JW; An American’s View of Excellence

I don’t know if anyone else refers to John Wavell as JW but I do. And I’m not sure what stirred up my memories of him. I think it was the death of Ted Kennedy (see my tribute below) and the fact that I am currently unemployed and dreaming about past jobs. Now, make no mistake, John isn’t dead, I just don’t work for him anymore. Maybe one of the biggest mistakes I ever made in my life. Jeeze…even wide eyed Bubba had enough sense to stick around and as far as I know still works for the man.

John is a man who is not afraid to stand up and speak his mind; tell it like it is. When I worked for him, more than once, he gathered up all of us who worked for him and told us (each individual one of us) if we didn’t do a better job he was going to shut the business down.

Against his doctor’s orders he opened up his sandwich and put more salt on it, every time, to his tasting.

I asked him for a raise once and before he granted it to me he went into a rant about how he was thinking about firing me and later actually went through the motion of printing out a Christmas bonus check written out for exactly $0.00 (canceling out a loan I had with him).

JW is an entrepreneur and thrives in our capitalistic society, a man who knows how to make a buck and provided me and 20+ other people with a good paying job.

I sat in on meetings, as a middle manager, making decisions on health care issues as I had done before with other employers. The difference between John and my other experiences was that John wasn’t interested in screwing his employees and making more money for himself. He was seeking the best deal for all; trying to save a buck for all.

I subscribe to John’s view of excellence; his demand for excellence. Excellence costs what excellence delivers. Believe me, it’s well worth the cost.

I choose to live in JW’s America. When it comes to saving my life with quality health care, I’ll turn over my entire pot of gold.

I learned a lot from JW. I haven't spoken to him in years and wish him well.

- Larry

P.S. – Wavell-Huber Wood Products provides you with the highest quality level of wood products available on the planet, from your kitchen table to your entire corporate environment.

A (soon to be) Famous Quote

"As long as you make your bed in the morning, life will go on."

- My Mother

Exercise your mind, stay informed...

After reading these articles I believe CIA personnel should be investigated for breaking the rules. I'm not a fan of 'international law' but after seeing dash cam videos of police abuse we need to keep an eye on all of the people who 'monitor' our personal actions.

What I object to, even in the case of the dashboard video cams, is doing it in public. It creates a negative perception to most all viewers and readers. As if the entire organization was corrupt. Ask yourself, how many times have you seen a video of a 'nice' police cam traffic stop or read about when CIA interrogators offered sympathy, compassion and rewards to detainees? People like this actually exist and in fact are in the majority.

The scientific nature of the ordinary man is to go out on and do the best he can (turn up the volume).

If you are short on time, at least read the last article, 'The Real CIA News' posted by the Wall Street Journal. It sums up the first two articles.

Investigating the CIA Helps Preserve National Security:
Predictably as always, the Republicans in Congress and in the conservative media are berating Attorney General Eric Holder for deciding to investigate the CIA's use of abusive interrogation methods on terror suspects.

Investigating the CIA is a Huge Mistake:

The Obama administration's decision to release a previously classified 2004 CIA interrogation report and appoint a special prosecutor to look into possible misdeeds by personnel involved in questioning high-value terrorists is a huge mistake.

The Real CIA News:

Whoever advised people to be skeptical of what they read in the papers must have had in mind this week's coverage of the documents about CIA interrogations. Decide for yourself.

- Larry (music by John Prine, the 'other' Bob Dylan).