Could it be time for an update?

[mrboboud1]

Well well well. Guess I've come strolling back into the Livejournal limelight at last. After a long time, it's time for some observations and maybe a little poetry, for anyone who still bothers to read this thing

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[stagecrewalter]

hey,
Good poem. It summarizes how I feel down here also. I wish that i could see sometime time soon.

[atcsev4031]

That reminds me, in our public speaking class we had to give a speech today about what 3 ppl we'd like to invite to dinner, and somebody got up there and said they wanted some chick from laguna beach. Seriously, there's better ppl I could find.

[tokyostreet]

The working middle class is dead...
The working middle class is far from dead. In America, unemployment is at 4-5% which is where is should be for general moving from job to job. Yes, some jobs are being moved to other countries, but for every one lost there is another in its place. Also, you may not know it but those jobs go to people just as deserving in other countries. They aren't simply lost. At least, not until we get better at making robots.

Fossil fuels are fading...Fossil fuels have been fading since the day man discovered he could use them for warmth. Gas prices are not going up because we are almost out of oil. Gas prices are going up because America is just now starting to equalize their costs with the rest of the world. Why? In a word: China. China's oil use has been increasing rapidly as their economy has been booming. As such, they are competing with us in what is essentially the eBay of oil. Yes, these fuels will eventually run dry, but that is not expected for quite some time. Bush wants to tap the oil

[tokyostreet]

The American working class is dying. Just because we have low unemployment does not mean the jobs are in the working class sector. Factory work, call centers (tech support,complaints dept, etc), respected lower class jobs are all leaving he US. It is now necessary for people to go into debt gaining a college degree to have job prospects other than waiting tables (a respected job, admittedly, but not for everyone). I am personally aspiring to be a lawyer, but I believe we need to maintain blue-collar jobs outside the service industry to maintain some degree of economic independence from the rest of the world. Why we should remain self-sufficient is another debate all together

[tokyostreet]

Yes, it's dying, but it's been dying for at least 2 decades now. It's nothing new, and it will continue. It's just a natural part of globalization and, like it or not, the world is going to equalize itself economically. We don't need to remain self sufficient because the world is becoming one in the way it operates. Yes, China could withhold all of our clothing but they would hurt themselves as much or more than they would hurt us. That's why globalization works, interdependece. Together, we are stronger

[forevercarolyn]

Hey Paul...I'll try to reply to your comments as best as I can

[anonymous]

hey Paul. i glad you update. me respond a lot but me too tired. me talk to u soon. good bye now.
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[drzre]

submissions for orpheus are due sunday night (by 11:59), so you should get those in! you can submit up to 5.

and if you know anyone else who writes, tell them to submit too -- we're low on submissions!

attach word documents and send them to orpheus@notes.udayton.edu

later paul.