As of noon on Tuesday, we have a new President. It’s something that is welcome and something that we’ve waited for for a long time. I think now, it’s time to stop talking about his race and start talking about the changes we need to see in the next few years.

It’s funny that with all of the talk of race, I heard one commentator sum it up pretty ( Read more... )

Just компютри when Americans thought they’d cornered the market on being fat, here come the Mexicans all trying to overtake us. I guess if they get too fat, we won’t be needing that wall afterall.
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Just a week or so after writing the “Corned Beef” entry about the differences between the small, statewide company I now work for and the large, global financial organization I used to work for, I’ve found one more difference.

Just days ago, I received a sort of performance review, nine months in.  The review was fairly typical-all good nothing ( Read more... )

This lady spent two years in the bathroom and after sitting on the toilet for so long, her skin grafted itself to the crapper.  The seat had to be surgically removed at the hospital. Let that visual soak in.  Ugh.  Her boyfriend claims that he tried to coax her out to no avail.  Two years.  Like what finally made him dial 9-1-1.  Honey, the guests ( Read more... )

I was just reading this story on CNNMoney.com about folks having a hard time making ends meet.  Their stories tell of financial hardships due to fuel costs, mortgages, etc.  As I read through them, I find that in a few cases, maybe they were living a life that they couldn’t afford in the first place.  Others seem to be on the right track.

“As for ( Read more... )

As I read the news every day on the economy and the slumping housing prices, I have to say that I’m not all that surprised. How many people were oblivious to the fact that banks can’t continue to give away money for free and that eventually people wouldn’t be able to pay their mortgages and would start walking away from these homes that they never ( Read more... )

Working for a large, worldwide corporation, I’m finding, really didn’t mean that much. It’s kind of funny, but when you tell people that you work for a worldwide financial organization, people start listening. They get a little impressed. Like, wow, that’s a great company to work for.

I have to say, they had some benefits that were nice. But ( Read more... )

We’ve watched all of Dexter: Season Two on Showtime.  It’s a really good show and has a permanent place on our DVR.

The guy is a serial killer… with a twist. He had these urges since he was young boy and his father, a police detective, noticed them.  So, he trained him to use the urges to kill for good.  He taught him to only kill bad people.  And ( Read more... )

A great year full of change.  I’ve watched a few of the debates between Clinton and Obama.  While it’d certainly be nice for them to stick to issue and quit the bickering, I get a little bit of satisfaction from knowing that one of them will become the next President of the United States.  I’m fine with either of them.  The first woman President or ( Read more... )

I remember it like it was yesterday.  Bill Clinton left the Oval Office, leaving us with a budget surplus and an expanding economy.  Those were the days.

Almost immediately, the Bush team began working on ways to put that money back in the hands of the American people.  And they did.  I got back a few hundred bucks.  I’m sure there were some ( Read more... )