C Porche

This is topical- any child particularly those who are in the company of peers who have a cell phone merits training. I learned last month of 5 th grader with a ringtone generating expletives. A little irritating to be sure- however the administrators when they sequestered the phone they found that they needed it disabled by the student. In the…[Read more]

I do not think that is true for the Department of State- particularly in many Embassies overseas.

Malcom Gladwell his stuff has so many personal AHA! points

You have hit my pet peeve!!! I know amtrak gets a lot more of my business. Before TSA: Yes I have been pat down – by Isreali’s- they even went into my lipstick enroute and upon arrival. And I was part of an audit on Federal funds received by their government 2 years earlier. ( so I was feeling mite the injustice of it all then -but toughed it out…[Read more]

Canadian Embassy upper floors
Newseum- Hmm how about an audit site there?????
Lenfant Plaza with window view to water

CP

Having just finished the frustrating annoying task of dialoguing with the State of Virginia which placed a lien on my bank account for unpaid state taxes two years ago. I have not lived in Virginia for 10 years. Consequently the urgent communique dated in January 2010 -reached my domicile on april 10- 30 days beyond the due date of any action. The…[Read more]

There are some places where some regard serious experience in one area as an asset in a different field. I think some places and positions value this more than others. It is really important to network to get the right feel to see how management embraces the value of a diversity of experiences and the concomitant training needed to optimize…[Read more]

If I ghost write a blog am I moving forward?

I am a gladwellian fan and proudly hope to go viral doing somethin good.

There are a lot of good ideas here. I would add consider appropriate foundation garments if your apparel could be perceived as leaving less to the imagination. (Clingy and /or sheer is not desireable). Although I do not think one has to have dark suits, it is a pragmatic investment for your purpose. Classic lines provide more wear and can be more…[Read more]

Travelling to and from Bolivia and Ecuador for an Office of Inspector General review of counter narcotics programs implemented in the region has been without compare . I had the opportunity to see parts of the countries that included tropical rainforest ( I have seen a tapir on a bamboo pole for some’s dinner near Las Esmareldas, Ecuador), the…[Read more]

Eastern Market and the H street corridor in NE have new places. Love “Good Eats” for Spike’s burgers and ice cream shakes made the way your dad wld describe them . Fries are interesting and the 5 or 7 dipping sauces include mango mayo (Spike was on Top Chef) There are some carribbean places on H and the Tyler deli has nifty fried ravioli (They…[Read more]

I could narrow the scope to the use of the power point presentation as the instrument of the discussion; I also notice that some people employ the presentation as the handout and speak from it directly in my environment.

I also was given no kudos for seeking public service from my peers as an undergraduate. Many of which started at salaries twice mine. I remember the sacrifice as a Federal employee when I was riffed for the good of the budget. Moreover, Federal human resources limited reemployment rights to an area I was not geographically located at the time,…[Read more]

In my office there are certainly opportunities for contractor employment. When a specific function or review needs to occurr and the process of bringing in staff for a targeted activity does not mesh with timeframes, we have seen contractors come in and cover the ground needed. In this capacity I have not felt that they were “ugly step children”.…[Read more]