Saturday, October 25, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
CHANGES IN THE WORKPLACE
You small business owners out there are preparing for life under a Barack Obama presidency.
As of November 5, 2008, when President Obama officially becomes president-elect, our company will instill a few new policies which are in keeping with his new, inspiring issues of change and fairness:
1. All salespeople will be pooling their sales and bonuses into a common pool that will be divided equally between all of you. This will serve to give those of you who are under-achieving a "fair shake".
2. All low level workers will be pooling their wages, including overtime, into a common pool, dividing it equally amongst you. This will help those who are "too busy for overtime" to reap the rewards from those who have more spare time and can work extra hours.
3. All top management will now be referred to as "the government." We will not participate in this "pooling" experience because the law doesn't apply to us.
4. The "government" will give eloquent speeches to all employees every week, encouraging its workers to continue to work hard "for the good of all".
5. The employees will be thrilled with these new policies because it's "good to spread the wealth around". Those of you who have underachieved will finally get an opportunity; those of you who have worked hard and had success will feel more "patriotic".
6. The last few people who were hired should clean out their desks. Don't feel bad, though, because President Obama will give you free healthcare, free handouts, free oil for heating your home, free food stamps, and he'll let you stay in your home for as long as you want even if you can't pay your mortgage. If you appeal directly to our democratic congress, you might even get a free flat screen TV and a coupon for free haircuts (shouldn't all Americans be entitled to nice looking hair?)!!!
If for any reason you are not happy with the new policies, you may want to rethink your vote on November 4th.
As of November 5, 2008, when President Obama officially becomes president-elect, our company will instill a few new policies which are in keeping with his new, inspiring issues of change and fairness:
1. All salespeople will be pooling their sales and bonuses into a common pool that will be divided equally between all of you. This will serve to give those of you who are under-achieving a "fair shake".
2. All low level workers will be pooling their wages, including overtime, into a common pool, dividing it equally amongst you. This will help those who are "too busy for overtime" to reap the rewards from those who have more spare time and can work extra hours.
3. All top management will now be referred to as "the government." We will not participate in this "pooling" experience because the law doesn't apply to us.
4. The "government" will give eloquent speeches to all employees every week, encouraging its workers to continue to work hard "for the good of all".
5. The employees will be thrilled with these new policies because it's "good to spread the wealth around". Those of you who have underachieved will finally get an opportunity; those of you who have worked hard and had success will feel more "patriotic".
6. The last few people who were hired should clean out their desks. Don't feel bad, though, because President Obama will give you free healthcare, free handouts, free oil for heating your home, free food stamps, and he'll let you stay in your home for as long as you want even if you can't pay your mortgage. If you appeal directly to our democratic congress, you might even get a free flat screen TV and a coupon for free haircuts (shouldn't all Americans be entitled to nice looking hair?)!!!
If for any reason you are not happy with the new policies, you may want to rethink your vote on November 4th.
Monday, October 20, 2008
What the hell is this?
I don't understand why the media is not chasing down this story. I think if Biden knows something or anyone for that matter that directly threatens the American way of life. "We The People" ought to know about it.
Warning from Joe
Warning from Joe
Fishing 10/19/08
I went out to the creek this afternoon at about 2 or so. The parking lots were full, so I just picked a spot between lot 2 and 3 and hiked down to the stream. It was extreme fly fishing. Trees,brush, poison oak, everything in your way. But I managed to tie on a princes nymph with a caddis mayfly dropper, let it drift under trees and under brush and WHAM. Fish on, it took me a while to get him to the net but he was a nice fat 16" rainbow, he was tired and I thought I might lose him, but after some gentle coaxing and forcing water through his gills he swam away..Whew. So I hit for or five in this spot, until some kids came a long and started chuckin lures in my hole. Later dudes!
So at about 4pm I headed up to the parking lot above the bridge. There were four or five cars parked there, so I was not that optimistic there would be a spot for me down on the river. So I walked down, and no one was there. Ran back to my truck grabbed my stuff and drifted several different patterns in the very low water, I think I got three fish none larger than 13". Then all the sudden the fish start flippin out. I mean crazy jumping all over the place. It took me about 10 minutes to go from my nymphing rig to my dry set up, but my first cast out with a may fly..Wham! Fish on. This kept on for what seemed like hours but in reality was only about 2. After they stopped hitting a certain dry pattern I tied on a new one and caught some more. Now mind you these fish were not the lunkers I would have liked but crap catching fish on dries any size is fun. I was in the "just one more mode", and did not get off the water until after 6:30pm. It was a blast.
So at about 4pm I headed up to the parking lot above the bridge. There were four or five cars parked there, so I was not that optimistic there would be a spot for me down on the river. So I walked down, and no one was there. Ran back to my truck grabbed my stuff and drifted several different patterns in the very low water, I think I got three fish none larger than 13". Then all the sudden the fish start flippin out. I mean crazy jumping all over the place. It took me about 10 minutes to go from my nymphing rig to my dry set up, but my first cast out with a may fly..Wham! Fish on. This kept on for what seemed like hours but in reality was only about 2. After they stopped hitting a certain dry pattern I tied on a new one and caught some more. Now mind you these fish were not the lunkers I would have liked but crap catching fish on dries any size is fun. I was in the "just one more mode", and did not get off the water until after 6:30pm. It was a blast.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Virtues of the Quiet Hero
I borrowed this from another friends Forum. Hope you don't mind Brad
The Virtues of the Quiet Hero
by John McCain
Nubar Alexanian
John McCain is the son and grandson of Navy admirals. After graduating from Annapolis as a naval aviator, McCain was shot down over North Vietnam and spent five years as a prisoner of war. He has been a U.S. Senator from Arizona since 1986 and ran for President in 2000.
“I have believed that the means to real happiness and the true worth of a person is measured by how faithfully we serve a cause greater than our self-interest.”
All Things Considered, October 17, 2005 · I believe in honor, faith and service -- to one's country and to mankind. It's a lesson I learned from my family, from the men with whom I served in Vietnam and from my fellow Americans.
Take William B. Ravnel. He was in Patton's tank corps that went across Europe. I knew him, though, as an English teacher and football coach in my school. He could make Shakespeare come alive and he had incredible leadership talents that made me idolize him. What he taught me more than anything else was to strictly adhere to our school's honor code. If we stuck to those standards of integrity and honor then we could be proud of ourselves. We could serve causes greater than our own self-interest.
Years later, I saw an example of honor in the most surprising of places. As a scared American prisoner of war in Vietnam, I was tied in torture ropes by my tormentors and left alone in an empty room to suffer through the night. Later in the evening, a guard I had never spoken to entered the room and silently loosened the ropes to relieve my suffering. Just before morning, that same guard came back and re-tightened the ropes before his less humanitarian comrades returned. He never said a word to me. Some months later on a Christmas morning, as I stood alone in the prison courtyard, that same guard walked up to me and stood next to me for a few moments. Then with his sandal, the guard drew a cross in the dirt. We stood wordlessly there for a minute or two, venerating the cross, until the guard rubbed it out and walked away.
To me, that was faith: a faith that unites and never divides, a faith that bridges unbridgeable gaps in humanity. It is the faith that we are all equal and endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is the faith I would die to defend.
My determination to act with honor and integrity impels me to work in service to my country. I have believed that the means to real happiness and the true worth of a person is measured by how faithfully we serve a cause greater than our self-interest. In America, we celebrate the virtues of the quiet hero -- the modest man who does his duty without complaint or expectation of praise; the man who listens closely for the call of his country, and when she calls, he answers without reservation, not for fame or reward, but for love.
I have been an imperfect servant of my country and my mistakes rightly humble me. I have tried to live by these principles of honor, faith and service because I want my children to live by them as well. I hope to be a good example to them so that when their generation takes our place, they will make better decisions and continue to pave the path towards righteousness and freedom.
The Virtues of the Quiet Hero
by John McCain
Nubar Alexanian
John McCain is the son and grandson of Navy admirals. After graduating from Annapolis as a naval aviator, McCain was shot down over North Vietnam and spent five years as a prisoner of war. He has been a U.S. Senator from Arizona since 1986 and ran for President in 2000.
“I have believed that the means to real happiness and the true worth of a person is measured by how faithfully we serve a cause greater than our self-interest.”
All Things Considered, October 17, 2005 · I believe in honor, faith and service -- to one's country and to mankind. It's a lesson I learned from my family, from the men with whom I served in Vietnam and from my fellow Americans.
Take William B. Ravnel. He was in Patton's tank corps that went across Europe. I knew him, though, as an English teacher and football coach in my school. He could make Shakespeare come alive and he had incredible leadership talents that made me idolize him. What he taught me more than anything else was to strictly adhere to our school's honor code. If we stuck to those standards of integrity and honor then we could be proud of ourselves. We could serve causes greater than our own self-interest.
Years later, I saw an example of honor in the most surprising of places. As a scared American prisoner of war in Vietnam, I was tied in torture ropes by my tormentors and left alone in an empty room to suffer through the night. Later in the evening, a guard I had never spoken to entered the room and silently loosened the ropes to relieve my suffering. Just before morning, that same guard came back and re-tightened the ropes before his less humanitarian comrades returned. He never said a word to me. Some months later on a Christmas morning, as I stood alone in the prison courtyard, that same guard walked up to me and stood next to me for a few moments. Then with his sandal, the guard drew a cross in the dirt. We stood wordlessly there for a minute or two, venerating the cross, until the guard rubbed it out and walked away.
To me, that was faith: a faith that unites and never divides, a faith that bridges unbridgeable gaps in humanity. It is the faith that we are all equal and endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is the faith I would die to defend.
My determination to act with honor and integrity impels me to work in service to my country. I have believed that the means to real happiness and the true worth of a person is measured by how faithfully we serve a cause greater than our self-interest. In America, we celebrate the virtues of the quiet hero -- the modest man who does his duty without complaint or expectation of praise; the man who listens closely for the call of his country, and when she calls, he answers without reservation, not for fame or reward, but for love.
I have been an imperfect servant of my country and my mistakes rightly humble me. I have tried to live by these principles of honor, faith and service because I want my children to live by them as well. I hope to be a good example to them so that when their generation takes our place, they will make better decisions and continue to pave the path towards righteousness and freedom.
McCain Palin 08
I am not thrilled about having John McCain as our leader and chief, but again we are forced to choose the lesser of two evils. Many people will disagree with me. But that is how I feel. You either get a little tatse of socialism with McCain or downright Marxism with Obama.
I do not understand why Obama is so popular among so many people? Is it because he represents everything that Bush isn't? Is is white guilt? Look I will tell you right here and now. I AM NOT A RACISTS. I have been called one twice now because I'm not voting for Obama. It has nothing to do with the color of his skin and way more to do with the content of his character....Wait I've heard that somewhere before. Anyway my feeling is you should at least have a job, pay taxes, and half a brain to vote. Is that racists too?
I know we are well on our way to electing the most liberal socialist president in the history of our Country and soon, a great deal more of my paycheck will make it into the pockets of people who sleep on benches and guzzle mad dog 20/20, or have jobs that "only" pay them minimum wage.
Don't get me started on minimum wage. I work hard for my money and was hoping to have to pay our fat bloated "Fedzilla" (TN) less. But it looks like that is not going to be the case.
I am hopeful for one person in our future and that is Sarah Palin. If she is who I think she is, she has a great future in our governemnt. We need someone who will weed out the glutonous congress and senate, and bring back real American values to our country.
Look I know I'm not the best writer in the world and I tend to ramble. This is not your blog it's mine. I get to say, do and feel however I want. If you don't like it. Look elsewhere. I'll be posting more rambling thoughts later.
The picture posted above is just a reminder of just how close our Country is to Socialism.
Go out and vote (if you gotta job and pay taxes).
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