oh and as for music, i went to see jersey boys last night and someone i went to high school with was one of the leads in the play! i had no idea. it was cool to see him become successful! also the play was loads of fun, definite recommend to anyone who likes frankie valli
….as you can see from my posts, I’m an engineer who is engaged in alot of international business. In my work, I’ve interacted with engineers from Japan, Korea, Canada, the UK, Sweden, Norway, France, Italy, Cyprus, Israel and of course the US. One statement that can safely be made is that engineering is a man’s world (not celebrating – just making a statement of fact). If you go to Japan, for instance, the number of women engineers approaches zero. In the US, I’d guess that women make up 5% of the engineering force.
There is one country that, from my experience, is a notable exception: Italy. I used to work alot with a customer in Milan, Italy (in fact, for a while, I was living there half-time). Roughly 50% of the engineers there are women. And let me tell you, unlike their counterparts in the US, they were not afraid to show their feminine side. Dressed to kill, baby!!! Aot of women engineers in the US sort of dress down so that they feel like they are fitting in with the boys.
oh no! that’s terrible news about snappy. i’m so sorry to hear she is not well. please send smoke signals to let her know we hope she feels better soon.
THL – I’m happy to share my many TKOTD awards with you any time.
THL, Crescent Hill – My brother still has his original Lionel Trains from the 50s, and for the past 15 years he has been avidly collecting Lionel trains and Plasticville from all eras. When he (nearly) ran out of things to buy for himself, he started collecting HO scale Lionel trains (which I never even knew Lionel made) and Plasticville for me. I still have my original Matchbox cars from the 60s, which are completely trashed, and so I recollected all of the Matchbox cars I had as a kid in mint condition and display them in an original Matchbox store display case.
Benson, any pics, as proof, of these dressed to kill engineering babes?
oh and as for music, i went to see jersey boys last night and someone i went to high school with was one of the leads in the play! i had no idea. it was cool to see him become successful! also the play was loads of fun, definite recommend to anyone who likes frankie valli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IliwQImJrYE
heheh. cello weirdness
CGar, as the recipient of more TKOTD awards than anyone else (combined, perhaps), what do you think? 10 mins?
Speaking of paucity of women…..
….as you can see from my posts, I’m an engineer who is engaged in alot of international business. In my work, I’ve interacted with engineers from Japan, Korea, Canada, the UK, Sweden, Norway, France, Italy, Cyprus, Israel and of course the US. One statement that can safely be made is that engineering is a man’s world (not celebrating – just making a statement of fact). If you go to Japan, for instance, the number of women engineers approaches zero. In the US, I’d guess that women make up 5% of the engineering force.
There is one country that, from my experience, is a notable exception: Italy. I used to work alot with a customer in Milan, Italy (in fact, for a while, I was living there half-time). Roughly 50% of the engineers there are women. And let me tell you, unlike their counterparts in the US, they were not afraid to show their feminine side. Dressed to kill, baby!!! Aot of women engineers in the US sort of dress down so that they feel like they are fitting in with the boys.
oh no! that’s terrible news about snappy. i’m so sorry to hear she is not well. please send smoke signals to let her know we hope she feels better soon.
okey dokey. i think part of the coolness of the original song is the uniqueness of the dude’s voice. thank you! 🙂
THL – I’m happy to share my many TKOTD awards with you any time.
THL, Crescent Hill – My brother still has his original Lionel Trains from the 50s, and for the past 15 years he has been avidly collecting Lionel trains and Plasticville from all eras. When he (nearly) ran out of things to buy for himself, he started collecting HO scale Lionel trains (which I never even knew Lionel made) and Plasticville for me. I still have my original Matchbox cars from the 60s, which are completely trashed, and so I recollected all of the Matchbox cars I had as a kid in mint condition and display them in an original Matchbox store display case.
Don’t be kind, I’ll carry the award until I find the next sad sack to pass it off to.