Feather duster kata..
...continued (and other random thoughts)
I went to work this morning to discover that a certain friend of mine (not naming any names, but she knows who she is) informed a certain manager of my feather duster antics last night.
Scott asked me this morning "can you do me a favor? Next time you want to practice aikido forms with a feather duster, can you at least make contact with something dusty so you APPEAR to be doing something useful?" busted :)
He did tell me the pigtails were a nice touch. It's a good thing our managers aren't uptight.
Speaking of management....
Two new managers joined the circus last week-- Josh, the store manager in training and Junior, the new electrical department head. While sitting in staff last Wednesday, they were taken a little aback by my antics.
For the past few weeks, Rob has been snatching sayings off the zen calendar from my office and reading them in staff. (I can just hear Jon Stewart's "and now for you moment of zen")
Wednesday's Moment of Zen:
"If a dog chases after you, whistle for him"
This was met with laughter from our regulars and quizzical looks from Josh and Junior. When Rob asked me what it meant, I told him it was a koan meant to be contemplated while in zazen meditation. Rob thinks it's amusing, everyone else just stares. But it does make a 3-4 hour long meeting more interesting-- though our new managers might not see it that way ^_^
Welcome to the store fellas!
Liz
The Home Depot Philosopher
I went to work this morning to discover that a certain friend of mine (not naming any names, but she knows who she is) informed a certain manager of my feather duster antics last night.
Scott asked me this morning "can you do me a favor? Next time you want to practice aikido forms with a feather duster, can you at least make contact with something dusty so you APPEAR to be doing something useful?" busted :)
He did tell me the pigtails were a nice touch. It's a good thing our managers aren't uptight.
Speaking of management....
Two new managers joined the circus last week-- Josh, the store manager in training and Junior, the new electrical department head. While sitting in staff last Wednesday, they were taken a little aback by my antics.
For the past few weeks, Rob has been snatching sayings off the zen calendar from my office and reading them in staff. (I can just hear Jon Stewart's "and now for you moment of zen")
Wednesday's Moment of Zen:
"If a dog chases after you, whistle for him"
This was met with laughter from our regulars and quizzical looks from Josh and Junior. When Rob asked me what it meant, I told him it was a koan meant to be contemplated while in zazen meditation. Rob thinks it's amusing, everyone else just stares. But it does make a 3-4 hour long meeting more interesting-- though our new managers might not see it that way ^_^
Welcome to the store fellas!
Liz
The Home Depot Philosopher
posted by Liz at 5/16/2005 09:58:00 PM
2 Comments:
It's good to keep management off-balance.
Yeah, that's what I always say... :)
I think if it as mental aikido.
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