Uh oh……swine flu.
I thought we had it bad here in Morris with the coyote overpopulation.
Pigs seem to be the issue in Mexico.
I showed my concern by going to a new BBQ joint in Plainfield and having a pulled pork
Sandwich! I have to say, I think I felt better after eating the little pork burger.
So Arlen Specter jumps to the Democratic party. With the end of the recounts in Minnesota the Dems will have 60 votes in the Senate. Maybe we can get something done now.
I will admit…..its fun watching the Republican party implode. The best part is they don’t even seem to know its happening.
Maybe they will wake up when they have their next convention and the only people who show up are Rush Limbaugh, Megan McCain, Michael Steele and the Knights of the KKK. Just the look on Steele’s face = : o ...... would make it worth going……
Another example why the Republicans lost so big in the last 2 elections. I don't care how you feel
about hate crime legislation, but this is just wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWm2zGTZBM0&videos=r1t27oq8o0Y&playnext_from=TL&playnext=1
Obama ended his first 100 days with his 3rd prime time press conference ……I think that makes 3 more than Bush did in 8 years…….hmmm…
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
KATY BAR THE DOOR!!!!!
Well, we survived the great coyote scare of '09.
Things got a little scary here in the wilds of Morris. As I made my way to the park Saturday morning, with my
trusty side kick, we were stoped cold by a lone coyote. I don't know if he was to be my spiritual guide on some kind of freaky trip like Homer Simpson. I didn't get a chance to find out. Izzy made his displaesure known right off, with all the bravado a 12 lb havanese can muster. needless to say, Mr. coyote was not impressed with his display of "I'll put a foot in your ass" growling. I flashed the wiley visitor with my trusty mag light which seemed to move to critter along. But, this coyote didn't move away scared. He walked away looking back like a drunk being shooed away from the scene of a bar fight, "Nothing to see here pal, Move along".
To warn the neighborhood I made up flyers at work. I would go into detail on this, but I'll let Becky tell you about them......when she stops laughing.
Things got a little scary here in the wilds of Morris. As I made my way to the park Saturday morning, with my
trusty side kick, we were stoped cold by a lone coyote. I don't know if he was to be my spiritual guide on some kind of freaky trip like Homer Simpson. I didn't get a chance to find out. Izzy made his displaesure known right off, with all the bravado a 12 lb havanese can muster. needless to say, Mr. coyote was not impressed with his display of "I'll put a foot in your ass" growling. I flashed the wiley visitor with my trusty mag light which seemed to move to critter along. But, this coyote didn't move away scared. He walked away looking back like a drunk being shooed away from the scene of a bar fight, "Nothing to see here pal, Move along".
To warn the neighborhood I made up flyers at work. I would go into detail on this, but I'll let Becky tell you about them......when she stops laughing.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
RELEASE TO HOUNDS!!!!
Things have been a little slow for me the past few weeks. I guess you can tell that by the lack so action on the blog. So sue me!
I know there have been things to consider, but I just don’t seem to give a crap. Maybe it’s because of Becky not feeling well, or work being a fucking zoo where everyone has jumped in with the polar bears, I don’t know.
There are big issues being debated. The torture memos and should We prosecute those responsible. It’s not that I don’t care, I just have a hard time getting fired up about a debate when no matter who wins the outcome will be the same. I don’t think anyone truly responsible will ever be brought to justice. Some low level CIA or Army officer may get thrown to the wolves, but no one who set or approved the policy will ever see the inside or a court room.
The best that we can hope for is that we learn not to trust our government to these rouges again.
On a lighter note Izzy is in his second week of obedience training. He is doing well. We have lowered the warning on the signs around the outside of the house to “hazardous” from “suicidal”. This isn’t because izzy is less of a threat; we just found that he can be distracted by bits of hot dog. Enter at your own risk.
I know there have been things to consider, but I just don’t seem to give a crap. Maybe it’s because of Becky not feeling well, or work being a fucking zoo where everyone has jumped in with the polar bears, I don’t know.
There are big issues being debated. The torture memos and should We prosecute those responsible. It’s not that I don’t care, I just have a hard time getting fired up about a debate when no matter who wins the outcome will be the same. I don’t think anyone truly responsible will ever be brought to justice. Some low level CIA or Army officer may get thrown to the wolves, but no one who set or approved the policy will ever see the inside or a court room.
The best that we can hope for is that we learn not to trust our government to these rouges again.
On a lighter note Izzy is in his second week of obedience training. He is doing well. We have lowered the warning on the signs around the outside of the house to “hazardous” from “suicidal”. This isn’t because izzy is less of a threat; we just found that he can be distracted by bits of hot dog. Enter at your own risk.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
ATTACK OF THE TEA BAGGERS!........
April, 15….Tax day! This year tax day was filled not with the usual news stories of late fillers at the post office and last minute tax advice. No, this year the news was filled with signs and protesters. The tea baggers held rallies all over the country. Now, I have the greatest sympathy for those protesting. Protesting is very American. I did not join in on this one because in my opinion it was more political theater than protest.
Where were these protesters when Bush was wiping his butt with the Constitution? Where were they when the national debt doubled under Bush?
They say they are for lower taxes. But it was Obama that lowered my taxes. I didn’t make enough to get a Bush tax cut.
I wish the tea baggers well. Be American and protest. But I think if you look behind the signs you will see the same wingnuts that thought Obama was a Muslim.
Where were these protesters when Bush was wiping his butt with the Constitution? Where were they when the national debt doubled under Bush?
They say they are for lower taxes. But it was Obama that lowered my taxes. I didn’t make enough to get a Bush tax cut.
I wish the tea baggers well. Be American and protest. But I think if you look behind the signs you will see the same wingnuts that thought Obama was a Muslim.
Monday, April 13, 2009
THIS MAY TAKE A WHILE.......
I have written in the past about Milton Friedman and the right wing desire to end all government regulations. The idea is the free market is the best judge, and the business should be left alone. The market will take care of its self. I can’t understand why we continue to have this argument when we have seen in the past the complete folly of these ideas. The current banking crisis is just another in a long line of examples demonstrating the reality that business going unregulated is like a 4 year old playing with matches. When will we stop being surprised when the house burns down?
I need to make you understand why the market unregulated is a lost cause, with no hope of success. I can’t emphasize enough that you as a citizen of the must understand the underlying ideology for the desire for deregulation and the and how it can affect you. Understanding the true nature of the neo-capitalist free market ideology towards regulation will show you not only why it’s argued for so strongly, but why it fails and how its failure can leave you casualty in a holy crusade in which you have no stake.
To start to understand free market ideology one must turn to the divine. Many who adhere to the free market concepts come from a wide variety of backgrounds. It would seem that the beliefs in the free market are purely secular. But this is false. To fully understand Friedman capitalism you must look through the filter of spirituality. It doesn’t matter if he be Jew or Gentile, atheist or true believer, those who march under the banner of the “free market” all have but one god, the almighty dollar. Once you put things into this context one can start to understand. To the Christian faith, belief in Jesus Christ is everything. To the Jew, the Law of Moses guides every aspect of their lives. To the capitalist it is profit, pure and simple.
I want to make myself clear. I am not anti-capitalism. I don’t think socialism has all the answers. Like most arm chair economorons I have more questions than answers. But I have been around enough and have worked for enough Fortune 500 companies to know one thing for sure, BUSINESS WILL NEVER SELF REGULATE! At least not in a way that takes you or I or the environment into consideration.
When the Almighty Dollar says “Bring me a rainforest!” it must be appeased, and a rainforest will be felled. When it says “Let acid fall from the sky!” that will be done. When the Dollar asks for a human sacrifice, it will be given one. All one has to do is look at recent events in the news to see the great Almighty Dollars workings. 4 die from salmonella poisoning from peanut products. E-coli in ground beef and in salsa of all things. Poison in dog and cat food. Drywall in new homes making people sick. Few days go by without a new headline. I know what some will say, “These are accidents, people make mistakes.” Don’t believe it! It’s not rocket science! We know how to process peanuts to make them safe. Ford could have made a Pinto with a safe gas tank. We know how e-coli gets into beef, and how to prevent it.
In a perfect world businesses would do the right thing and make their products safe. Since the industrial revolution we stop being an agrarian society living on our own farms making our own food, we have needed the regulation of the government to keep us safe. From the meat packing industry made famous in Upton Sinclair’s Jungle, to the regulation of patented medicines, only the governmental regulation has stopped the unscrupulous from killing us. I know! That’s not human sacrifice! But tell me. What is the difference between some ancient high priest sacrificing a member of the tribe and a c.e.o. pushing production “through puts", knowing that doing so will make more money but the food less safe? The tribal leader my truly believe that the human sacrifice will bring his people good fortune. The c.e.o . believes that increasing production with fewer people will bring the company good fortune.
This is a country where everyone may worship as they want. And I find no problem with those who choose to pursue financial gain at any level. But we don’t allow the faithful to do anything they want. We don’t allow churches to break the law just because their religion says it’s ok to. We don’t allow the zealot of any religion to kill because their god tells them to. Why would you allow those who love money to do whatever they what in the name of their god? Allowing business to self regulate is as smart as following Jim Jones to Guyana.
I need to make you understand why the market unregulated is a lost cause, with no hope of success. I can’t emphasize enough that you as a citizen of the must understand the underlying ideology for the desire for deregulation and the and how it can affect you. Understanding the true nature of the neo-capitalist free market ideology towards regulation will show you not only why it’s argued for so strongly, but why it fails and how its failure can leave you casualty in a holy crusade in which you have no stake.
To start to understand free market ideology one must turn to the divine. Many who adhere to the free market concepts come from a wide variety of backgrounds. It would seem that the beliefs in the free market are purely secular. But this is false. To fully understand Friedman capitalism you must look through the filter of spirituality. It doesn’t matter if he be Jew or Gentile, atheist or true believer, those who march under the banner of the “free market” all have but one god, the almighty dollar. Once you put things into this context one can start to understand. To the Christian faith, belief in Jesus Christ is everything. To the Jew, the Law of Moses guides every aspect of their lives. To the capitalist it is profit, pure and simple.
I want to make myself clear. I am not anti-capitalism. I don’t think socialism has all the answers. Like most arm chair economorons I have more questions than answers. But I have been around enough and have worked for enough Fortune 500 companies to know one thing for sure, BUSINESS WILL NEVER SELF REGULATE! At least not in a way that takes you or I or the environment into consideration.
When the Almighty Dollar says “Bring me a rainforest!” it must be appeased, and a rainforest will be felled. When it says “Let acid fall from the sky!” that will be done. When the Dollar asks for a human sacrifice, it will be given one. All one has to do is look at recent events in the news to see the great Almighty Dollars workings. 4 die from salmonella poisoning from peanut products. E-coli in ground beef and in salsa of all things. Poison in dog and cat food. Drywall in new homes making people sick. Few days go by without a new headline. I know what some will say, “These are accidents, people make mistakes.” Don’t believe it! It’s not rocket science! We know how to process peanuts to make them safe. Ford could have made a Pinto with a safe gas tank. We know how e-coli gets into beef, and how to prevent it.
In a perfect world businesses would do the right thing and make their products safe. Since the industrial revolution we stop being an agrarian society living on our own farms making our own food, we have needed the regulation of the government to keep us safe. From the meat packing industry made famous in Upton Sinclair’s Jungle, to the regulation of patented medicines, only the governmental regulation has stopped the unscrupulous from killing us. I know! That’s not human sacrifice! But tell me. What is the difference between some ancient high priest sacrificing a member of the tribe and a c.e.o. pushing production “through puts", knowing that doing so will make more money but the food less safe? The tribal leader my truly believe that the human sacrifice will bring his people good fortune. The c.e.o . believes that increasing production with fewer people will bring the company good fortune.
This is a country where everyone may worship as they want. And I find no problem with those who choose to pursue financial gain at any level. But we don’t allow the faithful to do anything they want. We don’t allow churches to break the law just because their religion says it’s ok to. We don’t allow the zealot of any religion to kill because their god tells them to. Why would you allow those who love money to do whatever they what in the name of their god? Allowing business to self regulate is as smart as following Jim Jones to Guyana.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
WHAT A BUNCH OF.....
Bulbshit.........
So there has been a lot of talk about these new light bulbs, the cfl’s, or compact fluorescent lights. They are used to replace incandescent light bulbs. Now to understand
Why we are getting rid of the old light bulbs just do this little experiment. Turn a 40 watt light bulb on for about 10 minutes and then give it a big wet kiss! After you get back from the emergency room you’ll say “Damnit asshole, that was hot!”. Well yes! You see
The heat from the incandescent bulb is wasted energy. The job of a light bulb is light, not heat. Then, after you heal, repeat the experiment with a cfl. No burn! The cfl is so much more efficient at converting electricity into light it uses about 60% less.
So switching to cfl’s is a no brainer. Well, not for some people. When the government
Mandated the phase out of incandescent bulbs the right wing nut jobs went into high gear.
It’s a socialist plot!
they are bringing mercury into our homes!
you have to recycle the cfl’s …..GASP!!!
You would think Obama had personally told everyone
to store nuclear waste in the garage.
People, let’s get real. Fluorescent lights have been around since the 40s. We have had them in our homes since the 50s. The only difference between the 4 foot bulbs everyone knows and the new cfl is the cfl is designed to go in a standard light socket so you can use them without replacing all of your lamps, what a commie plot. You can even get cfls that work with dimmers.
A long time ago a wise man said “A penny saved, is a penny earned”
It is far cheaper to save electricity than it is to build power plants. It is just that simple.
So when you see someone buying lots of old bulbs to stock up,
tell them to light those bulbs like a proud American! Then give those bulbs a big kiss!
So there has been a lot of talk about these new light bulbs, the cfl’s, or compact fluorescent lights. They are used to replace incandescent light bulbs. Now to understand
Why we are getting rid of the old light bulbs just do this little experiment. Turn a 40 watt light bulb on for about 10 minutes and then give it a big wet kiss! After you get back from the emergency room you’ll say “Damnit asshole, that was hot!”. Well yes! You see
The heat from the incandescent bulb is wasted energy. The job of a light bulb is light, not heat. Then, after you heal, repeat the experiment with a cfl. No burn! The cfl is so much more efficient at converting electricity into light it uses about 60% less.
So switching to cfl’s is a no brainer. Well, not for some people. When the government
Mandated the phase out of incandescent bulbs the right wing nut jobs went into high gear.
It’s a socialist plot!
they are bringing mercury into our homes!
you have to recycle the cfl’s …..GASP!!!
You would think Obama had personally told everyone
to store nuclear waste in the garage.
People, let’s get real. Fluorescent lights have been around since the 40s. We have had them in our homes since the 50s. The only difference between the 4 foot bulbs everyone knows and the new cfl is the cfl is designed to go in a standard light socket so you can use them without replacing all of your lamps, what a commie plot. You can even get cfls that work with dimmers.
A long time ago a wise man said “A penny saved, is a penny earned”
It is far cheaper to save electricity than it is to build power plants. It is just that simple.
So when you see someone buying lots of old bulbs to stock up,
tell them to light those bulbs like a proud American! Then give those bulbs a big kiss!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Freedom rings from the heartland.....
Damn that sounds soooo corny!
Check out the news…..
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30027685/
Now the Right wingers are talking about changing the Iowa
Constitution to take away the right of marriage for the gay and lesbian community.
Isn’t it ironic that the people who talk so much about Liberty
And individual rights, would work so hard to take away other
peoples rights.
No one is free, unless we are all free.
The only time we used the Constitution of the United States to limit
the rights of the people (the 18th amendment prohibition of alcohol)
we were met with complete failure. The U.S. Constitution and the state constitutions have power because they give us rights, not because they take them away.
Oh, and be the way Ted Stevens is still a corrupt piece of crap!
and Norm Coleman still sucks!
Check out the news…..
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30027685/
Now the Right wingers are talking about changing the Iowa
Constitution to take away the right of marriage for the gay and lesbian community.
Isn’t it ironic that the people who talk so much about Liberty
And individual rights, would work so hard to take away other
peoples rights.
No one is free, unless we are all free.
The only time we used the Constitution of the United States to limit
the rights of the people (the 18th amendment prohibition of alcohol)
we were met with complete failure. The U.S. Constitution and the state constitutions have power because they give us rights, not because they take them away.
Oh, and be the way Ted Stevens is still a corrupt piece of crap!
and Norm Coleman still sucks!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
R.I.P. Kenny
Kenny Korach of Joliet, Illinois
passed away in his sleep today.
We will all mourn the passing of a good man.
He was a loyal friend and a good union man.
He will truly be missed.
Rest well Kenny.....you have earned it.
passed away in his sleep today.
We will all mourn the passing of a good man.
He was a loyal friend and a good union man.
He will truly be missed.
Rest well Kenny.....you have earned it.
YOU CAN"T SCARE ME......
I am sticken to the UNION!
Check out this article from CNN……
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/31/france.hostages.caterpillar.workers/index.html
Maybe if workers in this country would stick up for themselves
Like the French, those jobs might still be held my Americans.
It’s time for American labor to stand together for a better future.
Call your Congressmen and show your support for the Employee Free Choice Act.
Don’t be fooled by the corporate media blitz. They say this is “un-American.”
There is nothing more American than being able to organize yourself with like
minded and skilled people for the purpose of improving your economic condition.
Check out this article from CNN……
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/31/france.hostages.caterpillar.workers/index.html
Maybe if workers in this country would stick up for themselves
Like the French, those jobs might still be held my Americans.
It’s time for American labor to stand together for a better future.
Call your Congressmen and show your support for the Employee Free Choice Act.
Don’t be fooled by the corporate media blitz. They say this is “un-American.”
There is nothing more American than being able to organize yourself with like
minded and skilled people for the purpose of improving your economic condition.
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