Morning, noon and night
Three random things I learned, or remembered, todayArchive for September 13, 2007
Rainmakers
NIGHT
“Rainmakers” is a management term.
Everyone seems to have heard about it.
Except me.
“In Native American tradition, the Rainmaker was a special and powerful figure. The Rainmaker was called on to help nature bring rainfall when it was most needed. The Rainmaker was most valuable to the tribe when fields were dry and rains were scarce.”
“In business today, Rainmakers are needed for another kind of rain: great ideas, or best practices and resources (business & IT) to implement them.”
Romantic marketing speak.
Money rich, Time poor
NOON
For the second time, I heard the phrase “time poor” on TV today.
It seems to be entering our vocabulary at the same time as “work life balance.”
All to do with working mothers, participation of the workforce, efficiency, getting fat, messy houses, and the next generation of women not able to knit or cook, I suppose.
I have been “time poor” all of my life!
And I don’t think my daughters can knit!
It’s difficult to change.
Guilt……
Mercury poisoning
MORNING
Louisa May Alcott who wrote “Little Women” and “Jo’s Boys” died of mercury poisoning.
She contracted this as a result of treatment for typhoid fever. In these days the drug calomel (mercurous chloride) was used to treat this condition.
Mercuric compounds were used in the 19th century as a diuretic and purgative and more recently in the 20th century in soaps and cosmetics as a skin lightening cream but these preparations are now illegal.
The term “mad hatter” may originate from the time that mercury was used in the process of curing felt used in hat making. Hatters inhaled the fumes. Over time, mercury poisoning leads to nervous stem damage sometimes manifest as psychosis and hallucinations.
