journal features

no time for a summer friend

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2003.05.27

Nothing. Just work. It's funny, going from having soooo much time on my hands to having none. None at all. At least the work is fun. I'm working for this teensy startup, so I get to do all kinds of crazy stuff.

So far, I've written a brochure, a strategy on building an Operations structure, tried my hand at 'building a relationship' with a pontential partner, collaborated on reporting software design, and even done some database administration and analysis. Next comes some hiring. I don't know what it's going to look like on my resume.

rand()m quote

Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.

—Hermann Goering