tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post9087863375349343275..comments2024-03-28T15:27:51.773-07:00Comments on LLNL - The True Story -: UC pays 400K salary to Mara!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-71477126854492041442012-04-22T05:46:26.826-07:002012-04-22T05:46:26.826-07:00Mara might toss the hair in his new job. Did you e...Mara might toss the hair in his new job. Did you ever see Darling? Maybe, just maybe, it is a core qualification for the VP slot to have a shiny, hair-free top!<br /><br />April 15, 2012 12:34 PM<br /><br />I hope Mara loses that "wig". At least the University of California will now have a shiney chrome dome, a beacon of blinding light, some hope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-91517973182849075812012-04-15T21:29:24.543-07:002012-04-15T21:29:24.543-07:00Yeah, well I wonder since everyone's already r...Yeah, well I wonder since everyone's already read those posts, what's being achieved by after-the-fact deletion? Trying to rewrite history? Some attempt at "punishment"? What blog rule was violated? None that I can see. Scooby doesn't like it, Scooby deletes it. Scooby is a thin-skinned, straight-laced, intolerant, humorless person, from all evidence.<br /><br />I know, "don't let the door..."<br />Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-57159123561565255752012-04-15T21:22:01.142-07:002012-04-15T21:22:01.142-07:00Scooby's censorship button in action again!Scooby's censorship button in action again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-90394037350314960962012-04-15T12:34:21.702-07:002012-04-15T12:34:21.702-07:00Mara might toss the hair in his new job. Did you ...Mara might toss the hair in his new job. Did you ever see Darling? Maybe, just maybe, it is a core qualification for the VP slot to have a shiny, hair-free top!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-27710640246420601572012-04-14T14:03:23.065-07:002012-04-14T14:03:23.065-07:00Yah, and some in the the upper management ranks, ...Yah, and some in the the upper management ranks, but in short supply in the LLNS/LANS boardroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-26381876502844329292012-04-12T17:03:41.685-07:002012-04-12T17:03:41.685-07:00What a bizarre discussion! We've seen here pos...What a bizarre discussion! We've seen here posts about big houses, sporty cars, fancy suits, shiny shoes... We are now on toupees. Is that what you care about in your manager? Really, ladies and gentlemen? <br /><br />April 11, 2012 7:43 PM<br /><br />Yeah, I feel really nervous around someone who is wearing a "rug". It makes me wonder what else these folks are hiding. Hell, I'm bald and proud of it, I have nothing to hide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-10028683062195545592012-04-11T21:47:40.152-07:002012-04-11T21:47:40.152-07:00As far as I'm concerned, if we get an upper ma...As far as I'm concerned, if we get an upper manager with high levels of honesty, integrity, competence, and genuine (!!) concern for the future of the Lab and its workers, he can wear the most ridiculous toupee and the shiniest shoes out there.<br /><br />April 11, 2012 7:43 PM<br /><br />Amazing how many people are so totally clueless about a conversation going on around them. Only their own concerns matter to them. Anyone outside that little box is "bizarre." So little humor in their lives. So little appreciation for the absurd, the pathetic, the curious in life. Yes, let's all talk about upper managers' "honesty, integrity, competence, and genuine (!!) concern for the future of the Lab and its workers." What fun. God but you suck the oxygen out of the air!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-82817384960800879592012-04-11T19:43:34.875-07:002012-04-11T19:43:34.875-07:00What a bizarre discussion! We've seen here pos...What a bizarre discussion! We've seen here posts about big houses, sporty cars, fancy suits, shiny shoes... We are now on <b>toupees</b>. Is that what you care about in your manager? Really, ladies and gentlemen? <br /><br />As far as I'm concerned, if we get an upper manager with high levels of honesty, integrity, competence, and genuine (!!) concern for the future of the Lab and its workers, he can wear the most ridiculous toupee and the shiniest shoes out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-66138805797727778192012-04-11T18:12:56.587-07:002012-04-11T18:12:56.587-07:00It's only demonstrating his frugality.
April ...It's only demonstrating his frugality.<br /><br />April 10, 2012 5:34 PM<br /><br />No, it's only demonstrating his personal-grooming blind spots. We all have them, but if we are lucky, they don't repulse or cause hilarity among our acquaintances. If they do, we often don't recognize it. That's why they call them "blind spots."<br /><br />April 10, 2012 7:21 PM<br /><br />You meant "bald spots" right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-8744677954373947782012-04-11T15:05:06.905-07:002012-04-11T15:05:06.905-07:00If you can't get past the distraction (or wors...If you can't get past the distraction (or worse) of the appearance, then the performance doesn't matter. Teenage girls with purple hair wonder why they get laughed at and picked on. Women of all ages wonder why if their tattoos and piercings are visible, they can only get minimum wage jobs. Old men with hair growing out of their ears and nose, and green teeth wonder why they don't get the respect they deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-38522926951464522782012-04-10T22:07:55.963-07:002012-04-10T22:07:55.963-07:00When I was young and beautiful and knew little, I ...When I was young and beautiful and knew little, I groomed well to gain acceptance.<br /><br />Older, wiser and well into life's decay, I lead others well to gain acceptance; while letting my appearance go, to announce that I no longer need it. <br /><br />If you can't see the performance, the appearance doesn't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-77893035788341214622012-04-10T19:21:35.211-07:002012-04-10T19:21:35.211-07:00It's only demonstrating his frugality.
April ...It's only demonstrating his frugality.<br /><br />April 10, 2012 5:34 PM<br /><br />No, it's only demonstrating his personal-grooming blind spots. We all have them, but if we are lucky, they don't repulse or cause hilarity among our acquaintances. If they do, we often don't recognize it. That's why they call them "blind spots."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-31188058949271174502012-04-10T17:34:19.035-07:002012-04-10T17:34:19.035-07:00You made the connection between Mara's charact...You made the connection between Mara's character his "bad" hair piece. The fact that a guy making over $1M in pensions, salary, and bonuses won't go to Men's Hair Club has nothing to do with his character. It's only demonstrating his frugality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-55445424094308133032012-04-09T21:38:40.310-07:002012-04-09T21:38:40.310-07:00This blog is for complaisant fat old men....
Apri...This blog is for complaisant fat old men....<br /><br />April 9, 2012 8:14 PM<br /><br />I think you meant "complacent." How about "stupid fat old men"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-64853560458881892782012-04-09T20:14:35.472-07:002012-04-09T20:14:35.472-07:00The marines are not for the faint of heart...
Thi...The marines are not for the faint of heart...<br /><br />This blog is for complaisant fat old men....<br /><br /><br />s/a complansiant fat old manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-52004855648025408622012-04-09T15:50:10.076-07:002012-04-09T15:50:10.076-07:00Warning: This Blog is not for the weak or faint of...Warning: This Blog is not for the weak or faint of heart. If you think you (or others) might be offended or faint with what you read, don't log on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-58748624842991968792012-04-09T10:49:36.601-07:002012-04-09T10:49:36.601-07:00what part of this petty character assassination is...what part of this petty character assassination is about Glen and what part tells something else about you. <br /><br />April 9, 2012 2:04 AM<br /><br />Not sure how you "assassinate someones character" by ridiculing his bad hairpiece. If he showed up wearing a helicopter beanie and thinking it enhanced his appearance, would it be ok to laugh then? It's not about "character" it's about lack of concern about one's appearance. Then again, that's not a strong suit for scientists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-76866595270959410692012-04-09T02:04:17.226-07:002012-04-09T02:04:17.226-07:00" Anonymous said...
I recall one early mornin..." Anonymous said...<br />I recall one early morning that Mara came in with his toupee backwards...". <br /><br />what part of this petty character assassination is about Glen and what part tells something else about you. This trash doesn't pass muster as discourse.<br /><br />Raise your standards, boy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-8489148807800800782012-04-08T05:36:32.127-07:002012-04-08T05:36:32.127-07:00I recall one early morning that Mara came in with ...I recall one early morning that Mara came in with his toupee backwards. Anastasio whispered something into Mara's ear. Mara left to Men's room, came back with it "adjusted" and ready to go. Clear-cut evidence of the Livermore Boy's "protecting each other". <br /><br />P.S. I hope Mara either had that "rug" shot or fumigated since he left LANS. That "thing" was getting stinky and shaggy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-22433550330012015042012-04-08T05:24:07.709-07:002012-04-08T05:24:07.709-07:00He knows the details of the labs technologies and ...He knows the details of the labs technologies and he knows people.<br /><br />April 7, 2012 10:21 PM<br /><br />He knows people? He never returned my phone calls. The guys is a phony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-25296781357726180702012-04-07T22:32:10.975-07:002012-04-07T22:32:10.975-07:00I'm still laughing.I'm still laughing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-1344517238245439322012-04-07T22:28:35.940-07:002012-04-07T22:28:35.940-07:00"And if Mara is so great, what is peer review..."And if Mara is so great, what is peer reviewed publication record ..."<br /><br /><br />Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha.... best sarcasm I've heard in weeks.<br /><br />EngineerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-38642937523743377712012-04-07T22:21:20.855-07:002012-04-07T22:21:20.855-07:00\.
"Mara's bad rug was the laughing stock...\.<br />"Mara's bad rug was the laughing stock of LANL from the day he showed up. No amount of "brains, experience, and integrity" ...."<br /><br />You decide on superficial appearances, I worked with Glen on an extremely challenging and important problem, where his personal insights into material properties anticipated the eventual correct outcome, saving LLNL hundreds of millions of dollars and years of delay on a critical, highly visible milestone.<br /><br />He knows the details of the labs technologies and he knows people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-44084312801981506322012-04-07T21:29:20.292-07:002012-04-07T21:29:20.292-07:00Mara's bad rug was the laughing stock of LANL ...Mara's bad rug was the laughing stock of LANL from the day he showed up. No amount of "brains, experience, and integrity" can make up for that totally clueless personal decision on his appearance. And, by my own personal experience, that isn't the only evidence of his willingness to "cover things up."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-82357011977308103132012-04-07T17:59:55.731-07:002012-04-07T17:59:55.731-07:00Not bad for a mediocre Welding Engineer with a lou...Not bad for a mediocre Welding Engineer with a lousy and backwards toupee.<br /><br />April 7, 2012 12:57 AM<br /><br />That's not a toupee. It's a fox that sits on his head!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com