Greed. There is so much of it today. Greed will be the downfall of the American economy. I was prompted to write this article due to a current event- Detroit Diesel (owned by Daimler Chrysler, and is local to where I live) went on strike. 1300 people are not working today. Why? Greed. Their contract wasn't approved. They couldn't possibly bear a bit of cost of the amazing burden of health coverage (which they currently get a premium coverage for free)....
Unions. Great in the beginning, bad now. Why? It takes the power away from the company to do business as needed. In Brad's article: https://www.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=33403 he talks about Unions as a reason why companies are outsourcing to other countries. And, I agree completely. It's a huge problem. I'll take an example that I have been watching very closely- it's where my husband works. He works for a diesel engineering/manufacturing comp...
I got this via email. I'm not saying this is true, or anything. But, I find it funny because I can hear Kerry reading this in my mind, except with putting the "schmooze" tone with it so that it sounds positive. JOB APPLICATION NAME: John Kerry RESIDENCE: 7 mansions, including one in Washington DC, worth multi-millions. I served in Vietnam (four months). EXPERIENCE: Law Enforcement. In my career as a U.S. Senator, I've voted to cut every law enforcement, CIA, and De...
Yesterday on the way to Martinsville the Hendrix racing teams jet was lost. 10 people died, including 4 members of the Hendrix family, 3 plane crew members, their lead engine builder and two company people (including a partner in the Dupont race program). The people who parished are: Ricky Hendrick, John Hendrick, Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick, Randy Dorton, Jeff Turner, Joe Jackson, Scott Lathram, Dick Tracy and Liz Morrison. The winner of last weeks race, Jimmy Johnson, imme...
Stardock released ImpressionCreator today. ImpressionCreator is a software program that allows the user to easily create impressive looking program launchers, menu programs, and a variety of useful interfaces. When users insert a CD into their drives, the auto-run program that comes up to begin the installation is usually ugly and unimpressive. In addition, many companies include programs that act as launchpads for their various programs that are visually unappealin...
I saw this gif on www.wincustomize.com and for some reason it just cracks me up. Have any more to add?
I am starting to see a trend. A trend that almost always lead to disaster and a huge flame war. This is what happens: Blogger 1 writes something. Blogger 2 responds with something Blogger 1 doesn't like. Blogger 1 Blacklists Blogger 2 Blogger 1 writes the "last word" Blogger 2 starts a new thread in response to the "last word" The flames begin. 1) Let's try to avoid that 2) If you have to respond on a new article, or flames have started on your thread, please take it o...
It was a sad day today. Our beloved Sophie the solid wax printer gave up her good fight. She had been ill for quite some time, suffering from internal bleeding (magenta ink was leaking), and just not acting like herself. This morning she was really bad. Her internal bleeding has caused a large mass to form. The extra wax was removed, but she refused to accept her upper paper tray. Further inspection showed that she had a part that broke off which would not b...
It seems like people are going crazy over hybrids lately. They talk about how much more efficient they are so they save money. But, do they? Ok, there is a bit of debate over if the hybrid is "better" for the Earth (they require massive batteries that wear out then need to be disposed of, and they don't get *that* good of gas mileage yet). But, either way. there is a huge issue with if they are "cheaper". The best example that I can think of is th...
Awhile ago I decided that I was getting tired of paying bills. By that, I mean that I had a bunch of different bills that I had to pay monthly and it was getting to be a pain to budget. So, I decide to get a home equity loan to pay off all the annoying bills and then be able to deduct the interest on taxes. Since I had my house appraised about a year ago, I knew how much it was worth and I knew that I could borrow enough to put everything into one lower payment. This is what...
My daughter is one of the youngest in her grade. She is in 1st grade and won't be 6 until the end of October. Last year, during Kindergarten round up, the Principal strongly suggested that we put her in early 5's instead of kindergarten. I refused because she had already been in Parents as Teachers, 3 year-old preschool and 4 year-old preschool (which was taught at the school by one of the Kindergarten teachers). The teacher from 4 year-old preschool said that she was mor...
My heart has been heavy lately. The world around us seems to be so wrong and dangerous. However, the more I look around, the more thankful I am that I live in a country that is typically well educated, civil, and cares about her people. As September 11th approaches, I can't help but think of the images that I saw that day and the sadness that people endured. Lives were changed, and the world changed forever. However, there is a past event that haunts me even more. I...
1) Buy a Harley Davidson. Put a real exhaust system on it. Ride it wearing a Polo shirt, khakis and topsiders. Use turn signals instead of made up hand signals. 2) Get pulled over by a cop. As soon as he walks up to the window ask: "Sir, do you know why you pulled me over today?" 3) Buy a lowered, windows blacked out Excursion. Fill the back with speakers. When at stop lights by people blasting rap, crank the stereo playing toddler tunes. Noth...
Today has been a complete pile of crap. Just didn't give me a break. I started the day off bright and early with a customer from WinCustomize sending me 17 email over the weekend because I was ignoring the one from 1:34am on Sunday. Hmmmm....didn't know that I worked 24/7... And it was about nothing. Then, one of our employees (who we regard as family) tells me that his fiance got a job out of state and they are leaving in 3 weeks......that *really* sucks. But, I hope ...
I'm not sure if many people have been paying attention, but I have since I work with a lot of HR legal stuff. The feds have taken another step to confuse employers and employees and open the doors to plenty of new work force lawsuits. There is a new overtime law that begins today. Businesses have 120 days to comply. I have been reading a bunch of articles about the law, and I'm still not sure I understand all of it, and it appears that I am not alone. Basically, under the ne...