June 10 2009


Greetings my Dear Readers,

Its been quite the week as another Corporate Coup De Tate and a power hungry Ego Maniac wreck havoc through my Primary Vocation, driving tensions through the ceiling.  As staff and management alike rapidly approach breaking points, I anticipate great vocational upheaval to rock my quiet little Paradise nook in the very near future.  Yes, the national and local toilet economies are still suffering beyond repair, but there comes a time when change is the only solution.  I'm curious to see if anyone will still be standing when the dust settles on this one.

Hopefully this mindless Wrecking Ball of Havoc will only help spur the vocational change and relocation I mentioned in a previous post.  Stay Tuned


Mexican Nightmare

The last week has also seen a heart wrenching tragedy hit the Northern Mexican community of Hermosillo.  On Friday, June 5th a fire broke out in a Car/Tire warehouse facility and quickly spread to an adjoining Government run warehouse style Daycare.  The large ABC Daycare centre was engulfed in flames with little or no warning during nap time, leaving the 142 children and small staff scrambling for their lives when smoke alarms and emergency sprinkler systems failed.

44 children lost their lives in this nightmare, while many more fight for their lives in various burn centres and hospitals through out Mexico, with some even flown to Children's Hospitals in the U.S.  This is every working parents worst nightmare and has raised serious questions about Mexican Government run Daycares.

Great credit must go to Hermosillo locals for their heroic actions in saving countless children, including one who smashed his truck through one of the daycares  concrete outer walls in order to help trapped children and staff escape the flames.  Without them, the death toll from this fire would have been much worse.

As someone who has worked with children in every conceivable setting, I can't even begin to wrap my mind around this.  142 children being cared for by 10 or 20 care workers (initial reports say their were 10 daycare workers on duty in the centre at the time of the fire, later reports say that 20 daycare workers), this isn't a daycare centre, this is a warehouse for children, in many ways resembling the Romanian Warehouse Orphanages of old. All reports say that there was only one working exit through which staff and others struggled to evacuate children.  

44 children, all under the age of two died in this fire, and although I truly believe that each and every care worker there that day risked their lives to save every child they could, I have to wonder why no adult lives were sacrificed in an attempt to save these 44 children.

I understand that the rules and regulations in third world countries are radically different from those I would expect... but my mind just reels with so many unanswered questions...

I can't even begin to comprehend the pain, anguish and absolute hell that the parents and survivors of this nightmare have gone through and will likely have to deal with for many years to come.

The hearts and minds of those who care for children are with them and with the children that were lost in this horrible tragedy.


Interesting Discovery

In moving forward on one of the many project that has been sitting on my back burner for sometime, I've recently discovered that a publishing company that I dealt with almost 20 years ago (yes folks, I'm old) went out of business a few years ago amid scandal and ongoing allegations of questionable business practices.

Although I had no negative experiences with this company, I must now begin the staggering process of sifting through 20 years of international publications to ensure that no copyright infringements or theft of my work has occurred.

My life is never boring folks...


Until next time,
Your Cold Hearted Bastard,

D.