Retreats that management thinks will magically overcome organizational and personnel issues through forced socialization: Not OK.

I completely agree with this. If there is no buy-in it's a total waste of time.

Not to mention how hard it is for the facilitator, who might actually have something useful to share, to swim up stream against the tide of 'these things suck'.

Hm. I think I might have an issue.

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Fave boy name of the moment: Shane

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"There is something about this guy's energy that feels off to me. My heart tells me the vibes that would come through his words would be inimical to my highest path. And I really must listen to my own intuition on this."

This might actually work. Hmm.

Thanks, people!

Shane is a good name. What are you're girls' names?

Girls' names are contentious at the moment. My current fave is Tegan; GF wants Eve or Hero (um, no). I have a crush on the name Dare (as in Dare Wright, author/photog of the Lonely Doll books) but I'd never use it.

Fave boy name of the moment: Shane

I few seconds looking at Shane Macgowan's mouth would probably cure that. Warning, do not google the name unless you want to see.

Oooh, I love Dare. That's really cool.

Although I immediately went to a Virginia Dare place since I don't know the person you mentioned.

Oh I know his mouth - forest of teeth. Ew. Still like the name though...

I think I know who you're talking about. Ewwwwwww.

My current fave is Tegan; GF wants Eve or Hero (um, no)

Like Yorick's sister! Hee.

Ginger, I've never taken Flagyl, but having weird (bad) reactions to antibiotics is pretty normal.

If your doctor prescribed it to deal specifically with an anaerobic bacterial infection, there are a handful of other options that are effective against anaerobic bateria: chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin), imipenem (Primaxin), clindamycin (Cleocin), and cefoxitin (Mefoxin).