One thing we keep hearing over and over again;" to keep prices low, we have to ship all these jobs overseas".
A worker in China earns one dollar a day. Material might cost a dollar or two. So according to my old way of math, one plus two equals three. But with today's new math, Mattel and Nike as well as other big brand names seem to come up with totals of forty or fifty dollars and a lot of times, quite a bit more.
So what math are we going to use. My old fashioned method or the new math created by the corporations; for they are the only ones benefiting from it, as we continue paying top dollar for products we purchase.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
STUPID QUESTION OF THE DAY???????
On September 11, 2001 close to 3,000 people were killed in a terrorist attack. Since that day we have killed close to 4,000 and maimed over 25,000 of our soldiers in a fight against these terrorists. We have also given up numerous civil liberties, and have been inconvenienced in our freedom to travel.
Yet over that span, according to FBI statistics over 97,000 Americans were murdered. A rate of over 16,00 a year, and increasing every year. Quite a disparity. None of our presidential candidates campaigns against this deplorable number, nor do we see anything about it in our news media. Even congress doesn't consider it a problem.
It seems the odds are a lot greater that you will be murdered, rather then killed by a terrorist. So why aren't we doing anything about that??????????????????????????????????????????
Yet over that span, according to FBI statistics over 97,000 Americans were murdered. A rate of over 16,00 a year, and increasing every year. Quite a disparity. None of our presidential candidates campaigns against this deplorable number, nor do we see anything about it in our news media. Even congress doesn't consider it a problem.
It seems the odds are a lot greater that you will be murdered, rather then killed by a terrorist. So why aren't we doing anything about that??????????????????????????????????????????
Monday, September 24, 2007
STUPID QUESTIONS OF THE DAY????????
With Mattel apologizing to China, saying "it's a design flaw" by Mattel, that caused all these lead tainted toys to enter the country.
My question is, what do design flaws and lead paint have in common???????
And if someone punches me in the face; do I have to apologize, to that person, for letting my head interrupt the flight of his fist????????
My question is, what do design flaws and lead paint have in common???????
And if someone punches me in the face; do I have to apologize, to that person, for letting my head interrupt the flight of his fist????????
Sunday, September 23, 2007
HEY STUPID, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET PAID FOR
Can someone please explain to these so called bundles of blubber, that they get paid for making tackles and scoring touchdowns; and not auditioning for Dancing With The Stars.
I can no longer watch a game I loved to play; destroyed by MTV wannabees. Maybe if they spent a part of those millions they make on football lessons, instead of choreographers, the game would return to it's original form.
I could understand if it happened after scoring the winning touchdown, or a game saving tackle. But now it's almost after every play. And sad to say the chest pounding and butt bumping is filtering down to the college level and makes college football a hard thing to watch also.
No wonder the most overused phrase during a football telecast is "missed tackles". If the players concentrated on the game and not what routine they will perform, a few more real tackles would be made.
I can no longer watch a game I loved to play; destroyed by MTV wannabees. Maybe if they spent a part of those millions they make on football lessons, instead of choreographers, the game would return to it's original form.
I could understand if it happened after scoring the winning touchdown, or a game saving tackle. But now it's almost after every play. And sad to say the chest pounding and butt bumping is filtering down to the college level and makes college football a hard thing to watch also.
No wonder the most overused phrase during a football telecast is "missed tackles". If the players concentrated on the game and not what routine they will perform, a few more real tackles would be made.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
WHAT A TREAT
I look forward to visits from my wife's girlfriend. She is a flight attendant who travels around the world and picks up newspapers from various countries for me.
Unlike the newspapers in this country, the majority of the paper is devoted to news of the day; and not the daily flood of celebrity trivia and sports.
It's not enough, that such drivel consumes the majority of the paper; but it now has taken over the ever shrinking news section and front page.
The articles are short and concise. Only the facts are presented, and it is left to the reader how to decipher this information. The editorials are the writers opinions on the subject matter, going down the center, with no bias to the right or left.
The newspaper industry is worried about readership being down, and blames it on the switch to the Internet by its readers. Give us a paper with real news, and not the supermarket tabloid headlines and news stories and we just might flock back.
Unlike the newspapers in this country, the majority of the paper is devoted to news of the day; and not the daily flood of celebrity trivia and sports.
It's not enough, that such drivel consumes the majority of the paper; but it now has taken over the ever shrinking news section and front page.
The articles are short and concise. Only the facts are presented, and it is left to the reader how to decipher this information. The editorials are the writers opinions on the subject matter, going down the center, with no bias to the right or left.
The newspaper industry is worried about readership being down, and blames it on the switch to the Internet by its readers. Give us a paper with real news, and not the supermarket tabloid headlines and news stories and we just might flock back.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
STUPID QUESTION OF THE DAY???
Why are cop shows that kick-ass and don't bother to take names, as well as violating numerous civil rights so popular? But heaven forbid, a real-life policeman smacks someone upside the head while arresting them for a real crime; then the community is up in arms.
Friday, September 14, 2007
BRING BACK THE OLD AMERICA
Today I attended a grandparents day at a parochial school down in Central Illinois. I saw something that rarely occurs in America today.
One of the preschooler's parents was wearing a case on his belt that contained a folding knife; when unfolded the knife would measure close to a foot long.
What was amazing, is that no metal detectors were set off. No mass hysteria of an armed man. And most importantly, the building wasn't surrounded by swat teams from every police agency imaginable.
It was considered just a tool that he may use everyday in his work, and not a weapon of mass destruction. Nobody cared that he wore it to school. And the only reason I noticed it and made note, is that I had a money clip with a knife blade of less then an inch treated as a sword as I attempted to board a plane.
Will we ever see the day when we look at things as they really are, and not as a threat against our national security?
One of the preschooler's parents was wearing a case on his belt that contained a folding knife; when unfolded the knife would measure close to a foot long.
What was amazing, is that no metal detectors were set off. No mass hysteria of an armed man. And most importantly, the building wasn't surrounded by swat teams from every police agency imaginable.
It was considered just a tool that he may use everyday in his work, and not a weapon of mass destruction. Nobody cared that he wore it to school. And the only reason I noticed it and made note, is that I had a money clip with a knife blade of less then an inch treated as a sword as I attempted to board a plane.
Will we ever see the day when we look at things as they really are, and not as a threat against our national security?
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