I love roadtrips, especially the drive between the Bay Area and Portland. Here are some of the pictures from yesterday while driving. Hey, it kept me awake.

“Compliance is simple to measure, simple to test for and simple to teach.  Punish non-compliance, reward obedience and repeat.

Initiative is very difficult to teach to 28 students in a quiet classroom.  It’s difficult to brag about in a school board meeting.  And it’s a huge pain in the neck to do reliably.

Schools like teaching compliance.  They’re pretty good at it.

To top it off, until recently the customers of a school or training program (the companies that hire workers) were buying compliance by the bushel.  Initiative was a red flag, not an asset.

Of course, now that’s all changed.  The economy has rewritten the rules, and smart organizations seek out intelligent problem solvers.  Everything is different now.  Expect the part about how much easier it is to teach compliance.”

- http://sethgodin.typepad.com

This is either a SPAM comment or a really strange person.  Either is possible.  I normally treat strange people like SPAM so the comment won’t see the light of day on my blog (other than me posting it here that is), but you have to admit it is pretty out there.  In response to this post about my love for Huberts Lemonade.  Long live the internet, SPAM, or whatever/whoever you are.

Christina threw her back out today so we made a quick trip to the chiropractor this afternoon. Tyler had his third tee ball game this morning so Lizzy had her supportive gear on.  Watching The Lorax on the TV.

“Everyone that you fight is not your enemy and everyone who helps you is not your friend.” – Mike Tyson