Really, Harry Reid? Yup, prostitutes are the problem. Nothing like getting 650 people that like their job out of work and to the unemployment line.
I love me some Mark Cuban. Gotta like a guy that speaks common sense. NBA Commissioner David Stern, can ya hear me now?
Here's hoping the Governor of Wisconsin gives a certain group 'the Providence Treatment'. I heard about this on my way in and couldn't stop smiling. If you're a good to great teacher, you would never have to worry about this. Now, if you're a crappy teacher who bitches about your job on facebook, ya might have to look at a new vocation. So sad...Next!! And for those that read this, you may even know exactly which teacher I'm talking about. What would you do if you were a school administrator and saw a teachers rantings and ravings bitching about kids? Mind you, I'm of the opinion that people can say whatever they want, but that there are times when those words have consequences. But in certain cases, if you don't like your job, find something else to do that will earn you money. Otherwise, in the times we are currently living in, you may have to suck it up and bite your tongue.
Fun with facts at the White House...shocking, they still can't do math. Even with my glasses I'd call their way of calculating jobs and the stimulus just a wee bit, ahem, 'fuzzy'.
Stay Classy, Hacienda restaurants. Yeah, I could see how this billboard might offend, oh, I don't know, just about any human being with a brain.
Lest anyone think I'm not even attempting to improve myself (I know you're out there, lurking), I've started to look into this. Who knows, I might learn something, perish the thought!
Just curious, why is it that when a supposed 'conservative' wants to speak their mind they can get called racist, bigot, or my favorite, Hitler? But a guy gets voted into office, listens to the people and so-called liberals can leave the party? Oh, now I get it, it's okay to not read a bill but trust government officials to do the right thing, but you can't leave while the vote is taking place...how does this work again? Oh, and in case you're wondering what I'm rambling about, it's this-those 14 state senators from Wisconsin should be chucked into jail for dereliction of duty.
So my job, at the moment, is relatively easy. Put it more simply, of the 14 in my training class, you have 3 know-it-all's (from here on out to be labeled 'The Experts'), the 3 people freaking out (heretofore known as 'Calm the heck down already'), the 6 who will do just fine and are finding their roles ('These folks, they could be lifers') and the 2 unbelievably quick-witted and almost toocoolforschool (I am pointing at myself and acknowledging that I am, indeed, a world class smartass). It's not that I'm smarter than others in my group, I just caught on quicker, and that in turn allows me to do more in less time. I refuse to freak out about all these systems I'm supposed to know (no one learns 20 systems in a month, not even Stephen freakin' Hawking), and after the way my career/earning path has gone, there is no need for me to freak out or spaz like I may or may not have in the past. Face it, I, like many of my new teammates, are vastly overqualified for the money that this role is paying. As I've stated before, I have a woman with an MBA in Accounting & Finance near me. The job in and of itself is not difficult, but there will have to be a daily reminder that I am doing a marathoner's job, not a sprinter's. This role is a crapload of 'hurry up & wait', be it for processes and/or approvals to go thru. As long as I do my job correctly, there really isn't anything for me to stress out about. The people I'm working with are great, unbelievably nice, and I've yet to see any of them get too rattled or take themselves too seriously. This, let's face it, bodes well for me.
I tell you that backstory to tell you this-I have some free time. Enough free time to have figured out that I am 'tracked' on my webtime on IE, but not on Mozilla. Since I originally came from a company that used Mozilla email and I still use Mozilla, this is a no-brainer for me. I don't sit there and surf the 'web all day. I can't, I'm still learning stuff and trying to figure out what is going on with my accounts and various things that are vastly out of my control. But I do get to read the news, and that, dear readers, is why you are getting more links than you are probably used to. So there is your long-winded explanation.
Now you know...and knowing is half the battle. So during my reading this week, I was directed to this article from last Saturday's Wall Street Journal, entitled "Where Have the Good Men Gone?", and I had a very funny suspicion where it would lead. Read it here for yourself. It led me right where I thought it would. I was ready to tear it apart in a post, but someone else pretty much put the wrapping on it here, in the Oz Conservative blog. Now I have to admit, I was a little stunned when it dawned on me that this somehow may be the preamble for this woman's book, which in turn made me think that if she can get a book deal, then you're darn tootin' I'm getting my butt in gear and writing mine. I'll answer as succinctly as I possibly can-There are plenty of good men out there, but the female species lack of looking for them has made us tired. Not weak-willed, but merely tired. Ladies, if you want the guy that won't call you, the bad boy, etc. blahblahblah, that's on you. But don't think for a minute I nor my ilk don't see thru that ruse. The mere contention that post-college men are the only ones spending money trying to hold on to youth and the slacker mentality is bogus. There are plenty of women who have chosen to take their money and spend it on video games, too. It's not gender-specific. But there is one thing that's gender-specific, and that's child birth. Men can impregnate a women damn near whatever age. You ladies, well, you have a window. Some of you know it and don't care, some chose a different path, some of you didn't meet the right guy. Or maybe some of you had the right guy and were too blind to see it. How the hell should I know? But don't go blaming men for your inability to choose a proper mate. I know women that don't want a mate, and more power to 'em-because the ones that I know that have chosen that path don't complain about 'where all the good men have gone', they own their choice and are accountable to it. Surprise, surprise, it all comes back to accountability. I swear, I sound like a broken record to even myself.
And lest you think I'm some heartless douchebag, I still fervently believe in romance and the power of 'the woo'. Ladies, never underestimate the ability of man to do something incredibly brave/dumb/risky/ballsy/awesome to try and get your attention....I'm just sayin'.
Have a great weekend, I'm going to bed.
I just got to see a video of my GodDaughter-holy crap is that kid a cutie.
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