There was an interesting espisode of Survivor last night. The person voted off was the one that I would have chosen. Ghandia was very divisive in her tribe. She made a huge issue about Ted's alleged sexual advances when it should have been settled between the two of them. She also had a habit of belittling anyone she didn't like. For example, she made fun of the way Clay talked in an attempt to make him look like an idiot. I know we live in a society where everyone feels that they can disrespect anyone, but that doesn't make it right. People who do that are just displaying their own ignorance. I know a few coworkers like that and, believe me, I wish that I could vote them off the project. They do more damage to team morale than productive work. I guess they think that it's easier to tear someone else down than it is to improve themselves. They're pathetic.
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The reward challenge was amusing. Each tribe had to carry a 250 pound dummy around the island, including up and down some tree-coverered embankments. It was kind of symbolic of the way that you have to carry some people who are deadweight in certain situations. Of course, from a personal standpoint you sometimes feel like tossing them over a cliff, but from a team standpoint you know that it's necessary to help them as much as possible. Everyone needs help sometime.