Written on a Napkin

Post #200. Almost seems fitting. I've used this Napkin so to speak to write about experiences, personal views, and other random occurrences that have happened since the Summer of 02. 3 years have since passed. In these three years what do I have now that I didn't have before? Sure a few pieces of furniture in the living room, several suits hanging in my closet, and even a diploma. I've made it back from my summer in New York, studied and backpacked throughout Europe, would leave for a job in Detroit in an industry I'm passionate about and ended up in an area my background isn't the most fitting. Friends and family members would get married, I'd become an uncle twice (third time on the way), and I'd see a couple relationships begin only for them to disolve. It's no wonder many compare living to a book. A book is filled with new chapters. New beginnings. And new endings.

I'm about to embark on another chapter. Texas again. This will be my third time to live in Texas and supposdly third times a charm. Then again three strikes and I'm out. Books are already written, where as lives are not. I am not for certain what will be in store for me next month, next year, or next decade. However in any situation I may find myself in, the only person that I hold accountable is me. I have the pen and these paper years will unfold as they do.

Knowing this, the more important question is in these three years what do I have now that I had before? Curiousity. This world contains endless possibilities, and limited to only the time we have here. Friends. I have first hand witnessed that the true ones will never be limited by geography. Family. That no matter what action I may pursue they will be there to be supportive. To have family that realizes I need to make mistakes to learn. A family that believes in and is confident in their son's/my judgement is comforting. Finally, and by no means last, a drive to become successful. I need to be continually challenged and seek oppotunities. These and more remain.

Donavon Frankenreither - Heading Home "go somewhere ya never gone; sing something that ya never sung; think about something that ya never thought; and if you're gonna give, give everything you got; oh yeah right here, oh yeah right now; i'm headin' home"

Ahhhh....those crazy consultants

So it happened again. An analyst much like myself from London sent out what seems to be a harmless email. What happened overnight was a flood of emails. Seriously are these high performance people or what. It still amazes me the lack of professionalism whether it’s their content, grammar, or reasoning behind the emails. I hope you enjoy.

Good morning / afternoon all! I have unfortunately had to cancel my enrolment in Core Analyst School in St. Charles, Chicago due to project commitments. The course begins on Monday next (19th September). Is there any Analyst looking for a last-minute place? I realise this is extremely short notice, but just thought I'd give people the option - if anyone can take the place, it would also prevent my project from incurring cancellation costs. Ah go on... Chicago's great! Much appreciated, Cheers
What is this Core Analyst School? What's the course about? Because I may be interested.
Please don't reply to all, reply to the original sender only.
Please do not use the distribution list when you reply!!!!!
This is a course that only staff on the Consulting workforce attend. If you are on any other workforce i.e solutions or services, I believe this should not affect you.
Please pay attention and do not use the 'Reply all' Functionality. (Just Did so on purpose)
PLEASE STOP REPLYING TO ALL!!! WE ARE TRYING TO WORK.
Pls reply using the Reply button (not the reply to all button).
This is KGB we are detecting all of your communications...and you are bugging my mail box!
Please, do no choose answer to all in your emails. I am not interested in the course and in the answers of everybody.
I think that this was sent to me by mistake.
That's all very interresting guys but actually we don't really care about your conversation here in COMPANY Services
I don't understand this core analyst school thing, pls explain
Por favor, aqui hay gente que intenta trabajar un poquito, asi que parar ya de responder a todos
Could you provide a VISA and Air Ticket to go to Chicago also? I’m also interested. How about Hotel room in Chicago?
Please make sure that you are replaying only to person you want because I really do not want to be part of this conversation
I don't know how I got onto this mail. I'm in Enterprise!!!!!. I think this was a definate mistake!!!
can you please stop choosing the option to "reply to all". If someone is interested in attending to the Analyst Schools instead of the person who wrote the mail, just reply to that person.
Guys, you do realise you’re just compounding the situation by saying “do not reply to all”? Oops, here I go making it worse….
I believe I am being copied into these emails in error. I work for COMPANY HR Services, organising the grads 2nd and 3rd Round interviews. I would be grateful if you could remove me from this list and contact your HR rep if you require advice.
OK … from now on ? please do not use the reply all option.
Please do not reply to all
Uy que me he confundido de boton
If all of you continue to write "STOP TO WRITE AT ALL" we don't finish it never....STOP STOP STOP
to: EVERYBODY GUIDEHOW TO USE THE MS OUTLOOK? HOW TO REPLY? YOU'VE GOT TO OPTIONS HOW TO REPLY TO THE MAIL: 1.REPLY - USE THIS ONE 2.REPLY TO ALL - DON'T CHOOSE THIS ONE
THX FOR YOUR ATTENTION
So let me get this right, we are not meant to reply to the whole list?
i have no idea who u all are. As has been touched upon previously in similar emails, please refrain from hitting the reply all button.
GET A LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STOP WAISTING THE FIRMS MONEY!
I have to say the same, please, do not use the distribituion list.
Please don't reply to all, reply to the original sender only.
Please don’t reply to all (did it now on purpose).
Fellas, Its not rocket science. Use “REPLY” instead of “REPLY TO ALL”.Im sure I speak for 99.9% of the recipients when I say I am not interested in your discussion!
Pero qué luces tienes chaval!!!!! MIRA LO QUE HAS ORGANIZADO!!!!! Por favor , A LOS INTELIGENTES QUE NO HACEN MAS QUE RESPONDER........................... SACADME DE LA LISTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please get me out of this list, together with 1000 other analysts.
Could you please take me of this list
PLEASE TAKE ME OFF THIS DISTRIBUTION LIST. I AM NOT INVOLVED IN CORE ANALYST SCHOOL.
Aren’t you contradicting yourself with that statement ;)
Do not reply your emails to everybody!!!
Where is Chicago?
All you people asking not to reply to all are clogging up my inbox.Please refrain from telling people not to reply to all.
I'm from Málaga Office. Please, keep out your group.
Idem.
DON'T REPLY TO ALL!
STOP IT !!!!!
Please do not reply to all saying "do not reply to all". "Can you do it without doing it?"
I’m in Enterprise also and is not involve in this mail. Please remove my name.
Dear Lord. Are you people Complete imbeciles!
would you mind not doing a reply to all for each answer?
Please I don’t want to be part of this conversation. I don’t want my email to become a forum. Reply to the concerning person only.
The North Koreans, Cubans, Chinese, and Iranians have invaded Chicago (allegedly)! The course may no longer be running (allegedly).
I hear they provide a good limo service too and from the airport too…
Si us plau us agrairiem que fessiu cas de les instruccions que ens estant donant de no fer un Reply ALL.Moltes gracies
Thanks very much.
Come on guys!!! My mailbox was already filled to its limit with crap... BUT THIS IS EVEN WORSE! SO STOP USING THE "REPLY TO ALL" FUNCTION!!!
Please don't reply to all, reply to the original sender only.
Please stop replying “Please do not reply to all”
Please stop sending your personal message. It is disturbing the people who are working.
;-))))))
OK ?
To all those who are replying ‘To All’ I don’t care if you are interested and neither do half the people on the distribution list! So will you stop clogging up my mailbox and use some common sense and reply to ONLY the person that sent the original email.
why do you tell these people not to use the "reply all" function and then use "reply all" yourself? Just wondering ;-)
Do you realize that the messages: "Please do not reply to everyboy" are also spam?? Please stop this chain because my mailbox is suffering. I hope this message will be the last because i'm that sure everybody is really busy. (Chus me debes un cubata)
idem
And what about the girls in Chicago. Are they hot and pretty?
I believe this also came to me by mistake. Wrong mailing list perhaps?
please, don't send me any mail, if possible!. Thanks!
Non merci
Stop using reply to all button when you ask people 'don't use reply to all button'
PLZ STOP REPLAY TO ALL.
HELP ME! My delete button is broken!
71. Staunton, John would like to recall the message, "Core Analyst School".
Por favor, não enviem as vossas respostas para todos. Quem estiver interessado que responda ao próprio.
I already went to this course, but i don´t mind to go again. Could I do it? Anyone of you know?
Anyone a hobby he wants to share? Who plays soccer?
Perhaps if when you use mailing lists, you could use the blind carbon copy feature, then if anyone hits reply all, only you will get the reply (as done on this email). Apparently someone did a similar thing with one of the managers mailing lists last week and it generated about 70 replies in an hour. Admittedly I am adding to the pointless flow of emails - sorry, but I thought it might help.
Go on….. Be a Tiger!!!!.....Click the “Reply All” button.
Call the CIO guys, they shud b able to help u
Thanks...Bonginkosi.....:-)
In the famous words of the good auld Homer Simpson, “Go Crazy, Don’t mind if I dooo!”
Jo, guys please STOP IT!!!! IS NOT FUNNY!!!! I DON’T CARE ABOUT YOUR SAD LIFE
All of you who don't want to be bugged with replies...Don't bother people who didn't respond to the original mail in the first place! Gosh! Stop including Analyst.AM and Analyst.EM in your list of senders! Now that would help! Thank you!
COMPANY - BEST PEOPLE?? AH AH AH AH AHthanx for the fun during my last day here!!!!!
Please take my name off the mail list coz i dont really want to know whose delete button is broken. Some of us dont use email for chatting but for conducting business.
un dos tres, undostrés... un dos tres, undostrés... me se oye, meseoye?Thanks guys, Now that I finally found the button, I swear not to click on it. PROMISE!
Come on guys give it a rest will ya. My brain can't take much more of this mind numbing rubbish being continually sent.
Innovation Delivered. This is not de-concentrating from work at all. Great thing created here.
Good job Alessandro and good luck!
please, donn't replay to all
I think all the people writting here are in Europe couse in Americas there is about 3:00 to 5:00 am. What a surprise they will get whe they open the mailbox!!. I think this conversation will not end until tomorrow except somebody in CIO stops it. Please save us!!! ¿Are there someone in CIO out there? Please respond, but not to all :)
Parece ser que hay gente que le gusta hacerse notar, esta bien chicos ya lo habeis logrado.........AHORA PONEROS A TRABAJAR!!!!! SI DE VEZ EN CUANDO ES LO QUE SE TIENE QUE HACER!!!!I'm very pleased to do this "team building", but now, you're getting very nervous to many people........you know!!!!! Actually, I asked myself if you have nothing to do ¿¿¿???¿¿¿???¿¿??¿¿??¿¿?? If you remember well you have been paid for your work!!!! yes guys, thats is the reality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where's the "reply all" button?
To the originator: To all of you: ”Insert graphic gif animation.”
Enough is enough. You are jamming up our inboxes and we really do not care about your conversations.
OK, Let’s play a game, EVERYONE to EVERYONE, 100 000 COMPANY people worldwide to each other till END OF BUSINESS
I lost my dog yesterday! Anyone has saw him?...he's probably between Oslo and kuala lumpur.
For people who can not read ? use the “Reply” button and NOT the “Reply to All” button.
Alright one more and the bunny gets it, im on the edge
Core Analyst School
99. Ngubane, Bonginkosi would like to recall the message, "Core Analyst School".
DO NOT REPLY TO ALL, REMOVE ANALYST.UNITED.KINGDOM.EM FROM THE LIST, YOU ARE COLGING UP MY INBOX!
STOP IT…. PLEASE, DON`T REPLAY TO ALL…I NEDD TO WORK..
please, donn't replay to all
Go on... Be a tiger!!
please, donn't replay to all
Already been in Core Analyst School so unfortunately can't go there instead of you, but I have a good opportunity to buy cheap air tickets to Europe, if anybody can propose me accomodation it would be great :)) Cote d'Azur is preferable:)
LYON 3-0 REAL-MADRID
I think we need a MyLearning course to be added to the core curriculum..."When to use the 'Reply to All' button"....lol
please erase my name of this list.
Tools>Rules and Alerts>New Rule>Move messages with specific words in the subject to a folder specific words: "Re: Core Analyst School" Move it to specific folder Specific folder: "Stupid Mails and Spam"
basta please...
Anybody wanna join me for lunch?
Congratulations Rui Miguel ! You were effectively the 100th person to have hit the “Reply to All” button !!!
go to actions, create rules a create a new rule regarding this
Can you stop spamming my mail box please ? I'm trying to work and I'm not an analyst too. I work for ATS and I'm not interested about your subject.
Ahí va adjunta una solucion para todos aquellos que no querais recibir nunca mas estos mails
Alfonso, te has pasado pero ¡Que no decaiga!
clever bunch, those COMPANY analyst :)
ESTO NO ES UN FORO, ESTÁIS SATURANDO EL CORREO. STOP!!!!
point 1 ) no one on this list has the means to take anyone off this list - this list is maintained when you are hired or fired - so there is no point asking 1 zillion people to be taken off the list. kind of chain effect innit?point 2) stop replying
I will get on to it, the people responding to this emails are clearly not doing anything.
damn you...damn you ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Se non va…non va!
My humble request to all of you, please stop forwarding the email, causing disturbance to our work. Please note that this could end up in a disciplinary action from HR for some of them.
I just wanted to apologize for the former mail with the icons. I’ve received some emails saying me that it was excessive. I was just kidding and didn’t wanted to offend anybody, just to make you laugh a little bit, so please, hope you accept my apologies.
Clearly there is a lot to be said between analysts in all countries. Can we nominate representatives from all COMPANY offices to organise an Analyst Forum where we can all dial up and meet one another. We can share our experiences and also get to learn about different cultures.

“I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family, it says, "They're looting." You see a white family, it says, "They're looking for food." And, you know, it's been five days [waiting for federal help] because most of the people are black. And even for me to complain about it, I would be a hypocrite because I've tried to turn away from the TV because it's too hard to watch. I've even been shopping before even giving a donation, so now I'm calling my business manager right now to see what is the biggest amount I can give, and just to imagine if I was down there, and those are my people down there. So anybody out there that wants to do anything that we can help -- with the way America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off, as slow as possible. I mean, the Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of people that could help are at war right now, fighting another way -- and they've given them permission to go down and shoot us!”

“George Bush doesn't care about black people!”

These are the words for verbatim from rapper and producer Kanye West. The same words Mr. West decided to grace anyone and everyone who was watching the live broadcast fundraiser for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund on NBC. There is so much in those few sentences that really got to me. So in typical consultant format, let me put them out there in bullet point.

1. The Avenue – This is a Red Cross fundraiser, not a free speech demonstration. What we need more than anything is a sense of community. We need effective leadership. This is not the best way to go about pointing blame. Kanye, I thought you were a rapper. How about you put it on a track that graces American airwaves. Use your creative lyrics and put them to a purpose to explain how you feel. Don’t use a charitable organization to vent. Then again it’d probably take you awhile to get your music writers and lyricists to help you out.

2. The Message – Is there Federal government to blame? Yes, and unfortunately there is no way around it. This incident is another chalk mark to the global population of how such a powerful country is weak in many ways. However the last time I checked there’s local and state government too. The rebuilding efforts will take months upon months for things to be in somewhat order. Federal government needs to play a powerful role in accomplishing this. Prior to the hurricane I can’t understand why more preparation didn’t occur. Could the mayor not have used city and school busses to start transporting residents to a safer area? The evacuation was mandatory. I realize much of the area is poor and did not have access to transportation. I believe more could have been done. With today’s technology we have a pretty good idea of when and where the hurricane will hit. Could the governor not started to get supplies set up in cities such as Lake Charles and Shreveport that would not be affected to such a degree? Water, food, transportation, pumps, generators, etc. I realize all these come at an expense and governments of all different sorts are usually stretched pretty thin. What’s the price on life? Ask your neighborhood firemen and police officers and the answer would be no price can be set.

3. The Looting – Never have I seen a city turn on itself like New Orleans did. Is it a race issue? Only if we make it one. The fact of the matter is the majority of the population that stayed behind in New Orleans was poor and black. Due to the numbers alone we would expect to see more blacks looting than other races. Seriously Kanye did you even watch the news? I’m guessing you were too busy seeing your face on MTV Music Video Awards. Looting is what happened. Yes, let people steal food, water, and the necessities to survive. What are you going to do with a TV when there’s no electricity? What are you going to do with 15 pairs of shoes? The stealing and violence that occurred was uncalled for. I wish the government did get to the city sooner so that this may have happened to a lesser a degree. What I wish happened more was that these individuals of all races were raised with morals. Were raised to follow the laws established before us.

4. The Individual – It’s hard for me to listen to a person rambling negatively when to my knowledge can’t think of one thing positive he has provided. Sure he has made some songs that people can sing to and enjoy. I myself have one or two tracks by him. However with lyrics such as the following why should we take what he says with any seriousness?

a. All Falls Down

“Man I promise, I'm so self conscious
That's why you always see me with at least one of my watches
Rollies and Pasha's done drove me crazy”

b. Slow Jamz

“I told her to drive over in your new whip
Bring some friends you cool with
Imma bring da cool whip
Then I want you to strip
See you is my new chick”

c. The New Workout Plan

"Don't drop the blunt and disrespect the weed
Pick up your son and don't disrespect your seed
It's a party tonight and ooh she's so excited
Tell me who's invited: you, your friends and my dick"


When an individual wears more jewelry that costs more than these people’s homes, why should we listen? When he names his debut album “College Dropout,” how can we believe this person is educated or at least values education?

5. The Last Sentence – Is George Bush my favorite president? No, I didn’t even vote for him. I think he has done a poor job leading this country. I look forward to his four year term ending. I have a question for you. Did you even vote? I don’t know that much about you, only what the media and your interviews portray. That is a man that is full of himself and probably too busy to care about politics of any sorts. Did you know George Bush has black members in his cabinet? Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice sound familiar to you? While a bit country and unworldly I can’t imagine The President curling up with Laura on a late night and saying “I hate dem niggas.”

In the end, Katrina was a horrible tragedy. In these upcoming months we will only see the death toll rise and have a better idea of how much was destroyed. Look at your life and see how you can help. While we may be strapped for cash there are other ways to help. Donations of clothing or necessities to just volunteering your time are all appreciated. It now and then takes huge catastrophes to open our eyes to appreciate the lives we live. This fact is unfortunate, and that there are people in every community that could use our help. Let’s not forget that either. We are American citizens, but more importantly we are humans.