http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts Thoughts that come up in our everyday lives... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:51:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxa. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species                                                              - Wikipedia Dear friends, ... http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts/2009/07/01/another-near-extinct-species/ It's been a month since I completed the Copenhagen Marathon.  It took about 5 months of grueling training. By grueling, I mean 'ungluing my eyes from the TV, getting off the couch and forcing one foot in front of the other one step at ... http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts/2009/06/28/the-marathon-i-ran-i-ran/ Two Factor Theory (also known as Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory) was developed by Frederick Herzberg, a psychologist who found that job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction acted independently of each other. Two Factor Theory states that there are certain factors in the workplace that cause job satisfaction, while a separate set of ... http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts/2009/03/28/how-to-downsize-your-company-without-firing-employees/ Disclaimer: This is a part of a conversation that may have happened... RJ: John, I always wondered what kind of a lady I would like to spend the rest of my life with. And know what? The answer unfolded itself to me during one of my meditation sessions (read: ... http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts/2009/03/25/my-ideal-woman-a-conversation/ There are times in your life when you meet up with 'special' people... Every thing is right about them... You strike the right chords the instant you meet... Any conversation ranges from 'deeply engaging' to 'interesting'. Things are absolutely fine.... till ....   Technorati Tags: love,zone,friends http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts/2008/12/11/friends-for-forever/ I have confessed many times over to being a hardcore fan of creative pursuits. Taking something that has been around for some time and making something new out of it is art in itself. I could not help but share these gems with you. Snow Patrol vs. The Police ... http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts/2008/11/03/mashing-it-up/ Most of you Johnny Bravos out there would know how difficult it is to conjure up a relationship out of thin air... especially with the 'mythical' blonde, blue-eyed malayalee girl*  standing next to you at the local pub.... Fear not! Don Draper has come to the rescue... I hear his ... http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts/2008/11/02/picking-up-women/ This is a guest post from a dear friend and colleague, Mr. Thejaswi Palakshachary. The views presented here are his 'undiluted and biased' opinion on blogging. :-) This post does not, in anyway, resemble my opinion on this topic. I totally confess to being a 21st century 'Pontius ... http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts/2008/10/19/is-blogging-disguised-narcissism/ Dear friends, I apologize for not posting any thoughts on this blog for the last one month. Yours truly was in an utterly disoriented state of mind. Great things have been happening to me and I have been making some tough decisions. But, I am back now. This blog ... http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts/2008/10/18/things-i-dont-remember/ Most of the people I know are not happy with what they have. (Not talking about sizes here, my dear innocent fellow!) They inherently have a craving for better things. (which is a good thing)Not getting what you want when you want it evokes a standard set of ... http://www.renjijohn.com/RandomThoughts/2008/08/27/frustration/