Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 33 we don’t ever expect you to return

Chapter 33 We don’t ever expect you to return I heard from Stella Asterisk one of my colleagues at Up Up and Away Toronto, that after a year away on disability she and Sally Self never expected me to return. Loose lips sink ships! Boy I thought, what would happen if I did return! InterestingContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 33 we don’t ever expect you to return”

Poetry Corner: “Good Shot”

Good shot Writhing in miseryaNiagara Falls of blooda companion of the dead fall leavessupplanting cellophaned beeffor 3.2 families the busy executives of deathblind to the forces of naturePlace carcasses on top of carsand parade homewardsto continue the sameon Monday morning Robert K. Stephen

Poetry Corner : “Ward 23A”

Ward 23 A Eating burgers and sipping Budwe watched the idiot (did you have to say that word so loudly?) boxJimmy Kimmel grabbed mebut I pushed him back into the tubeEd Sullivan used to stroll out in the old daysand that shows you how long I’ve been here as NCRbut Ed and I said hello!sharedContinue reading “Poetry Corner : “Ward 23A””

Canadian report on COVID Grocery Shopping!

A mundane but recognizable and identifiable reportage on grocery shopping here in Toronto, Canada. As we batten down the hatches here in the Province of Ontario in Canada my international readers may want a lurid expose of my grocery and banking shopping trip today here in Toronto. As an avid and very select shopper IContinue reading “Canadian report on COVID Grocery Shopping!”

Poetry Corner: “The eternal sandbox”

The eternal sandbox Young and innocenttime consuming frivolityequality of youth shatteredthe dinky toyed hourspens and suitsboots and handsa mild game strugglechildren versus childrenlife kept on a a harmless levelfun and simplelost and baffled in gaming politenessforgetting who the real enemies are Robert K. Stephen

Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 32 Largecorp induced anxiety, stress and depression: Management tips

Chapter 32 Largecorp induced anxiety, stress and depression; Management tips My take on anxiety, depression and stress in a largecorp workplace is that it is most often a result of poor management and resource allocation by the Senior Management Team at largecorp. There is so much extra work piled on employees due to downsizing andContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 32 Largecorp induced anxiety, stress and depression: Management tips”

Poetry Corner: “Finalized conclusion”

Finalized conclusion you don’t want to Butyou don’t know where to go what you have done wrong how many people you have hurt pain suffering grief what can you say what can you do what shall you do the razor blade gently calls youto slide you away Robert K. Stephen