Gone are the days where bored housewives, rich people and retired people were in the paid workforce because they needed something to do. Nowadays, the Panda Bear thinks people are in the paid workforce strictly for the money.
Recently more has been written about workplace bullying. The recession is making it harder for people to leave jobs if they feel they are badly treated. The Panda Bear has experienced bullying at work and has seen other people bullied at work. She thinks most organizations have an unwritten policy not to intervene when a superior is abusive to a subordinate. High level people who bully have to be very calculating and opportunistic in their bullying. The could not hold the positions they have without being very sweet and agreeable to the right people. They could not be a certain way with their bosses and keep their jobs.
The Panda Bear believes that only a minority of people are bullies. However, if they people around bullies who are not bullies keep quiet about the bullies behavior it empowers the bullies. It makes both the bullies and the victims feel like more people support the bully than really do, Let us say for the sake of argument that a quarter of the population has some tendency to be bully while another quarter of the population has some tendency to be bullied. If the half that are neither bullies or bullied keep quiet about bullying, it can make the bully seem like they have the majority of people behind them when maybe the actual majority of opinion is against them.
The Panda Bear has read that for children the goal of some anti-bullying programs was to create an atmosphere where children feel empowered to speak up against bullying when they see other children being bullied. Something similar should be done so adults feel free to speak up when they see other adults being bullied.
The Panda Bear has never worked for a unionized workplace but it has always been a dream of hers to work in a unionized environment for over twenty-five years since a supervisor once refused to correct the Panda Bear's production statistics for which the supervisor admitted that she total them wrongly and should have been higher. The Panda Bear felt she might have had some recourse in an unionized office.
Well the Panda Bear has just joined the AFL-CIO's mailing list. Will the union set her free? Or are unions another branch of the corrupt oligarch 'that run the US?
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