With apologies to a few little known bands named The Beatles (Los Escarabajos), Springsteen (El Jefe) and The Rolling Stones (Las Piedras Rodandos), Chicago’s very own Wilco is the finest band of all time. There…. I said it…. Read More ›
Month: October 2011
8 Ways to Die: Natural Disaster Spanish
Desastre Natural (day-SAH-stray nah-tooh-RAHL) Natural Disaster As the tragic earthquake in Turquía gets sorted out and Hurricane Rina bears down on the Yucatán (not sure if this is a coincidence, but riña (REEN-yah) means brawl or fight in Spanish…… Read More ›
The Revolución Starts Now. Or Close to Now….
It takes little skill to recognize fault on the jobsite. Identifying problemas (proh-BLAY-mahs) is easy. The hard part is the solución (soh-looh-SYOHN). As a manager and leader, your effectiveness is largely determined by your ability to outline a… Read More ›
Golden Arches Educación
Los Arcos de Oro (AHR-kohs day OH-roh) Golden Arches I walked into the McDonald’s on Higgins today in Schaumburg, IL and saw this. It was the first thing I saw. A few thoughts…. 1. Nothing says, “Welcome… Read More ›
The Fickle Mistress
Weather – that fickle mistress…. She giveth and she taketh away. Days on the schedule, that is. This time of year presents some untimely weather conditions in many parts of the country. “Sure, it’s only October,”… Read More ›
El Gran Drywall Confusión
confusión (kohn-fooh-SYOHN) confusion If you’ve ever tried to bridge the communication gap with your favorite drywalling crew, you may have found that furrowed eyebrows and a one syllable “Huh?” transcends the language barrier very quickly. There… Read More ›
Moneyball
valor (bah-LOHR) value + ineficiencia (een-ee-fee-SYAYN-syah) inefficiency So Moneyball (the movie) is now in theatres, starring Brad Pitt as Billy Frijol (Billy Beane) and Jonah Hill (opting out of a fart joke movie for once) – two small… Read More ›
The Red Angle 