March 28, 2010
Ok, one new ad from the census was saying, “How do we know how many hospitals will we need if you don’t fill out the census?”
That right there is the problem! It’s a market need not a numbers need. What I mean is that every community is different and two communities of 100k people are going to have different hospital needs. So, why would the census help this or enhance? It’s a pure numbers poll.
The census shouldn’t determine the number of beds at a hospital. The market should…
March 8, 2010
I give all my friends crap about posting lyrics as a blog post but I feel this is somehow appropriate.
James Taylor
Fire And Rain
Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can’t remember who to send it to
I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain
I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I’d see you again
Won’t you look down upon me, Jesus
You’ve got to help me make a stand
You’ve just got to see me through another day
My body’s aching and my time is at hand
And I won’t make it any other way
Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain
I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I’d see you again
Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it’ll turn your head around
Well, there’s hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain
I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I’d see you, baby, one more time again, now
Thought I’d see you one more time again
There’s just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I’d see you, thought I’d see you fire and rain, now
January 20, 2010
This morning Brooklyn passed. I was with her and it was quick. It’s hard to lose a pet that’s been with you for so long. She was fun, sweet and just enough of a trouble maker to get some laughs but most of all she was a good friend.
Here’s a pic of her just as a reminder!
Erin and I love you Brooklyn and will miss you very much….
October 21, 2009
First of all, this is Arlen Specter writing for the Huffington Post. His article “The Government Needs to Take the Reins In Job Creation” talks about the need for government to take a more active role in “creating” jobs.
A tax credit to encourage employers to create new jobs or extend hours worked is just the kind of direct subsidy that worked so well with the cash-for-clunkers program. That was about cars. This is about jobs and people, an unquestionable priority. The moral imperative to act aggressively is clear.
What? So, you want to give a tax-credit? Why don’t you just not take the money in the first place? His typically statist notion that the government knows best how to stimulate and manage job growth is baffling. The premise is basically this: We’re gonna take money from you and then give it back after we’ve filtered it through some government bureaucracy so that when you get it back it will be less than what you gave us but aren’t we AWESOME for giving you that money?!?
See, government can’t create jobs. They can only take money from the masses and then hand it back in the form of grants, subsidies or departments. But they actually don’t create any jobs themselves.
So, and I know you want my opinion, you wonder what I would do? I’d lower business taxes and fees to allow people to grow as they see fit. The jobs would follow but this isn’t popular thinking now because people have been brainwashed into believing that government holds the answers when in reality it’s the mirror.
October 9, 2009
so I woke up this morning to this news. Obama is the Peace Daddy!!!
When I first saw this I thought it was an Onion article. I mean it really is an amazingly farcical story. So, why did they give it to him?
- Closing Guantanamo? Not done…
- Withdrawing from two wars? Nope. 40000 more troops to Afghanistan and a delay in the Iraq withdrawal
- Stopping rendition and torture? Nope. He actually agreed with the Bush methods with regards to rendition. And rendition usually means torture is gonna follow.
So, a couple pretty speeches and an “audacity for hope” gets the prize? Well, I can’t be to upset. This is the same committee that gave one to Arafat…
October 1, 2009
We’re in a recession and I haven’t had season tix for a couple of years but I’ve bought tix not too recently for about $42 each in the north lower. They’re not $60 but only if you buy season tix. If you buy a full year season ticket (one seat) they’re 50 each….
Hurricanes, this is a fragile market and I LOVE hockey yet I can’t fork over that much cash in these current times. Please be smart….raising prices during an economic crisis is fucking stupid. Yeah, fucking stupid. I hope you get smart….not sure you will and then you’ll blame it on this area not being a hockey town yet we fucking back you in the playoffs big time.
Ya know what…screw yourself!
September 30, 2009
Ok, riddle me this Mac uses!
I have the latest greatest software which includes the latest Quicktime. I want to check out some of the videos at the apple site on the different apps like iChat, GarageBand, etc. But when I get there is says I need QuickTime to watch and even give me a link. I download it but can’t install cause I already have a newer version installed.
So, how do I fix this?
September 28, 2009
where the hell are the page-up/page-down keys….ARGH!!!!!!!
September 28, 2009
Ok, so yesterday I went and picked me up a Macbook Pro and am just getting going. Not sure what I think yet but it’s definitely got some cool advantages.
September 23, 2009
I just realized, for some reason, that I always prefer people sitting to the left of me and always felt more comfortable that way. And it just hit me that I’m left-eye dominant and that may affect my decision since I can see more of the person and have a wider view.
My question is do any of you feel the same way? You’re right-eye dominant and want people to sit on your right?
