Sometimes I think about things that have no answer. In order to understand the point(s) I'm about to make you are going to have to expand your thought process. I even brought this subject up to Lizzie and she made no comment. This usually means, "He's nuts"!
Let's assume you live in a town of 12,000. In this community you will find a number of restaurants, some upscale and others dives. You could find at least two large supermarkets, a Kroger, Hy-Vee, Winn-Dixie, or some other famous chain store you can visit all across the country. Then, each town has a MacDonalds, Wendys, Burger King, Whataburger and a bunch of others. You get the picture. Now think of every small town, middle sized community and mega-city in the United States. There are literally hundreds of thousands of eating establishments and places to purchase your favorite food. Of course, I'm talking beef; sweet, succulent beef. Have you expanded your geographic horizons yet? My thought is there is absolutely no way our country and any others who export beef products into the US can offer enough to meet the demand. It's impossible. So I checked out gestation periods for mammals. The shortest gestation period, fourteen days, is that of a opossum. Other favorites under thirty days are rats and mice, rabbits and skunk. If you think you are getting a Big Mac with real ground round then think again. It has to be opossum or some other type of critter. Our next subject will be seafood. It opens up an entire new vista on what happens when you go to Long John Silver. Can you say 'slug'?
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Funny
"My sister and her husband just found out they haven't been legally married for the last ten years because the minister who married them was a fraud. It's really sad. Now, she'll have to lose all that weight."
Anonymous
Anonymous
"Bring It On"
Obama defies Congress with ‘recess’ picks.
The process revolves around Saul Alinsky and his 'Rules for Radicals'; neutralize your opponent
The process revolves around Saul Alinsky and his 'Rules for Radicals'; neutralize your opponent
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Obama Firsts
• First President to Preside Over a Cut to the Credit Rating of the United States Government
• First President to Violate the War Powers Act
• First President to Orchestrate the Sale of Murder Weapons to Mexican Drug Cartels
• First President to be Held in Contempt of Court for Illegally Obstructing Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
• First President to Defy a Federal Judge's Court Order to Cease Implementing the 'Health Care Reform' Law
• First President to Require All Americans to Purchase a Product From a Third Party
• First President to Spend a Trillion Dollars on 'Shovel-Ready' Jobs -- and Later Admit There Was No Such Thing as Shovel-Ready Jobs
• First President to Abrogate Bankruptcy Law to Turn Over Control of Companies to His Union Supporters
• First President to Bypass Congress and Implement the DREAM Act Through Executive Fiat
• First President to Threaten Insurance Companies After They Publicly Spoke out on How Obamacare Helped Cause their Rate Increases
• First President to Threaten an Auto Company (Ford) After It Publicly Mocked Bailouts of GM and Chrysler
• First President to "Order a Secret Amnesty Program that Stopped the Deportations of Illegal Immigrants Across the U.S., Including Those With Criminal Convictions"
• First President to Demand a Company Hand Over $20 Billion to One of His Political Appointees
• First President to Terminate America's Ability to Put a Man into Space.
• First President to Encourage Racial Discrimination and Intimidation at Polling Places
• First President to Have a Law Signed By an 'Auto-pen' Without Being "Present"
• First President to Arbitrarily Declare an Existing Law Unconstitutional and Refuse to Enforce It
• First President to Tell a Major Manufacturing Company In Which State They Are Allowed to Locate a Factory
• First President to refuse to comply with a House Oversight Committee subpoena.
• First President to File Lawsuits Against the States He Swore an Oath to Protect (AZ, WI, OH, IN, etc.)
• First President to Withdraw an Existing Coal Permit That Had Been Properly Issued Years Ago
• First President to Fire an Inspector General of Americorps for Catching One of His Friends in a Corruption Case
• First President to Propose an Executive Order Demanding Companies Disclose Their Political Contributions to Bid on Government Contracts
• First President to allow Mexican police to conduct law enforcement activities on American soil
• First President to Golf 80 or More Times in His First Two-and-a-Half Years in Office
compiled by Doug Ross
• First President to Violate the War Powers Act
• First President to Orchestrate the Sale of Murder Weapons to Mexican Drug Cartels
• First President to be Held in Contempt of Court for Illegally Obstructing Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
• First President to Defy a Federal Judge's Court Order to Cease Implementing the 'Health Care Reform' Law
• First President to Require All Americans to Purchase a Product From a Third Party
• First President to Spend a Trillion Dollars on 'Shovel-Ready' Jobs -- and Later Admit There Was No Such Thing as Shovel-Ready Jobs
• First President to Abrogate Bankruptcy Law to Turn Over Control of Companies to His Union Supporters
• First President to Bypass Congress and Implement the DREAM Act Through Executive Fiat
• First President to Threaten Insurance Companies After They Publicly Spoke out on How Obamacare Helped Cause their Rate Increases
• First President to Threaten an Auto Company (Ford) After It Publicly Mocked Bailouts of GM and Chrysler
• First President to "Order a Secret Amnesty Program that Stopped the Deportations of Illegal Immigrants Across the U.S., Including Those With Criminal Convictions"
• First President to Demand a Company Hand Over $20 Billion to One of His Political Appointees
• First President to Terminate America's Ability to Put a Man into Space.
• First President to Encourage Racial Discrimination and Intimidation at Polling Places
• First President to Have a Law Signed By an 'Auto-pen' Without Being "Present"
• First President to Arbitrarily Declare an Existing Law Unconstitutional and Refuse to Enforce It
• First President to Tell a Major Manufacturing Company In Which State They Are Allowed to Locate a Factory
• First President to refuse to comply with a House Oversight Committee subpoena.
• First President to File Lawsuits Against the States He Swore an Oath to Protect (AZ, WI, OH, IN, etc.)
• First President to Withdraw an Existing Coal Permit That Had Been Properly Issued Years Ago
• First President to Fire an Inspector General of Americorps for Catching One of His Friends in a Corruption Case
• First President to Propose an Executive Order Demanding Companies Disclose Their Political Contributions to Bid on Government Contracts
• First President to allow Mexican police to conduct law enforcement activities on American soil
• First President to Golf 80 or More Times in His First Two-and-a-Half Years in Office
compiled by Doug Ross
Rachel Maddow Speaks
"Yeah. That’s exactly right. We are not, we, there may be liberals on TV at MSNBC, but the network is not operating with a political objective. Whereas Fox is operating with a political objective to elect Republican candidates, and particularly, to elect Republican candidates Roger Ailes likes. I think Roger Ailes is a really good TV executive, but their operation is essentially a political operation to elect Republicans." Rachel Maddow
The amazing thing about this quote is, not more than three readers have a clue as to who this Rachel Maddow person might be.
The amazing thing about this quote is, not more than three readers have a clue as to who this Rachel Maddow person might be.
Columbus International Airport
It is now apparent to me why the Columbus, Ohio Airport is called international. Since no planes leaving the grounds fly over oceans I always thought this was a misnomer. Well, the past two weeks of working as a luggage deliverer for passengers who arrived before their bags I now know why. In the course of ten days I dropped off 150 bags of one type or another. Of those, 70% found their way to domiciles of minorities, aka, people not born in this country. They were evenly divided between folks from India, Pakistan and the Orient. If you throw in one or two Germans we then become even more 'international'.
Since I was a 'newbie' on the job much of my work found me driving in and around Columbus. This is not a good deal. Too much traffic, too many stop lights and morons for drivers who sometimes made me crazy. Simply put, the further away a person drives the more money they make. On Christmas Eve day I was asked if I'd like to make a run to southeast and eastern Ohio. That was a pot o' gold run; in the range of $500. Now you know why ticket prices are so high. Of course, I didn't go. Who wants to work the day before Christmas. This last sentence makes no sense because I did work on Christmas afternoon. But that is known as 'double pay day'.
The vast majority of patrons were more than pleasant and overjoyed to see me. You'd be too if you had to wear the same underwear for three days. I'm the kind of guy who enjoys banter with the customer so I'd always ask, "where'd you fly in from"? Lizzie and I have been to many places and more often than not we had been to the same area(excluding India, Pakistan and the Orient). It's called 'schmoozing' and sometimes it's worth a tip. Speaking of tips, I always turned them down except the giver wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. Then I'd come back with, "Aw shucks, if you insist".
There were only two instance where there was possible driver/customer conflict. One took place today. It's company policy to call a home before arriving. There's no sense in wasting unnecessary gas going to an empty home and calling is a courtesy. The man without his luggage was---how can I put this---he was testy. He started yelling on the phone that he had been waiting for his bag for 24 hours; wanted to know why the delay. "I don't work for the airlines, I deliver the bags" I said, "so you can call me "hero".
Then yesterday I had a bag to be delivered and an identifying note said it was OK to leave it on the porch. Well, being cognizant of thieves in this world I called the lady and asked if I could leave the bag with a neighbor. She told me "no". I was informed she was a surgeon and wouldn't be home until 8 PM. This was when it got interesting. There were four or five snow flurries swirling about. It was suggested by Dr. Wonderful that I should go to a grocery store, buy some garbage bags, then go back to her place and cover her suitcase. Her tone was not that of Priscilla Porridge. I had that feeling that she had never, ever been given a negative on any request. "Lady", I said, "I don't dress 'em. I just deliver them". End of conversation. Does that sound mean? I hope not because I said it in a friendly way.
For a part time job that saw me working 14 hours a day my airline experience was a decent gig. But, it's now time to move onward. Check one more off my personal bucket list. Next up, I think I'll get a part time job as either a priest, work at a carnival or become a world class bodybuilder.
Since I was a 'newbie' on the job much of my work found me driving in and around Columbus. This is not a good deal. Too much traffic, too many stop lights and morons for drivers who sometimes made me crazy. Simply put, the further away a person drives the more money they make. On Christmas Eve day I was asked if I'd like to make a run to southeast and eastern Ohio. That was a pot o' gold run; in the range of $500. Now you know why ticket prices are so high. Of course, I didn't go. Who wants to work the day before Christmas. This last sentence makes no sense because I did work on Christmas afternoon. But that is known as 'double pay day'.
The vast majority of patrons were more than pleasant and overjoyed to see me. You'd be too if you had to wear the same underwear for three days. I'm the kind of guy who enjoys banter with the customer so I'd always ask, "where'd you fly in from"? Lizzie and I have been to many places and more often than not we had been to the same area(excluding India, Pakistan and the Orient). It's called 'schmoozing' and sometimes it's worth a tip. Speaking of tips, I always turned them down except the giver wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. Then I'd come back with, "Aw shucks, if you insist".
There were only two instance where there was possible driver/customer conflict. One took place today. It's company policy to call a home before arriving. There's no sense in wasting unnecessary gas going to an empty home and calling is a courtesy. The man without his luggage was---how can I put this---he was testy. He started yelling on the phone that he had been waiting for his bag for 24 hours; wanted to know why the delay. "I don't work for the airlines, I deliver the bags" I said, "so you can call me "hero".
Then yesterday I had a bag to be delivered and an identifying note said it was OK to leave it on the porch. Well, being cognizant of thieves in this world I called the lady and asked if I could leave the bag with a neighbor. She told me "no". I was informed she was a surgeon and wouldn't be home until 8 PM. This was when it got interesting. There were four or five snow flurries swirling about. It was suggested by Dr. Wonderful that I should go to a grocery store, buy some garbage bags, then go back to her place and cover her suitcase. Her tone was not that of Priscilla Porridge. I had that feeling that she had never, ever been given a negative on any request. "Lady", I said, "I don't dress 'em. I just deliver them". End of conversation. Does that sound mean? I hope not because I said it in a friendly way.
For a part time job that saw me working 14 hours a day my airline experience was a decent gig. But, it's now time to move onward. Check one more off my personal bucket list. Next up, I think I'll get a part time job as either a priest, work at a carnival or become a world class bodybuilder.
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