Grizzly status

Indian tribes believed that each man and woman had his or her own totem (these were in most of the cases animals, such as eagles, bears...deers etc))...and it's not related to the name of today's post in any sense, except for the nickname that a friend of mine recently got on his new job. So they called him grizzly :) And immediately I had this Young Jeezy's song in my head saying "I'll be on my grizzly, I'll be on my grizzly..." :) Having said that previously , I didn't understand what the real meaning of "grizzly", and "grizzly status" in American slang is, now I felt that it was my urgent need to find it out :)  after a short research I found something like this :

"grizzly status " - According to urban dictionary, it applies to extremely extraordinary achievements which demonstrate high skill. (grizzly comes from "grind" or "game" in this phrase)



So even if this short idiom didn't contribute to my "business english" dictionary, I find it really amusing and funny how the word can have so many meanings in english.

So much for the intro, as the name of the post suggests, I'm gonna name and describe usefulness of the things that somehow are better that all the others in the same field. In other words, if I was to talk about smartphones, I would most  likely talk about battle between Apple and Samsung. But today, in my list I want to thank life for :

1. YERBATA - one and only soft drink that is a mix of naturally brewed Yerba Mate and old-school lemonade :) and yes, it contains the fair amount of caffeine (18mg per 100 ml ) in it :) I knew that this is gonna be my favourite soft frink from the first sip
..and although I prefer pure Yerba Mate brewed in traditional "calabash" gourd, this one is deffinitely the new RedBull for me :)

2. Deodorant with aluminium chloride . Now, while I can't call myself a heavy sweater, I recently noticed that some of my shirts have those unpleasent sweat "stains" that hopefully can be removed..but again, I knew that there is some of kind of a deodorant , that actually blocks your sweat glands and resolves the issue completely, if used properly. So I watched a couple of videos on youtube, then went to the nearest pharmacy, and asked for the deodorant with  aluminium chloride (as this is the defining ingredient that "does the job")) It didn't cost me much, something around 10 $. The only side effect is the skin irritation, which, provided you put too much deodorant on your skin, can be really annoying. But after some time, you learn how to use it properly (currently I'm using it in a very small proportion every night for 4 days in a row, and then can have a small 2 days break), and voila - no sweat stains on the shirts, even if it's really hot..in fact, you can try as hard as you can and be sweaty all over your body, but the drying effect under the arms is still at its best.

3. Ties and tie-knots :) 
Well...it's hard to say why some of us don't like ties (I've heard different answers, the most ridiculous of which was that ties are new "chains for dogs"), but for me there's no particular reason why I shouldn't wear thies. Besides, I like the process of tying the tie, and the fact that there are so many versions of knots. It's like origami (which I will probably mention in my next post) , where you can create something unique by following a precise instruction , step by step. And, although I use only one type of the tie knot for everyday work in office, someday I will definitely try this "rose knot" from the picture :



That's it for today, as I said , these three things I've described, are best among same products in their areas (Yerbata among soft drinks, special deodorant that decreases level of sweat produced during the day and unique rose knot) at least for me and for now :)

As usual, a good quote to start effective Monday :

"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones "
― Confucius

Carry away your (or someone else's) small stones, and then move your mountain.
And, in possible, have fun along the way :)
Take care,

Bryvus