Life – what a wonderful thing it is; To wake up every day and ponder its simple delicacies is such a powerful thing, and yet we don’t often have the time to consider all of its implications and meanings.

I want to tell you something, I want to let you into a little secret. That little secret is ME, my life. I want you to know a side of me that all too often is hidden and locked away. You would be lying to yourself if you said that you really knew me.

Now that I’ve sparked your interest, let me begin.

I value honesty above all else. It is what moves us forward, and by us I am referring to the ‘humankind’. False-truths, hidden-agendas, beauracracy and war-mongering politics are issues and ideals that I’d rather not associate my self with.

What am I about? I’ve been recently referred to as being a ‘pseudo manager’ – Definition – “Apparently similar”. Thank you for bringing that to my attention, It’s opened my mind to a world of endless possibilities and opportunities. Earning the right to work, to realize my full potential is what I’m about. Being open, honest, and forthrigh is what I’m about. Understanding that there is no better day than TODAY, this is what I’m about.

We often live our lives in a “bubble”. What is this “bubble” that I talk about? A “bubble” is what happens when we close our minds to the world; it is what happens when we live life only for ourselves without the consideration of others, and, the impact that our choices (both positive and negative) may have on others. I know I understand what this is about. For those of you closest to me (Rachel, Mom and Dad) I’m sorry for not understanding this earlier.

Let me tell you about a woman who is strong, courageous, ethical, respectful, loving, and kind. This woman is my mother. My mother has taught me about life and its special powers. She has taught me to stand up for what I believe in. Through her parenting, she has taught me that this world of ours is beautiful, delicate and it is something to cherish every day that we alive. She has taught me things it would take a lifetime to document. I know and she knows that I am who I am today in large part because of her positive influence. I love you mom. You are truly the most selfless (definition – Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish) person I know.

Rachel – You are a STAR in the sky – so perfect. I look up to you everyday. I just want you to know that.

Perhaps as a result of years of having coaches and head strong parents, the Echos are respectful of positions and titles and desire a relationship with their boss. This may not always sit well with Generation X, who are largely hands-off, independent workers. On the other hand, the Echo is the group that is expected to work very well the Seniors.

Want to read more about the Seven (7) attriubutes that characterize the Baby Boom echo? Read on my friends 🙂

1. Their supervisory style is not fixed. How closely they monitor and manage, for instance, is a product of each individual’s track record and personal preferences. Control and autonomy are a continuum, not solitary options.

2. Their leadership style is situationally varied. Some decisions are consensually made; others are made by the manager, but with input and consultation.

3. They depend less on positional than on personal power

4. They know when and how to make personal policy exceptions, without causing a team riot

5. They are thoughtful when matching individuals to a team, or matching a team or individual to an assignment.

6. They balance concern for tasks and concern for people. They are neither slave drivers nor country club managers.

7. THEY UNDERSTAND THE ELEMENTS OF TRUST AND WORK TO GAIN IT FROM THEIR EMPLOYEES. They are perceived as fair, inclusive, good communicators, and competent in their own right.

The Baby Boomers (Born 1946 to 1964)
Key Influences:
-Vietnam War
-Putting a man on the moon
-Television
-Women’s liberation
-Sexual revolution
-Environmental Concerns
Other names:
Boomers; “Me” Generation

Generation X (Born 1965 to 1976)
Key influences:
-Demoltion of the Berlin wall
-The abundant economy in the 1980s and 1990s
-The dot-com economy
Other names:
Baby Bust; Xers

Baby Boom Echo (Born 1977 to 2000)*
Key Influences:
-Rodney King beating
-Columbine High School Massacre
-911
-Y2K
-Internet
-Video games
-Instant messaging
Other names:
Generation Y; Nexters; Internet Generation; Millenials

*I fall into this generation

Excerpt taken from “The New Workforce”, Harriet Hankin AMACOM 2005

“The Baby Boom Echo is entering the workforce and will be coming on in force through the first quarter of the 21st Century. Nearly 75 million strong, this generation is coming of age as powerful and positive. Their parents, theBoomers, are seen as the most child-centred caregivers in history.”

“At any rate, the Baby Boom Echo is seen as a largely self-confident group, sometimes even cocky. They like to set goals and go for them. Since they have had to be good time management since day one, Echos are multitaskers and team players. In fact, they typically prefer to work in groups rather than alone.”

Wait in line
‘Till your time
Ticking clock
Everyone stop

Everyone’s saying different things to me
Different things to me
Everyone’s saying different things to me
Different things to me

Woooohh
Do you believe
In what you see
There doesn’t seem to be anybody else who agrees with me

Do you believe
In what you see
Motionless wheel
Nothing is real
Wasting my time
In the waiting line
Do you believe in
What you see
Nine to five
Living lies
Everyday
Stealing time
Everyone’s taking everything they can
Everything they can
Everyone’s taking everything they can
Everything they can
Woooohh
Do you believe
In what you feel
It doesn’t seem to be anybody else who agrees with me

Do you believe
In what you see
Motionless wheel
Nothing is real
Wasting my time
In the waiting line
Do you believe
In what you see

Ah and I’ll shout and I’ll scream
But I’d rather not have seen
And i’ll hide away for another day

Do you believe
In what you see
Motionless wheel
Nothing is real
Wasting my time
In the waiting line
Do you believe
In what you see

Everyone’s saying different things to me
Different things to me
Different things to me
Different things to me
Different things to me
Everyone’s taking everything they can
Everything they can

Spring is on its way!

Snow…SNOW.
For those of you who have never experienced a Canadian winter in Souther n Ontario…you just have.

White Squalls and drifting snow caused the Hamilton accesses to be closed down. Malls were closed, DART transportation cancelled. PIZZA PIZZA could not time guarantee the delivery.

Watched some of “Chappelle’s Show” – courtesy of DJ Arum.

George Bush and all u white un-intelligent homophopic politically inbred supremacists go F#@& yourselves! Did you think that comment was harsh? – Yes – then it was extremely effective in getting my political point of view across.
Harsh – Direct – Effective

I quite enjoyed Paul Martin’s response to none other but George Bush’s inbred son “Stephen wanna sock it to you Harper” comment – “Mr. Harper said that, by allowing same-sex marriage, the government was opening itself to a battle over polygamy.” – taken from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050121.w2same0121/BNStory/Front

Paul Martin’s eastern world tour has provided a number of huge wins for the Canadian population.
MORE TO FOLLOW

So some of you may be wondering…why would Ralph create a site like this? Well, my answer would be: Those that wonder why I would do something like this obviously doesn’t understand the power of the internet (or “internets” as referred to by none other than the great and honourably admired George W. Bush – the most admired political figure in the entire world – cough cough)

The internet is contagious. It is like a never ending black hole, where the matter is CONTENT.

CONTENT is the key. Why you ask…Why CONTENT? The internet is forever capturing our history (provided people/corporations don’t continue to DELETE or PURGE their knowledge capital) Why delete? Moore’s LAW is still going strong. Mass storage devices are exponentially getting larger every second.

Enough babbling. I really enjoy Kevin Rose’s site – www.kevinrose.com

It has some interesting information – especially for you technophiles.

This site is a continuous work in progress. I will be working everyday to ensuring its success.

Ralph out!

It’s 1:14 AM…just got home. Filled my tummy with 2 slices of yummy PIZZA PIZZA veggie pizza. Saw my old friend Jeff…he’s sporting a new Nissan (very nice).

Went to LUSH to see one of my friends spinning…quite the DJ…quite the sound system…and absolutely amazing LIGHTING. It’s nice to get out every once and awhile to break the routine.

I’m out. Nite Nite