Category: Desert
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And so it begins!
That’s right folks… “The Games of My Life” have begun. Opening ceremony was very cool to watch and once I did the math I figured out I had been at work for 19 hours straight and then I’m back today for 11 hours… Talk about a fun time. When working events you get to a…
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Day 5 of Operations… WTF am I doing here again?
Went to the ceremony dress rehearsal last night… Very cool… Some stuff happened on the FOP (Field of Play) and there was stuff happening on the video screens and there were some cool lighting tricks, good sound and just some all around pretty good stuff. I can’t say more till after the 1st as I’ve…
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Effort in Understanding
As you drive around Doha you see a window decal that says "thank goodness", usually on a Toyota land cruiser that has just cut you off while flashing their lights, honking and making rude hand gestures at you. It’s very similar to driving back in the states and someone with a "WWJD" bumper sticker cutting…
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Lessons in how not to manage people
A new and wonderful policy from above… I see that there is a lot of absentees in the meetings in the venues. Effective immediately, any one absent from the meeting will be deducted the day pay by HR and a warning memo should be sent to him/her. The only acceptable reason is medical leave with…