Today is the 204th birthday of Marine Barracks, Washington D.C. We held a brief ceremony on the Parade Deck and awarded the Good Conduct Medal to CPL Chesty XII, the Barracks mascot. We ended the ceremony with the cutting of a birthday cake, pseudo Marine Corps Birthday style. You cannot scoff at a day that ends with cake.
What do you do when you cannot talk about something that really makes you angry?
It is not that I am not emotionally of physically capable of speaking on the matter, but rather that I am obliged by my position not to speak on the subject.
It is a matter of good order an discipline that some happenings must remain undisclosed. I have seen many times that a simple secret has embarrassed people and almost ruined lives.
Example 1
Mrs. New Employee goes to lunch with Mrs. Co-Worker. During the meal the topic turns to a Mutual Acquaintance. Mrs. New Employee makes an off key comment about Mutual Acquaintance to find out that Mrs. Co-Worker is friends with Mutual Acquaintance’s mother.
But maybe this is not a great example. Mrs. New Employee was not keeping a secret, save her opinion, if you would consider that a secret. This would be an excellent opportunity for Mrs. New Employee to learn some discretion.
Example 2
Mr. Mid-Level Manager knows something that will help Mrs. Lower-Level Manager on the job. This information may be detrimental to the Company, and would compromise Mr. Mid-Level Manager’s integrity. Mr. Mid-Level Manager keeps this information to himself because that is what he is obligated to do, despite his friendship with Mrs. Lower-Level Manager.
This example is more along the lines of what I am talking about. The conflict arises from the conflicting obligations. Mr. Mid-Level Manager must either compromise his integrity or watch a friend suffer unduly.
Neither of these examples reflects my particular predicament. These examples merely demonstrate similar situations so that you may understand where I am coming from.
It all comes down to your personal preference. Whatever you do, someone is going to get disappointed.
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It has come to this. School Administrators have banned
blogging from school computers citing a lack of educational purpose as a deciding factor. However, the principle stated that it is more of a parental concern than a school concern.
I will leave you with this thought: Are students allowed to access e-mail at school? This definitely serves an education purpose. I did a bulk of my communication with professors via e-mail. (I did not even have an e-mail account until I went to college.)
If they are allowed access to e-mail, I believe they should be allowed access to their blog.
But, if you are using WordPress or Blogger, just e-mail your post to your site and avoid the whole hassle.
The next thing you know the UN will want to regulate the internet. No, wait, that already happened.
I am back in the District for the last time. The next time that I go home, I will go home permanently. It is a wonderful feeling.
It has been a rough few weeks, being separated from my wife and children. We have endured long absences before, but this is the first time that they were in a new place.