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Sjeez, it was about time…finally a new header graphic! The picture was taken during my skiing holiday two weeks ago.

Beard?!?

Originally uploaded by raymondpoort.

As promised earlier, a picture of my beard, little over two weeks now!

Being unemployed curently feels like a looong weekend; am doing stuff normally saved for weekends, I guess that'll be the main reason for it.

Enjoying it heaps though; sleeping in, getting shit cleaned up, relaxing and even a bit of cooking! Made a great pasta salad for tonights 100-day return dinner with friends from a course I did last year, YEAH!

Tomorrow will be the first day without ANYTHING booked in my agenda, guess what? Am sure I'll enjoy!

I went to a sit-in class this morning of the Tias Part-Time MBA program which I'm looking at to start in September *this*
year. The topic was strategic management…boy is this interesting
stuff!! Especially when I consider some of the current challenges
within my former company.

The professor put on a slide with an interesting quote, which I want to promote as QOTD:

L. Gratton:
"A company with low levels of trust and commitment is as bankrupt as
one with low levels of financial capital - it is essentially a dying
company"

As promised, the lyrics of this song (in dutch):

Klein Orkest - Koos Werkeloos

Mijn naam is Koos en ik ben werkeloos
De mensen zeggen ga toch werken Koos
Nou ik wil er best wel tegenaan
Maar dan wel een leuke baan
Want anders hoeft het niet van Koos

Laat Koos maar vissen aan de waterkant
Mij niet gezien achter de lopende band
En Koos gaat ook geen vakken vullen
Zeker om de zak te vullen van de fabrikant

Refrein:
Werkeloos, laat mij voorlopig lekker wer-keloos
Al dat gezeur van ga toch werken Koos
Koos werkeloos

M'n zwager Jan die spreekt er schande van
Die zegt van Koos gebruik je handen man
Maar hij werkt met z'n ellebogen
Heeft z'n schapen op het droge
Nou verbrand maar Jan

Die politieke Haagse maffia
Die blijft maar korten op de minima
Nou laat ze zelf maar betalen
Want bij Koos valt niets te halen
Sorry dat ik besta

Refrein

Kijk je hoort vaak zeggen waar moet dat heen
Straks doen computers al het werk alleen
Maar mensen het gaat toch prima zo
Gratis vrije tijd cadeau
En dat is voor Koos geen probleem

Yeah, it's my official last day today…wow!!

Am growing a small beard these days (haven't shaved since last week Monday during my skiing trip)…I'm preparing myself for coming Monday, my first day of unemployment…I will be 'Koos Werkeloos', sitting on the couch drinking beers and enjoying freedom! ('Koos Werkeloos' is referring to a dutch song describing a guy called Koos, happily being unemployed ('werkeloos') and criticizing society who's telling him what he should be doing.

I'll post the lyrics (in dutch) coming Monday…and perhaps also a picture of my beard, hehe