Tuesday, June 29. 2010
A Monster of a Bash, We Thought
Everyone knows about Monster.com, especially these days when so many are looking for jobs. As part of the annual Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) convention, held in San Diego this year, Monster hosted a mixer at the downtown, eclectic, underground Vin De Syrah wine bar.
We give Monster high marks for the party and their overall greenness of the event. Vin De Syrah is an unusual bar by itself, with walls covered in ivy, organic foods, and reachable only by a stair-cased descent under the street to a disguised door sheathed entirely in ivy. It takes a minute to find the door, but once inside the place is great.
The Greenman, pictured here on the right, is drinking an italian red and holding one of the "plantable coasters" Monster provided. These special coasters, if planted in a pot of soil, sprout wildflowers. Pretty cool, eh?
At the SHRM Convention itself the noted speaker was Al Gore. The irony of Mr. Gore speaking at a lecture hall filled with Human Resource people as he battles allegations of sexual harassment from a masseuse was not lost on too many. But people who attended his speech said it was interesting.
Monster provided two free drink tickets to each attendee, good for either wine or the vodka Tweetup special, but this wasn't a problem. By bullying the non-drinkers into giving up their tickets and scouring the floor for other tickets carelessly dropped, the Greenman was able to carry on in his usual fashion.
For those here in San Diego, or those thinking of visiting, the Vin De Syrah is an awful lot of fun. We posted their promotional video below if you'd like to see more. If anybody cares what a barful of inebriated HR professionals looks like, here is the link to the Monster pictures of the event
Saturday, May 22. 2010
It's Easy To Forecast This Problem...
Notice the population growth map* at left: it measures the population growth in the arid Southwest over the last 38 years. See the problem? We look at it and see the staggering population growths, and we have to wonder: where's the water going to come from in the future?
Already in San Diego we are facing water droughts, rationing, etc...And the future is looking bleak.
There are not currently any long-range plans to increase our southwestern water supply for the future. Any plans should have been made 38 years ago, but we fear it's too late now.
*map from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
