tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post4454613629826926625..comments2024-03-28T04:14:49.276-07:00Comments on TIME FOR REFLECTIONS: Memories of workVictor S E Moubarakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-74690832939599309462020-12-31T03:25:27.195-08:002020-12-31T03:25:27.195-08:00You're right. What is the level of eccentricit...You're right. What is the level of eccentricity we can tolerate?<br /><br />God bless, Mimi.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-51991923060181274802020-12-31T03:24:17.943-08:002020-12-31T03:24:17.943-08:00He was indeed a nice man; albeit a bit odd.
God b...He was indeed a nice man; albeit a bit odd.<br /><br />God bless, Happyone.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-11384655244610090402020-12-30T19:37:48.871-08:002020-12-30T19:37:48.871-08:00We were on a tour bus in Italy once when the drive...We were on a tour bus in Italy once when the driver took his shoes off. Very soon, all of us were wondering what the smell was, and he put them back on.<br /><br />Eccentric can be good, or good for stories that others tell.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-26980104622850686032020-12-30T15:08:38.336-08:002020-12-30T15:08:38.336-08:00๐๐Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-43837220443878762212020-12-30T15:03:18.548-08:002020-12-30T15:03:18.548-08:00I'm always cold too (unless I'm out walkin...I'm always cold too (unless I'm out walking) so I may have gotten along with him just fine. :)happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-48087534529313159342020-12-30T14:17:46.843-08:002020-12-30T14:17:46.843-08:00I really enjoyed the phone trick ... and tried it ...I really enjoyed the phone trick ... and tried it on other people too. <br /><br />God bless you and yours, Bill.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-10117738594385930982020-12-30T14:16:17.942-08:002020-12-30T14:16:17.942-08:00I guess it was a good message, because he never to...I guess it was a good message, because he never took off his shoes again, Mariette. We generally had a good team at work.<br /><br />God bless you always.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-83220195927037027802020-12-30T11:10:10.442-08:002020-12-30T11:10:10.442-08:00LOL. the old phone trick. :)LOL. the old phone trick. :)Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-19213831254277550952020-12-30T10:57:55.231-08:002020-12-30T10:57:55.231-08:00Dearest Victor,
Oh my, that would induce some othe...Dearest Victor,<br />Oh my, that would induce some other snorts too! <br />Love the way you hid his shoes; excellent communication without words - but sending a powerful message.<br />It is great for having a good team work but when one member behaves that odd, it is tricky.<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-7566911658177067502020-12-30T10:12:20.596-08:002020-12-30T10:12:20.596-08:00Yes Martha. You are right. I must have sub-conscio...Yes Martha. You are right. I must have sub-consciously been thinking of Mr X, (and other similar people I have known in London both at work and in politics), when I wrote Theodore.<br /><br />God bless always, Martha.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-74066111993166494502020-12-30T10:08:13.679-08:002020-12-30T10:08:13.679-08:00A loveable eccentric, just like our friend, Theodo...A loveable eccentric, just like our friend, Theodore!<br />Blessings, Victor!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-86798787362041422832020-12-30T08:44:03.061-08:002020-12-30T08:44:03.061-08:00He was such a nice man, Mevely. Almost a Dickensia...He was such a nice man, Mevely. Almost a Dickensian or early 1900s type of person. Well-dressed and well-spoken; but peculiar. He carried a large bag with a blanket in it. On the train he would wrap himself with the blanket.<br /><br />God bless you and yours, Mevely.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-15761802412561625352020-12-30T08:41:39.330-08:002020-12-30T08:41:39.330-08:00People are strange. Some are stranger.
God bless,...People are strange. Some are stranger.<br /><br />God bless, Brian.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-12666886849044335392020-12-30T08:37:38.905-08:002020-12-30T08:37:38.905-08:00Sometimes thoughts of people I knew long ago just ...Sometimes thoughts of people I knew long ago just come to mind out of the blue. I wonder why, Jan. Light bulb or not - why do I think of people long gone?<br /><br />God bless always my friend.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-8663304778332139462020-12-30T08:35:22.715-08:002020-12-30T08:35:22.715-08:00No, he was generally abrupt and fixated about the ...No, he was generally abrupt and fixated about the cold. He was not rude. Quite the contrary. I believe the boss had some quiet words with him. The boss was a real gentleman and would not handle the situation in public.<br /><br />God bless, Kathy. Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-10588686705804696422020-12-30T08:33:28.274-08:002020-12-30T08:33:28.274-08:00Yes, he always felt cold and said there was a bree...Yes, he always felt cold and said there was a breeze blowing.<br /><br />God bless, Tom.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-45018421020195708122020-12-30T08:16:37.517-08:002020-12-30T08:16:37.517-08:00Oh, you rascal! Love the caricature; how you'...Oh, you rascal! Love the caricature; how you've positively fleshed-out "X" so I might actually see him in my mind's eye. I've always had a thing for authoritarian figures. :) Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-45785800776905456912020-12-30T08:14:36.821-08:002020-12-30T08:14:36.821-08:00HA! We've all had work folks like that I think...HA! We've all had work folks like that I think!Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-56494949828341918172020-12-30T07:15:12.576-08:002020-12-30T07:15:12.576-08:00First of all, my dear friend, it wasn't a ligh...First of all, my dear friend, it wasn't a light bulb clicking on in your head...it was your wife while walking into the room clicked on the ceiling light! Not because she had a bright idea but because it was getting dark outside!!!<br /><br />Another strange but funny tale by our own Victor S F. Moubarak!<br /><br />Have a Safe and Happy New Year๐๐ธ๐บ<br />and God Blessโ<br />JFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021461504951465311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-71106109503994486522020-12-30T06:50:26.996-08:002020-12-30T06:50:26.996-08:00I wonder if he had 'something' on the boss...I wonder if he had 'something' on the boss that he could get away with speaking to him like that.Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-77539012395874981152020-12-30T06:45:00.195-08:002020-12-30T06:45:00.195-08:00...had a thing about doors, did he?...had a thing about doors, did he?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082494067802628837noreply@blogger.com