Barb's Burblings

Word to John Krasinski on the jellybean issue

There's a poster at work that is totally awesome. It has a very stern-faced woman, hair pulled back except for a stray piece across her forehead. She's somewhat shifty-eyed. Behind her stands a soldier. He is In Charge. He is ready to Kick Ass and Take Names. And at the top of the poster, in large letters: Information Security. I mean, I get that information is security is important. I have a security clearance (...which is just totally bizarre) and I understand confidentiality. But the poster reminds me of nothing more than the poster we had hanging up in our bathroom in college. It was one of those World War II ones and had a man driving along in a covertible. Next to him, riding shotgun, is a ghostly image of Hitler. The message on that poster? "When you ride alone, you ride with Hitler." So whenever I see that "Information Security" poster, that's what springs to mind.

In other work-related news, I was proofing a document on ethics, and one of the references was a book called Business Ethics, which naturally made me think of Billy Madison, and the showdown between Billy and Bradley Whitford. Speaking of which, did everyone see where the judge in Texas cited the speech used in that scene? (You know the speech, the one ending, "Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.")

And if you're not watching The Office, you should at least check out the fake "The More You Know" clips they did, because they rock.