Finally, we have lived through another wicked winter and have finally arrived at Spring!
Of course, that doesn't mean a whole lot here in southwest Florida, but - I feel your pain (heh...)
Unfortunately, we are still in the middle of this nightmare economy with little that we can do except get through it. Hmm - easier said than done methinks. While the new administration is plowing forward as best as they can (with Republicans doing everything within their power to disrupt it), it is going to take a goodly amount of time for things to start to turn around. All we can do is watch the political antics and hope for the best.
Now, I say we lynch the greedy, self-serving bastards in the insurance industry, the banking industry, and the investing industry. And while we're at it, take out the greedy, self-serving bastards in the oil and gas industries as well. Hell, let's take out the whole lot of them.
Course, that won't leave too many to run things, I suppose...
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Let Them Eat Stimulus...
While the high and mighty political "gods" fight petty battles against each party for bragging rights and self-righteous positioning amongst themselves, We The People are suffering from the greed of the few. The Wall Street greed, the banker greed, the oil company greed, and the executive greed and abuse that appears to be spreading like a viral plague across this great country of ours.
While the money-wielding demons look smugly down their crooked noses at us and offer us a pitifully meager $400 per person, they give themselves $18 BILLION in bonuses paid for by We The People.
While the young people in this country are quickly falling down in rankings compared to other countries (and soon third-world countries), our elected officials are scrapping funding for educational purposes that would help improve educating the children of We The People.
Maybe it's time that We The People take back our country. Maybe it is time for a new revolution in this country to bring it back in line with what our founding fathers set forth upon this continent. Perhaps We The People should collectively stop paying taxes that pays the salaries of the jackals in Washington that feed off of We The People like the parasites that they are.
Maybe it's time that We The People took back all of the civil rights that have been paid for with the sweat and blood of the countless thousands that gave their lives defending this country.
Maybe it's time for We The People to stand up for ourselves against the financial iniquity in this country and create a more perfect union. A union that won't reward political miscreants with undeserved fortunes and benefits beyond a King's ransom. A union that won't let its elderly freeze to death in their own home due to energy company heartless indifference. A union that protects and nurtures the education of their children and young people. A union that encourages ethical behavior and family values. A union that won't let greedy financial institutions take away the American Dream from its citizens. A union that actually cares about We The People.
Maybe it's time for a peaceful revolution of finanacial upheaval to exorcise the demons from Washington. Maybe it's time to hit them right where they will feel it - in their wallets.
While the money-wielding demons look smugly down their crooked noses at us and offer us a pitifully meager $400 per person, they give themselves $18 BILLION in bonuses paid for by We The People.
While the young people in this country are quickly falling down in rankings compared to other countries (and soon third-world countries), our elected officials are scrapping funding for educational purposes that would help improve educating the children of We The People.
Maybe it's time that We The People take back our country. Maybe it is time for a new revolution in this country to bring it back in line with what our founding fathers set forth upon this continent. Perhaps We The People should collectively stop paying taxes that pays the salaries of the jackals in Washington that feed off of We The People like the parasites that they are.
Maybe it's time that We The People took back all of the civil rights that have been paid for with the sweat and blood of the countless thousands that gave their lives defending this country.
Maybe it's time for We The People to stand up for ourselves against the financial iniquity in this country and create a more perfect union. A union that won't reward political miscreants with undeserved fortunes and benefits beyond a King's ransom. A union that won't let its elderly freeze to death in their own home due to energy company heartless indifference. A union that protects and nurtures the education of their children and young people. A union that encourages ethical behavior and family values. A union that won't let greedy financial institutions take away the American Dream from its citizens. A union that actually cares about We The People.
Maybe it's time for a peaceful revolution of finanacial upheaval to exorcise the demons from Washington. Maybe it's time to hit them right where they will feel it - in their wallets.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Oil Company Greed
Let the oil refinery workers strike.
Maybe then those greedy oil company bastards will realize what it's like to be unemployed. Let them experience what millions of other unemployed Americans are going through - living on unemployment "benefits", living on meager food stamp allowances, standing in unemployment lines for hours, getting rejected applying for job, after job, after job, after job. For every one of these greedy morons that go on strike, there are a hundred others ready and willing to take their place - in a heartbeat.
The unions are dragging down America. At one time there was indeed a place, and perhaps even a need for labor unions, but that time has passed. Now unions are only fouling economic efficiencies and making honest employment a shadow of a whisper from years gone by.
Fact is, oil company greed starts right at the top. With record profits making headlines for oil companies, the average American can only wonder how long it will be before fuel prices skyrocket back to $4.00 per gallon. And its not only the oil companies - take a good close look at the banking and financial sectors. BILLIONS of dollars on BONUSES? These banking creeps need to be dragged out of their offices, kicking and screaming and crying, and publicly flogged!
Three cheers for Congress instituting salary caps for these cretins.
And while we're at it, let the auto industry fail. They have been raping the American consumer for FAR too long and with shoddy, second-rate products at that. The foreign competition in the automotive industry has NOTHING to worry about from American auto manufacturers; the designs are uninspired, the workmanship is non-existent, and yet they charge a premium price, stemming mostly from the exorbitant labor charges demanded by the greedy labor unions.
So I say let the greedy oil refinery workers go on strike; let them get what they deserve after that. They can cry in their own soup.
Maybe then those greedy oil company bastards will realize what it's like to be unemployed. Let them experience what millions of other unemployed Americans are going through - living on unemployment "benefits", living on meager food stamp allowances, standing in unemployment lines for hours, getting rejected applying for job, after job, after job, after job. For every one of these greedy morons that go on strike, there are a hundred others ready and willing to take their place - in a heartbeat.
The unions are dragging down America. At one time there was indeed a place, and perhaps even a need for labor unions, but that time has passed. Now unions are only fouling economic efficiencies and making honest employment a shadow of a whisper from years gone by.
Fact is, oil company greed starts right at the top. With record profits making headlines for oil companies, the average American can only wonder how long it will be before fuel prices skyrocket back to $4.00 per gallon. And its not only the oil companies - take a good close look at the banking and financial sectors. BILLIONS of dollars on BONUSES? These banking creeps need to be dragged out of their offices, kicking and screaming and crying, and publicly flogged!
Three cheers for Congress instituting salary caps for these cretins.
And while we're at it, let the auto industry fail. They have been raping the American consumer for FAR too long and with shoddy, second-rate products at that. The foreign competition in the automotive industry has NOTHING to worry about from American auto manufacturers; the designs are uninspired, the workmanship is non-existent, and yet they charge a premium price, stemming mostly from the exorbitant labor charges demanded by the greedy labor unions.
So I say let the greedy oil refinery workers go on strike; let them get what they deserve after that. They can cry in their own soup.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
New President, New Hope
Well, if you have been abducted by aliens and were temporarily off-world for the past few weeks, Barack Hussein Obama was recently elected the 44th president of the United States of America.
Here's my take on it:
So he's the first black American to hold the office. So what if he's black? If anyone, male, female, black, or white, is capable of handling the job (ANY job), and they posses the talent, skill, and determination to perform the tasks and duties of that job in a manner that is professional and respectful, then, I say, they deserve the position.
Race and gender have nothing to do with it. Personal character has EVERYTHING to do with it. Things like honesty, integrity, dedication, thoroughness, attention to detail, and more define who we are not only as Americans, but as citizens of the planet Earth and as friends and neighbors, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers.
So I say to you, President Obama, good luck and God speed. You have all of my best wishes and my faith that you will pull our country out of the terrifying funk that it has sunk itself into. We, the citizenry of this glorious country, are behind you all the way!
Here's my take on it:
So he's the first black American to hold the office. So what if he's black? If anyone, male, female, black, or white, is capable of handling the job (ANY job), and they posses the talent, skill, and determination to perform the tasks and duties of that job in a manner that is professional and respectful, then, I say, they deserve the position.
Race and gender have nothing to do with it. Personal character has EVERYTHING to do with it. Things like honesty, integrity, dedication, thoroughness, attention to detail, and more define who we are not only as Americans, but as citizens of the planet Earth and as friends and neighbors, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers.
So I say to you, President Obama, good luck and God speed. You have all of my best wishes and my faith that you will pull our country out of the terrifying funk that it has sunk itself into. We, the citizenry of this glorious country, are behind you all the way!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Only The Strong Survive
Well folks, it's 2009 and there is a world of hurt going on out there.
I'm sure that I don't have to mention how terrifying the economy has become, although Congress may still be somewhat hesitant to admit that we are in a recession. I suppose that it is comforting to know, if you can call it that, that it is very much the same all around the globe.
People from all walks of life, from every nation, and in just about every home, things are stressful at best and only getting worse.
But we just can't let it get the best of us; this happens every 5 to 10 years - some worse than others such as in the current cycle, but it ALWAYS gets better. Even the Great Depression last century went away, eventually. Wars end, disasters are overcome, and life goes on. We must not give up, we must not falter, we must not tire of the unending challenges that face us on a daily basis.
Personally, I had my third (AND FINAL) marriage end two and a half months ago. Sure it hurt, of course I was depressed and felt lost, and naturally I just shuttered myself in and sulked in a brooding maelstrom of infernal despair.
But I got over it! Now I feel great; I am recharged and energized looking forward to the exciting life that lies ahead of me unencumbered by the contemptibly toxic relationship that was putrefying my very soul. It's like walking out of a dank, musty cave into the bright, warm sunshine. And life, once more, is good.
We cannot get mired down in the worries and stress of the current economic catastrophe that is lingering throughout America and the rest of the global community. We must struggle forward and survive this challange today to meet and enjoy a better day tomorrow.
I'm sure that I don't have to mention how terrifying the economy has become, although Congress may still be somewhat hesitant to admit that we are in a recession. I suppose that it is comforting to know, if you can call it that, that it is very much the same all around the globe.
People from all walks of life, from every nation, and in just about every home, things are stressful at best and only getting worse.
But we just can't let it get the best of us; this happens every 5 to 10 years - some worse than others such as in the current cycle, but it ALWAYS gets better. Even the Great Depression last century went away, eventually. Wars end, disasters are overcome, and life goes on. We must not give up, we must not falter, we must not tire of the unending challenges that face us on a daily basis.
Personally, I had my third (AND FINAL) marriage end two and a half months ago. Sure it hurt, of course I was depressed and felt lost, and naturally I just shuttered myself in and sulked in a brooding maelstrom of infernal despair.
But I got over it! Now I feel great; I am recharged and energized looking forward to the exciting life that lies ahead of me unencumbered by the contemptibly toxic relationship that was putrefying my very soul. It's like walking out of a dank, musty cave into the bright, warm sunshine. And life, once more, is good.
We cannot get mired down in the worries and stress of the current economic catastrophe that is lingering throughout America and the rest of the global community. We must struggle forward and survive this challange today to meet and enjoy a better day tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
I must apologize for my lengthy absence from this blog as I have been overcoming several crises of a personal nature and have not had the time to attend to this.
Being that it is Christmas Eve, I would not be able to forgive myself for not posting on my favorite Holiday of the year. So here I is!
Christmas is typically experienced as enjoying good times with family and friends, snuggling with your loved one on a cold and snowy evening, and generally soaking in the contented feelings of love and friendship. And it should be.
Having moved from the frigid wastelands of northeast Ohio to the tropics of southwest Florida, I am missing the wintry Currier & Ives scenes from outside my windows and the bone-chilling, frost-bearing winds that threatened to freeze my very bones. Well, maybe not the wind.
Nor am I missing straining my back shoveling that heavy, wet snow. Neither am I missing having to shovel my driveway and walking back to where I started two hours ago only to find a new two inches taunting me.
Still, it is somewhat disconcerting to wake up on Christmas to a sunny 80 degrees. And did you ever try to decorate a Christmas Palm tree?
Anyway, I would like to take this moment to wish everyone around the globe a very Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year.
See you there!
Being that it is Christmas Eve, I would not be able to forgive myself for not posting on my favorite Holiday of the year. So here I is!
Christmas is typically experienced as enjoying good times with family and friends, snuggling with your loved one on a cold and snowy evening, and generally soaking in the contented feelings of love and friendship. And it should be.
Having moved from the frigid wastelands of northeast Ohio to the tropics of southwest Florida, I am missing the wintry Currier & Ives scenes from outside my windows and the bone-chilling, frost-bearing winds that threatened to freeze my very bones. Well, maybe not the wind.
Nor am I missing straining my back shoveling that heavy, wet snow. Neither am I missing having to shovel my driveway and walking back to where I started two hours ago only to find a new two inches taunting me.
Still, it is somewhat disconcerting to wake up on Christmas to a sunny 80 degrees. And did you ever try to decorate a Christmas Palm tree?
Anyway, I would like to take this moment to wish everyone around the globe a very Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year.
See you there!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Inhuman Nature
It is interesting, in the study of relationships, how a pair of individuals, bound together in marriage, can be completely different unbinding in divorce.
One can only stare and wonder in abject amazement, where, from humble beginnings, such hedonistic and self-indulgent tendencies were given rise from. These deeply disturbing sociopathic tendencies that slowly dissolved not only the nature of the relationship as it had once formed and grown, but also the very substance of the person that once had been the closest person to me in my entire life.
Sadly the observable trend continued to deteriorate into a state of sustained alcohol-induced paranoia and wildly delusional behavior. I can only imagine that mine is not the only story out there, nor is it the worst of its kind. It is, however, much more than I can bear to deal with.
It is, therefore, with great sadness that I choose to end this relationship, not for the bleak emotional wreckage that it has become, but for all of the great and vast potential it once had that has since been consumed by intemperance, self-gratification, glib indifference, erratic behavior, contradictory thinking, and constant drunkenness, all of which, of course, are vehemently denied.
I turn my back in disdain and move forward, alone, into a better life.
One can only stare and wonder in abject amazement, where, from humble beginnings, such hedonistic and self-indulgent tendencies were given rise from. These deeply disturbing sociopathic tendencies that slowly dissolved not only the nature of the relationship as it had once formed and grown, but also the very substance of the person that once had been the closest person to me in my entire life.
Sadly the observable trend continued to deteriorate into a state of sustained alcohol-induced paranoia and wildly delusional behavior. I can only imagine that mine is not the only story out there, nor is it the worst of its kind. It is, however, much more than I can bear to deal with.
It is, therefore, with great sadness that I choose to end this relationship, not for the bleak emotional wreckage that it has become, but for all of the great and vast potential it once had that has since been consumed by intemperance, self-gratification, glib indifference, erratic behavior, contradictory thinking, and constant drunkenness, all of which, of course, are vehemently denied.
I turn my back in disdain and move forward, alone, into a better life.
Friday, May 30, 2008
The Slow Uphill Climb
The fall down isn't the part that kills you, it's the sudden stop hitting the bottom that does it!
Well, I am glad to say that I not only survived the fall, but also the sudden deceleration in my velocity coming to a sudden and, quite extreme, stop.
I have secured employment in my field of expertise at the beginning of the year and things are going very well in that aspect.
I am slowly recovering from deep, deep indebtedness caused by trying to survive on credit cards whilst unemployed, and I am preparing to initiate the final proceedings for terminating my very much failed marriage. I guess the third time ISN'T the charm after all...
SO, intrepid readers, keep an eyeball peeled for the forthcoming tales and adventures as I claw and fight my way back to the standards of my previous life.
Well, I am glad to say that I not only survived the fall, but also the sudden deceleration in my velocity coming to a sudden and, quite extreme, stop.
I have secured employment in my field of expertise at the beginning of the year and things are going very well in that aspect.
I am slowly recovering from deep, deep indebtedness caused by trying to survive on credit cards whilst unemployed, and I am preparing to initiate the final proceedings for terminating my very much failed marriage. I guess the third time ISN'T the charm after all...
SO, intrepid readers, keep an eyeball peeled for the forthcoming tales and adventures as I claw and fight my way back to the standards of my previous life.
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Hitting Rock Bottom
Is the glass half empty or is the glass half full?
Well, from where I am standing, at the very rock bottom, you can only go up from here!
Now I call Florida home. the Forgotten Wasteland that they call Ohio has taken enough of my life and given me nothing but hardship.
So, once more, I am starting over. At least I am with my family now. THAT is a big plus.
Anyway, I've lost everything else...
The job scene still looks pretty grim. I guess it's that way all over (unless you're a politician.)
Still keeping my chin up though, at least as much as I can.
:^ )
Well, from where I am standing, at the very rock bottom, you can only go up from here!
Now I call Florida home. the Forgotten Wasteland that they call Ohio has taken enough of my life and given me nothing but hardship.
So, once more, I am starting over. At least I am with my family now. THAT is a big plus.
Anyway, I've lost everything else...
The job scene still looks pretty grim. I guess it's that way all over (unless you're a politician.)
Still keeping my chin up though, at least as much as I can.
:^ )
Sunday, October 14, 2007
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
Well, I have had it with the state of the State of Ohio. Whoever says the economy is booming is a Damned Bloody LIAR. With over twenty years of experience in the IT industry, you'd think it would be a no-brainer to get a job.
NOT!
Even the so-called employment agencies are only out to pad their head counts, they don't have their prospects best interests in mind, only their own pockets. And the advertised jobs don't even pay a sustainable wage. There are an incredible number of people working more than one job just to make ends meet. So much for the United States of America that our forefathers created and fought so hard for...
So I am leaving this lousy State and heading out to better prospects. I am also videotaping this life-changing journey for prosperity. Perhaps I will post a clip or two...
Stay tuned!
NOT!
Even the so-called employment agencies are only out to pad their head counts, they don't have their prospects best interests in mind, only their own pockets. And the advertised jobs don't even pay a sustainable wage. There are an incredible number of people working more than one job just to make ends meet. So much for the United States of America that our forefathers created and fought so hard for...
So I am leaving this lousy State and heading out to better prospects. I am also videotaping this life-changing journey for prosperity. Perhaps I will post a clip or two...
Stay tuned!
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Falling Down
My, oh my, how things can change in a big way in a short amount of time.
It seems that, after two months, the owner of the machine shop I was working at decided for me that it wasn't the right job for me to be in.
How considerate of him.
So now here I am, one week away from my 48th birthday, unemployed with no more unemployment benefits and having all of my savings used up covering what financial responsibilities my unemployment benefits wouldn't.
I am really at the end of my rope. I am trying to fight off depression, feeling sorry for myself won't help me out. There just don't seem to be any jobs in this area that will provide me with enough income to stay alive and cover my financial responsibilities.
I am sure my soon-to-be ex-wife is gloating.
Reminds me of a Michael Douglas movie...
It seems that, after two months, the owner of the machine shop I was working at decided for me that it wasn't the right job for me to be in.
How considerate of him.
So now here I am, one week away from my 48th birthday, unemployed with no more unemployment benefits and having all of my savings used up covering what financial responsibilities my unemployment benefits wouldn't.
I am really at the end of my rope. I am trying to fight off depression, feeling sorry for myself won't help me out. There just don't seem to be any jobs in this area that will provide me with enough income to stay alive and cover my financial responsibilities.
I am sure my soon-to-be ex-wife is gloating.
Reminds me of a Michael Douglas movie...
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Pumped
Hey there, me again!
I am getting excited about my life, now. Things are going rather well for me. My job is going great, I am making small amounts of progress in my business, and my personal credit rating keeps on getting better and better!
I am looking forward to the day when my business is able to sustain my modest lifestyle and I can start saving for retirement, which isn't all that far away really.
So anyway, I am making forward progress and keeping my chin up here.
Cheers!
I am getting excited about my life, now. Things are going rather well for me. My job is going great, I am making small amounts of progress in my business, and my personal credit rating keeps on getting better and better!
I am looking forward to the day when my business is able to sustain my modest lifestyle and I can start saving for retirement, which isn't all that far away really.
So anyway, I am making forward progress and keeping my chin up here.
Cheers!
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