Comment 9 on Mindfulness

I enjoy your posts so much, John. Since I don't have many people around here to jabber with, you provide me that crucial thing that is missing in my life. I need someone to brainstorm with and bounce ideas off of and you are willing and able to do that. Thank you.

Lately I haven't responded much because life is overwhelming. If you can imagine a semester starting without having all of the staffing done - that happens here every semester and it drives me crazy. Imagine a university with a program that is ready to graduate students who have never sat down with an academic adviser...it is a nightmare. Of course when you point out these glaring deficiencies, you land up doing the work to repair them. (I should learn to keep my mouth shut, huh?)

A man from Los Angeles who has taught consumer behavior here for a couple of years, managed to talk himself into a full time position as Business Manager for the program. He is to go out and sell our International BBA program to students and to international companies for both internships and hiring opportunities for our students. He has decided that we need a learn and earn program in the faculty and sent out stuff today to open the "InterCafe" - serving yuppie American food - at yuppie American prices. He hasn't a clue. And as I read that stuff....the menu, the prices, I was so turned off. Most of what he wants to serve is stuff that needs to be imported and is expensive. It's not particularly healthier. It would be comfort food for westerners (and the visitors would pay the prices) but for Thais it would be either luxury food or prestige food, if you know what I mean. It is such a not Buddhist Economics thing. So totally not sufficiency economy. OMG .... I am becoming Thai... no ... Thais are becoming American .... But I am mot like that so am I not American? I get so confused .....

The power has gone out and I am on battery...and have no internet because the modem requires power.... guess I will save this and close down and watch the storm.... The only thing worse than narrow bandwidth is no bandwidth.