John's Blog

Last night's The Apprentice was a disappointment on several levels. First, given the lack of performance of the other team members, the firing of Angie wasn't the Trumpsters' best call. I hate it when he goes and does the dramatic or cute move when it comes time to pick who gets the boot. Chris stays to fail another day.

Another element in my feelings about the episode was events from real life. The wife came home to tell me that they had fired her boss and several of her co-workers , and merged her department into a new "uber-department" as part of a corporate restructuring. Not the kind of stuff that makes for a good day at work or puts you into the right mind-set to watch someone get fired on TV. Both events were a reminder that not every decision is based on fairness or performance. The air of uncertainty has us rethinking a pending home improvement project, since you never know who might be next if business stays soft. The only good part of this is that it might slow down her Carrie Bradshaw like compulsion to buy shoes.