Solitaire at the Capitol? Focus people - move that Red 3 onto the Black 4!

Wednesday, September 2. 2009

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Solitaire at the Capitol? Focus people - move that Red 3 onto the Black 4!

From Hartford Courant on September 1, 2009 (http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2009/09/connecticut-budget-solitaire-photo.html)

House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, far right, speaks while colleagues play solitaire on their computers as the House convenes to vote on a new budget for the fiscal year in the Capitol on Monday [AP Photo/Jessica Hill]

Rep. Barbara Lambert (Democrat) and Rep. Jack Hennessy (Democrat) are playing solitaire during the debate over the state's $37 Billion (with a "B") Budget. This has been railed upon already. Simply, it is wrong. The private sector is going to great lengths to eliminate gaming, facebook and surfing during work hours. Representatives should think of the example that they set. (By the way speaking of examples, during our greatest depression since D#1, how many of our congressional leaders have cut their salaries and staff? Oh I forget, they are exempt from what happens to the rest of the country.)

One other point that is not mentioned, then I will move on to the real topic of this entry - What about the individual sitting directly behind them? It looks to me like the baseball game is on. I just happen to wonder if that person is a republican and the reporters forgot to point him out. Is my cynicism showing through? Naaah.

Here is my concern. Our society has been richly blessed with many types of technology. I am concerned that we are losing our focus. People are texting when they are driving cars and trains. Uh oh, I just had this vision that the pilot may be texting someone as he flies the plane - spooky. We must remember that we are not multi-taskers that maintain the same level of concentration when it is divided by task.

The more we divide our attention the lesser will be the quality of our focus and the quality of the end product. The State Budget will not be as good, there will be continued transportation accidents and the quality of overall communication will decrease. Also, isn't it true that many of our problems stem from poor communication? We haven't improved the quality only the quantity.

Copyright 2009 by Jim Lindell

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