Andrew S. Thomas

I’m trying to create a cheesy business acrostic for the word “push” regarding taking initiative at work. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:
Prepare data on the issue
Understand the impact
Seek the people who can get it fixed
Hide in the bathroom until it’s over
or, alternately:
Prepare data on the issue
Understand the impact
Seek the people who can [...]

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Jollyblogger, a site I’ve been half-reading on and off for a few months, has just posted some interesting insights about the way evangelicals view the concept of eternal rewards.
I’ve always felt it was a little weird to hear about how “heaven wil not be equal.” This has always struck me as sounding a little too [...]

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(cue Doogie Howser, MD “closing revelation” theme music)
I learned a valuable lesson today….
(pause to stare at monitor)
It’s just as hard to be the combative arsehat on the other end of the phone as it is to deal with him.
Most of you know I work in a call center. It’s a thankless job at times, and [...]

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Thanks to the good graces of my fellow RMFO.netter Mark Smiley, I am now a member of the “elite” (or is that “l33t”?), ever growing few who posess a GMail account.
I’ve been all about simplifying and streamlining processes lately, and have taken to checking all of my POP email accounts right from Yahoo! Mail [...]

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This past weekend we put about 900 miles on our car, driving to Plains Mennonite Church in Hatfield, Pennsylvania and back for our friend Paul’s wedding. It was the first time I’d ever been in PA, and what really struck me was how nice the area seemed. Manicured lawns, new (or newly-remodeled) houses, road signs [...]

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