Well…from the start, I have been a supporter of the “Occupy” movement but I am starting to see some things I don’t really like…in Oakland yesterday there were some idiots who thought it would be a good idea to smash windows and do other acts of vandalism and I think it will hurt the movement in the long run if these folks are allowed to continue this lawlessness. It is a first amendment right to gather and protest, but it is just criminal behavior to allow these people to continue this nonsense. I don’t really place the blame on the “Occupy” organizers, since with any movement you get the outlier idiots that take it too far, but if they want to be taken seriously, some plan to find and remove these people should at least be in the works. I think we need to remember the right wing tricks of the sixties where people that were not members of the protests were sent in by the repubs to act badly and give the right excuses that could then be used to tar the whole movement. So, I would counsel vigilance at this point…to keep an eye out for this kind of shenanigan and to end it quickly when it happens….
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November 3rd…
Well…another night and I had a little fun out with K for a couple but then back here for another night of boredom….but that was okay really….and I was somewhat good so I feel okay this morning….but up at 4:44 and I’m not sure why….so, there will be a nap in order for later this aft…although, I do have to go over to C’s rental and fix the toilet so he doesn’t have to come all the way back form Mt. P….other than that, not much to do to today…I do have another phone interview this morning but I don’t think that will take too long and then it’s the grocery run…not much more to say right now so I’m going to go watch a little “Burn Notice” and take it easy…more later…
Okay..I’m back and the morning has been a busy one…I did have the second phone interview and it went well…all they wanted to talk about was my personality and attitude and not my resume…most of the talk was how I would fit into the team there…feel okay about this one…maybe something will break my way….that would be cool….not sure if I have the lyric yet..so I’ll wait a while on that one…
The uncertainty boogeyman…
Well…I am getting a little tired of the…no, a lot tired of the talking point of the right that it is the uncertainty of the implementation of the healthcare law and other federal regulations that is keeping the economy from taking off. These assumptions are just a lot of hooey and speculation on the part of the right’s pundits and alleged experts…nothing more than a bunch of guesses that have no basis in history or fact. There is not one instance in the history of the American (or any other) economy that this type uncertainty has had anything to do with growth or job creation…in the face of slack demand that is rampant in our economy and the overcapacity that still exists, along with the productivity increases that have more than kept pace with that tepid growth….there is no reason for any business to hire anyone. But, the right is still using the lie of uncertainty to drive what is their main agenda…to remove any checks and balances and return us to the robber baron days of the early 20th century..or the deregulated financial days of the early 21st. This is just utter nonsense and ultimately highlights the lack of economic honesty in their arguments…it is all about demand…in this same environment of uncertainty, do you think that businesses wouldn’t hire if there were increased demand for their products or services? Geez….
November 2nd
Well…up early again and it is becoming a habit…and that is okay…and okay day yesterday but no dreams to report again…I did get over 2400 miles on the bike so every day from now adds to the record for the year…won’t make 3000 like I had hoped but 25 or 26 hundred is possible….not feeling it again today so I’m going to go back and watch the rest of a movie that I started…
Okay, have been out to read the papers and have coffee but I still don’t have a lot to say…I did do three yesterday so maybe I can take today as a mental health day….I am waiting for them to come and do the yearly maint on my furnace and I may have to go over to C’s house to to take care of a water leak since the guys that are renting it have no skills….but that looks like it for the day other than the process of sending out resumes again…didn’t get to the lyric yesterday for some reason but I will get to it later after I get the workout and bike ride in….it’s already over 50 so the ride should be pleasant for the first week of November…
Here’s the lyric: ‘When the dawn patrol’s got to tell you twice…they’re going to do it with a shotgun..I’m cashing in this ten-cent life for another one…”
More republican nonsense…
Well…I’ll bet you’re getting tired of my pointing out the nonsense that comes daily from the repubs, but someone has to do it and I really, really wanted to point this one out since it is so representative of the contempt the repubs have for the unemployed in this country. Instead of working on a real jobs bill that will help put people back to work, (and let’s not confuse the tax cut nonsense they are pushing for a jobs bill), the repubs in the house are going to waste the better part of a day this week on a resolution that will affirm that the “official” motto of this country is “In god we trust”. Yep, folks, I’m not making this up…in this one fell swoop, and in a bow to their evangelical base, these idiots are telling the 20% of us non-believers that there is no place for us here unless we allow the majority to force this bit of nonsense on us. When are we, as a country, going to stop voting for these do nothings whose only purpose in life is to make sure that the economy stays in the tank so Obama can’t get credit for it. And now, in an article that I just read….none of the senate repubs are going to vote for necessary infrastructure spending since it will be paid for by a tax of .7% on those whose incomes are over a million dollars a year. So, the rest of the nation is left to suffer crumbling roads, bridges, and schools just so the repubs can protect the unconscionable wealth of the 1%. I think their time is gonna come…to quote Led Zeppelin…geez….
I find a few things funny…
Well…don’t really have a big one for the day so, as I sit here and wait for lunch to cook, I thought I’d just talk about a few small things that I find funny or ironic….I do find it funny that the repubs are so scared of the Occupy movement that they have brought out the nukes already…but, then, Keith is bringing it from the left, too but I don’t see any equivalence…the repubs protecting their rich buddies and Keith trying to finally get the message of the unheard out…I do wonder how long Current is going to let him get away with having most of his show on the protests….I find it funny that that in the struggle of millionaires against billionaires in the NBA contact talks has reached the so what? phase….most of the the people I know and the writers covering it just don’t see where canceling the entire season would be a bad thing…I know I haven’t watched a pro game in years..too much whining and self importance from those folks…I also find it funny but irritating when the ceo of Bank of America starts whining about the Occupy protesters that they are hurting the feelings of the thieves that tanked the economy….boo hoo you tone deaf idiot…you people have stolen everything from the middle class and you want sympathy? Not gonna get it here or anywhere else but in the inbred, insular little world you live in….okay, that’s enough for now…have to go check the temp on the chicken….don’t want to overcook it…..
November 1st
Well…had an okay day yesterday but it was a normal Monday and that meant going out with G for a couple and that was fun….I did talk to my daughter for a while and got a few things straightened out and it was good to talk to her. Up way too early today but maybe it’s a good thing to get ready to do that if I get the job…have a few things to do today but nothing really pressing so it will be a lazy one….going to take it easy for the rest of the week since it could be my last one as a free man….I will come back later for another one since the clock resets today and I have to stay on pace…more later…
Okay…was just writing the rent check and noticed that it is 11-1-11…kind of weird…maybe I should buy a lottery ticket for today….if I believed in that kind of stuff…
The republicans are even ignoring business…
Well…this is going to be a shorty since I’m over my quota for the month and really don’t have a lot to say today…but, I did want to get to one thing…all of the repub candidates jobs plan consist of more and more of the same…tax cuts for business and the rich hoping that the largess heaped upon them will “trickle down” and create jobs; never mind that tax cuts have never created one job when there is no demand for the goods or services that job will create. Even business leaders are saying that it is not the tax burden that is holding back the economy but it is the lack of demand that comes from the falling real wages of everyone but the rich….on this point, there is plenty of blame to go around and the question I have for these same business leaders is “why would you expect rising demand when you keep cutting the real wages and benefits of your workers by outsourcing and not sharing the rise in productivity with your workers?” The real problem here is who goes first? People won’t start to spend again until they are comfortable that their rising wages will make it feasible to buy things again and business won’t raise wages or hire until demand is rising. So, as always, we’re stuck in a “Catch 22” without any visionary person or company that will make the leap of faith necessary to break the gridlock…and on it goes….
A pleasant surprise…
Well…got a nice little surprise this morning when I got a call from the guy I did a phone interview with Friday saying that he is going to set up an in person one for this week…and that set a bunch of stuff into motion…had to go and get my suit pants fitted and altered…they will be done tomorrow so I’ll be ready to “suit up” for the interview since my sport coat and other dress clothes don’t fit anymore. If things pan out, it will be nice to have money coming in for a change and to be able to get back into a normal routine…don’t know how that will impact these yet…I might just have to get up earlier so I can get one out before I go to work…that even sounds strange…go to work…so, I’ll keep you up to speed on the developments…..and I’ll be back later for a political one and the lyric…
October 31st
Well…it was a long day yesterday with pool in the aft then meeting up with J for one than back here for a couple more….and I did win at pool again so that was okay…but I do feel kind of crappy today and part of it is that I didn’t ride the bike or eat enough…so, I am going to go back to the couch and have some ice water…back later for more of this once I feel better and start having some thoughts…
Okay, the thoughts have started again…kind of…so I thought I’d come back for a few minutes while I wait for the temp to come up enough to go out on the bike…it was another long weekend with no one in town to hang out with…well..shouldn’t say that…pool with Tom was fun and I made some shots that I never make which was a nice surprise…but we are coming up on another month and that always depresses me when I have to pay the rent…nope..this still isn’t working so I’m going to go eat something and read the papers for some political stuff to write about…more later…