11/11/2003 03:35:00 PM by Rob

Not much happenin' in Rob Land

Management commissioned me to create a survey, to distribute to all associates at my company, to determine awareness levels of what training we offer, and awareness of what methods we use to publicize said training. This is not in my job description, but management in its wisdom wanted one of us to do it, so it would get done.

Good idea...so I did it.

Bad news, though. Now I have to run my finished survey past a committee, tomorrow.

By the time they get done hacking at it, I'll be lucky if a single solitary radio button remains. Waaah! Whatever happened to "let's just get it done"? I guess they lost their nerve between then and now. Another attack of Administratum, the heaviest element known to man, which is inert, odorous, and causes paralysis in humans.

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I guess the big thing is the nude pictures of Pvt. Jessie. I have two articles, one from yesterday stating that Larry Flynt bought the pictures to prevent them from ever being published! What a beautiful gesture! Of course, I have another one from today stating that Mr. Flynt brought in an expert to verify that the pictures are in fact hers, and having determined it to his own satisfaction, will be publishing the pictures in the next issue of Hustler.

The pictures show her "cavorting" with two male soldiers before her deployment to Iraq. Two pictures of her, one topless with jeans on, the other topless and a thong. First of all, wonder if one of the male soldiers was her fiancee? I bet it was. Next, what's with the "friend"? Does the future Mrs. Contreras like her fun coming AND going? I will leave it to you, the viewer, to speculate if neither male soldier was her bethrothed.

I know she was only 19, and I know the world is full of pictures of naked young people. But does this sort of thing go on often on Army bases? Nevertheless, when I was 19, I was a collegiate drunk. I drank enough to kill man or beast, and so did my friends. But none of us....well, most of us....ummm, OK, just me...I NEVER got caught with my Goddamned pants down.

How hard is that?

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