tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565179530147649549.post8240154302147655665..comments2024-03-27T06:29:45.627-04:00Comments on Art By-Products: Atlas Shrugged: James Taggart RantsPyracanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889551823810311793noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565179530147649549.post-89336973078140248782009-11-04T09:37:28.830-05:002009-11-04T09:37:28.830-05:00Funny, I used "weasel words" trying to s...Funny, I used "weasel words" trying to say how much I dislike them...it can be hard to state anything now days without them I guess. But I did not/do not use them as a cover.Tristan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936915388418287612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565179530147649549.post-88826583188876262112009-11-04T09:34:17.272-05:002009-11-04T09:34:17.272-05:00Personally I think that useing the "weasel wo...Personally I think that useing the "weasel words" as you call them, is cowardly! If you use words to cover your but and not as honestly as you can, it seems you never say what you mean or have to stand by your words. I make generalized sweeping staments all the time and people get upset. Why, we all know that these statments are NOT truely universal, they represent the feeling that that is how the world is or how we feel about the particular situation. No one really thinks the statments cover EVERYONE! <br />Nice work as usual by the way!Tristan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936915388418287612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565179530147649549.post-18639002766699432432009-11-04T07:26:48.833-05:002009-11-04T07:26:48.833-05:00Right before this I read this, by a business owner...Right before this I read <a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20091101/does-slow-growth-equal-slow-death.html?partner=fogcreek#dsq-comments" rel="nofollow">this</a>, by a business owner who usually writes about how to succeed in business through integrity and respect for your employees. They go together interestingly...<br /><br />A little while ago a friend told me that his dentist son was having trouble getting a home loan because being a dentist, while it brings in a good income, doesn't bring in a guaranteed income. If you have fewer patients one month you get less money. I thought it was dumb because ultimately every business is that way -- no company has a guaranteed income. But they all have payrolls to meet and bills to pay. The managers are aware of this on a daily basis, and I think it can definitely be panic inducing, in that "don't know where your next meal will come from" way. (Though less extreme.)<br /><br />Anyway, I'm in the mood to feel sorry for Taggart right now.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090852893009703643noreply@blogger.com