Quotes from the notes

I am taking a cost accounting course this quarter. Here is a quote from the notes for that class. While I don’t understand why the quote and the comments that follow it are included in a course of cost accounting, I definitely do appreciate the message conveyed.

“Always do right. This will surprise some people and astonish the rest.”

- Mark Twain

Calling in sick when you’re feeling well. Taking a two-hour lunch. Fudging on your expense account. Filching office supplies. The temptation is always there – to beat the system, settle a score with the company, address a wrong, especially if you’ve worked overtime and feel they “owe you one”.: But if you step over that invisible boundary you’ve said to yourself, once again, that there are no limits, anything goes, whatever it takes to win.

In all likelihood, the company won’t notice minor transgressions. But if you compromise your standards in some small matter, it becomes sassier to do so on larger ones. Without ever making a conscious ethical decision, you can find yourself in a conflict of interest that could jeopardize your career. IT might be the revelation of confidential information in a job interview or moonlighting for a competitor or accepting gifts from suppliers. Whatever the case, no one steps over the line without smudging it first.

The Way I See It # 49

The Way I See It # 49:

Baking may be regards as a science, but it's the chemistry between the ingredients and the cook that gives desserts life. Baking is done out of love, to share with family and friends to see them smile.

- Anna Olson

One language... one world

I am sure you have wondered like I do sometimes, what would it be like to have a single language that might become the means of unifying the world.

A language that is not biased because it was created or nurtured in a particular culture or region.

A language not tainted by ethnic or other considerstions.
A language that reflects the expressiveness of Spanish while retaining the logical simplicity of the grammar of Sanskrit.
A language that would be easy to learn for everyone...

There is such a language... well at least there is a language created keeping similar ideals in mind...

It is called Esperanto.

Here is a site that gives the flavor for the language.

Believe it or not, as is the case for everything else a quick check of Wharton student body reveals that there is one person who is fluent in this language!

AJAX is cool but...

Here is a site that uses AJAX for IM www.meebo.com

AJAX is cool but other than the application to mapping I am yet to find a killer application for the technology.

Blink an eyelid..

and a semester is almost over... I cannot believe that my last post was more than 3 months ago.

While I might not get any better at writing more entries on this blog, I have something to share today.

The lyrics of a a song that I listened to today.

Something good from The Sound of Music

Perhaps I had a wicked childhood
Perhaps I had a miserable youth
But somwhere in my wicked, miserable past
There must have been a moment of truth

For here you are, standing there, loving me
Whether or not you should
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good

Nothing comes from nothing
Nothing ever could
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good

For here you are, standing there, loving me
Whether or not you should

So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good...