The fifth snowy-est winter of record. Tomorrow begins our Spring season. Next weeks forecast is for temperatures around 20 degrees below normal. Even the possibility of more snow!
Is anyone else tired, more so than normal? If Al Gore were here I'd punch him in the nose. It's his fault, he pissed off mother nature with all his Global Warming crap.
Well all you Polar Bears, take heart, the Ice Age is upon us. You will have no shortage of area to roam!!! When you see Al, bite him in the tucus.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Driving with blinders.
Mary Barra, that's the head cheese at General Motors. Seems she inherited a really nasty problem. Apparently GM made millions of cars that the key switch randomly turned itself off. When you turn off the key at 60 miles per hour, you can no longer steer or brake. That becomes interesting in a hurry. If you are quick minded you can turn the key back on. Problem is several people were not quick and died.
Reports are that GM knew about the problem a long time ago. Maybe 10 years. The sticky part is they didn't tell anyone or create a recall. Somewhere in the process they did fix the problem but didn't make it retro-active by way of a recall.
Mary, now on the hot seat , says they (GM) need to fix their process. I find it interesting that She thinks the problem is that the system did not fix the engineering problem. I think the broken part of the system is that a decision was made to not spend the money needed to fix the millions of cars already infected with a defective switch. Fresh off of a Government bailout, GM most assuredly decided it better to keep quiet and not suffer the losses associated with such a massive recall.
I am appalled that GM has not taken responsibility for the deaths that occurred due to their faulty engineering. It is one thing to make a mistake, it is entirely different to sweep such problems under the rug. It seems that even large companies are guilty of driving while blind.
Reports are that GM knew about the problem a long time ago. Maybe 10 years. The sticky part is they didn't tell anyone or create a recall. Somewhere in the process they did fix the problem but didn't make it retro-active by way of a recall.
Mary, now on the hot seat , says they (GM) need to fix their process. I find it interesting that She thinks the problem is that the system did not fix the engineering problem. I think the broken part of the system is that a decision was made to not spend the money needed to fix the millions of cars already infected with a defective switch. Fresh off of a Government bailout, GM most assuredly decided it better to keep quiet and not suffer the losses associated with such a massive recall.
I am appalled that GM has not taken responsibility for the deaths that occurred due to their faulty engineering. It is one thing to make a mistake, it is entirely different to sweep such problems under the rug. It seems that even large companies are guilty of driving while blind.
Lost not found
Somebody lost an airplane. Not one of those little propeller driven things, but a really big one with jet engines the size of small houses. Seems that no one was watching and it just disappeared. One minute its flying along and the next ......poof.....gone.
So it fell out of the sky. Maybe it blew up. Maybe aliens abducted it. Or, some dark forces have stolen it and landed it somewhere secretive. Probably a triangle similar to what Bermuda has. It has been almost two weeks and no sign of it anywhere. We have been searching everywhere. No one really knows where we should search, we just look here and there with the hope of getting lucky.
It does seem to me that in this day and age of electronic surveillance by every person on earth and all the Government agencies with spy capabilities, someone should have a better idea of where this flying monstrosity is. One thing we know for sure is that it is no longer flying. Nothing that runs on gas has the capacity to stay in the air for two weeks.
It is sad that so many families may have lost loved ones. Never know when and where you may not be as safe as you should be. It will be interesting to see what the fate of this flight was.
So it fell out of the sky. Maybe it blew up. Maybe aliens abducted it. Or, some dark forces have stolen it and landed it somewhere secretive. Probably a triangle similar to what Bermuda has. It has been almost two weeks and no sign of it anywhere. We have been searching everywhere. No one really knows where we should search, we just look here and there with the hope of getting lucky.
It does seem to me that in this day and age of electronic surveillance by every person on earth and all the Government agencies with spy capabilities, someone should have a better idea of where this flying monstrosity is. One thing we know for sure is that it is no longer flying. Nothing that runs on gas has the capacity to stay in the air for two weeks.
It is sad that so many families may have lost loved ones. Never know when and where you may not be as safe as you should be. It will be interesting to see what the fate of this flight was.
STOLEN
RUSSIA STOLE CRIMEA!!! Who gives a crap?
Ukraine is in turmoil, so naturally we (the United States) has to get involved. After all, we are the only ones that know what is good for the Ukranians. Poor un-enlightened bastards don't understand that we know best. They seem to have this funny notion that they get to decide their own path. Heck, if they don't change their tune we may just have to send some military over there. If things aren't messed up enough, just let us have a crack at it. We are the masters of screw-ups. Just look at our results in Iran, Iraq, Afganistan, Viet Nam, etc......
We are plenty pissed at the Russians for stealing Crimea. Funny thing is Crimea has been a part of the Soviet Union for EVER. They want to continue their association with Russia. They even held an "election" to agree to becoming part of the Soviet Union again after a short stint as part of Ukraine.
It seems to me we are caught in the age old problem of not wanting something until someone else wants it. We have an unsurmountable debt, yet we seem to think we should have yet another problem child to spend money on. Is anyone else tired of taking on the problems of every other country while we choke on our own problems.
Sometimes we should just let someone else steal a problem.
Ukraine is in turmoil, so naturally we (the United States) has to get involved. After all, we are the only ones that know what is good for the Ukranians. Poor un-enlightened bastards don't understand that we know best. They seem to have this funny notion that they get to decide their own path. Heck, if they don't change their tune we may just have to send some military over there. If things aren't messed up enough, just let us have a crack at it. We are the masters of screw-ups. Just look at our results in Iran, Iraq, Afganistan, Viet Nam, etc......
We are plenty pissed at the Russians for stealing Crimea. Funny thing is Crimea has been a part of the Soviet Union for EVER. They want to continue their association with Russia. They even held an "election" to agree to becoming part of the Soviet Union again after a short stint as part of Ukraine.
It seems to me we are caught in the age old problem of not wanting something until someone else wants it. We have an unsurmountable debt, yet we seem to think we should have yet another problem child to spend money on. Is anyone else tired of taking on the problems of every other country while we choke on our own problems.
Sometimes we should just let someone else steal a problem.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
sun rise or set?
State of the Union speech last night. WOO HOO! I tried to watch but simply could not get past the endless speculation provided by the news agencies. Each time I tuned in it appeared more like a campaign speech than a " state of" speech. Again, we were treated to an assault on our intelligence. Same old same old crap. Its somebody else's fault. We are going to create jobs, get out of our longest war, deal with illegal aliens, blah blah blah.
I need not watch the State of the Union speech. I am aware of the issues facing this country. I am awaiting actual, workable plans to start the process of solving these issues. I don't have a problem stating my position on issues. Illegal means illegal. Granting immunity to 11 million people simply creates a different class. We have procedures for becoming citizens. Free enterprise has worked for us for hundreds of years. We create lots of jobs. Sadly those jobs are in foreign countries. We need to be more cautious not to create trade imbalance with those countries. Again, our inability to have clear, measurable goals in our little "wars" has cost us billions of dollars and the waste of countless lives. I do not believe we have changed a thing in Afganistan.
This Union is in a constant state of grid-lock. Our two party system is unable to work out problems that face this country. Instead, we are like two children that are unwilling to concede, just because.
The current administration has been unable to solve the fundamental problems that have plagued us for the entire term.
I no longer believe any elected official. If a Republican said the sun was up, a Democrat would either claim it was not, or blame the Republican party! No-one is to blame or deserves credit for the rise and set of the sun.
I need not watch the State of the Union speech. I am aware of the issues facing this country. I am awaiting actual, workable plans to start the process of solving these issues. I don't have a problem stating my position on issues. Illegal means illegal. Granting immunity to 11 million people simply creates a different class. We have procedures for becoming citizens. Free enterprise has worked for us for hundreds of years. We create lots of jobs. Sadly those jobs are in foreign countries. We need to be more cautious not to create trade imbalance with those countries. Again, our inability to have clear, measurable goals in our little "wars" has cost us billions of dollars and the waste of countless lives. I do not believe we have changed a thing in Afganistan.
This Union is in a constant state of grid-lock. Our two party system is unable to work out problems that face this country. Instead, we are like two children that are unwilling to concede, just because.
The current administration has been unable to solve the fundamental problems that have plagued us for the entire term.
I no longer believe any elected official. If a Republican said the sun was up, a Democrat would either claim it was not, or blame the Republican party! No-one is to blame or deserves credit for the rise and set of the sun.
Want some cheese with that whine?
Unbelievable. People in Atlanta blame local government officials for their inability to drive on icy roads. Had those idiots in Atlanta been patient and not decided they must get out and drive immediately, there may have been a way to treat roads for the icy conditions. However, with thousands of vehicles stuck on the road, it was an impossible task to clear roads of snow and treat the slick conditions. Weather warnings were posted almost 48 hours in advance of the inclement weather.
Now, I have had the misfortune of being in Atlanta during some poor weather. The Idiots there continue to drive well above the speed limit when they should reduce their speed and/ or just get off the road. After all, those SUV's are supposed to go anywhere, right. A lot of them went in the ditch, so I guess that was new areas of adventure. People of the south, snow makes roads slick. Your local officials can't stop that. Just admit you can't drive on slick roads. Stop looking for someone else to blame.......dumb asses.
Now, I have had the misfortune of being in Atlanta during some poor weather. The Idiots there continue to drive well above the speed limit when they should reduce their speed and/ or just get off the road. After all, those SUV's are supposed to go anywhere, right. A lot of them went in the ditch, so I guess that was new areas of adventure. People of the south, snow makes roads slick. Your local officials can't stop that. Just admit you can't drive on slick roads. Stop looking for someone else to blame.......dumb asses.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
More stuff
A baseball player was given a large suspension. Taking a banned substance and lying about it were his undoing. He competes in a world where unrealistic money is to be had. The temptation to cheat is huge. The competition cheats as well. These overgrown kids are treated like Gods for most of their life. They don't know any better. I could care less.
I watched the Little League World Series again. What fun. Sports at its best.
I watched the Little League World Series again. What fun. Sports at its best.
Oh yea, New Years
This past New Years eve, I did what I am supposed to do, I made New Year Resolutions. It wasn't a difficult chore, I have made the same ones for years.
#1 I vowed to eat healthier. I haven't started yet because I haven't run out of excuses not to.
#2 I am sincere about losing some weight. I have made this vow for 15 years. I am proud to say I am achieveing this resolution. I want to lose 40 pounds and at my present rate of weight loss will have met that goal in 2045.
#3 I promised to spend more time with my family. This is also working. I see my family more often, mostly because I am too fat to accomplish normal tasks without help.
#4 I resolved to exercise more to aid in my quest to be healthier overall. Just bending over to tie my shoes is strenuous enough to make me break out in a sweat. I have to stretch before I can roll my ass out of bed in the morning. Getting up 3 times in the middle of the night to pee is more than enough exercise. So, I figure I am well on my way to exceeding this resolution.
#5 New this year is that I resolve to not continue to make these stupid resolutions ever again. It is such a blow to my ego.
Ok, enough about this crap. I need a cookie.
#1 I vowed to eat healthier. I haven't started yet because I haven't run out of excuses not to.
#2 I am sincere about losing some weight. I have made this vow for 15 years. I am proud to say I am achieveing this resolution. I want to lose 40 pounds and at my present rate of weight loss will have met that goal in 2045.
#3 I promised to spend more time with my family. This is also working. I see my family more often, mostly because I am too fat to accomplish normal tasks without help.
#4 I resolved to exercise more to aid in my quest to be healthier overall. Just bending over to tie my shoes is strenuous enough to make me break out in a sweat. I have to stretch before I can roll my ass out of bed in the morning. Getting up 3 times in the middle of the night to pee is more than enough exercise. So, I figure I am well on my way to exceeding this resolution.
#5 New this year is that I resolve to not continue to make these stupid resolutions ever again. It is such a blow to my ego.
Ok, enough about this crap. I need a cookie.
I Spy You
Did you ever type (do we still type?) your name into the inner-web? Interesting stuff in there. Maybe even a little scary. I am not one of those worriers that believe Big Brother is watching for some sinister reason. I am, however, curious as to just who it is that takes the time to put stuff about everyday citizens into the web and organizes it.
With all the talk these days about the Governments spying and data collection, I wonder if the people with that phobia about being watched have some legitimate concerns. If you can believe the news today, and that is a stretch sometimes, 200 million phone calls are monitored daily. Reportedly if you use certain words or terms, you might get visited by Homeland Security, the FBI or some other rogue Federal Agency. Now, I am not worried in the least that I may be shuttled off in the middle of the night to some secret dungeon and waterboarded.
But, I do wonder to what end these web sites have been created. One site would allow me to create an account and by doing so I can access "private" information concerning any individual I wish to poke into my new little laptop. I can in essence become a SPY. I can obtain phone numbers, e-mail addresses, legal doings, etc.. What the hell? I can do this under the guise of background checks in case I want to hire your worthless butt! Just kidding, I would never hire you.
From now on this blog is strictly spy stuff!
With all the talk these days about the Governments spying and data collection, I wonder if the people with that phobia about being watched have some legitimate concerns. If you can believe the news today, and that is a stretch sometimes, 200 million phone calls are monitored daily. Reportedly if you use certain words or terms, you might get visited by Homeland Security, the FBI or some other rogue Federal Agency. Now, I am not worried in the least that I may be shuttled off in the middle of the night to some secret dungeon and waterboarded.
But, I do wonder to what end these web sites have been created. One site would allow me to create an account and by doing so I can access "private" information concerning any individual I wish to poke into my new little laptop. I can in essence become a SPY. I can obtain phone numbers, e-mail addresses, legal doings, etc.. What the hell? I can do this under the guise of background checks in case I want to hire your worthless butt! Just kidding, I would never hire you.
From now on this blog is strictly spy stuff!
D--Fence
Just finished watching the Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots. Wasn't a very close game. The Patriots left their defense in the locker room. I believe most quarterbacks in the National Football League could have found open receivers in the Patriots backfield. But.........we are gonna be subjected to more Payton is God bulls---. All the hype leading up to this game has been Manning verses Brady. Guess what .....Manning didn't win any more than Brady lost this game. New England Defense couldn't stop my Mom in a wheelchair let along other professional football players. If Payton Manning had not had a good game I should of thought he had gone blind.
I am not a Manning hater, I simply tire of our obsession to worship individuals from a team sport. I do not appreciate the constant bombardment. Good job Denver Broncos. May the NFC champions kick your ass!!!!!
I am not a Manning hater, I simply tire of our obsession to worship individuals from a team sport. I do not appreciate the constant bombardment. Good job Denver Broncos. May the NFC champions kick your ass!!!!!
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