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It seems I lost a friend on Facebook over something I said. Imagine that! People grow some thicker skin! Let me fill you in on something about me. I do not care what people think of me. Where do they get off on passing judgement on me? News  flash, I just might not like you either. I am what I am. It doesn't matter what people think of me since I am confident that I am not that bad. Would you like me worse? For most people, I look at them as fodder. (Fodder-the ones you put up front to catch the bullets). I made everyone know my viewpoint on the topic of gay marriage and what the traditional family should be. The topic was covered on this blog a long time ago. What works for me might not work for you. I don't think any less of you for your choice. My only hope is that you are happy. I'm not one to wish ill will on friends. Politicians, yes. Corrupt government workers, yes. Corrupt bankers and Wall Street types, yes. Life is too short to be miserable. 

In all seriousness. People, I want you to be happy, healthy, prosperous, and blessed with children and puppies. May you find a person that catches your eye and captures your heart. May that person treat you as well as you treat them. May you grow old together with passion and compassion. I may never meet you but all this I still wish for you. We are a better world since you are in it and we do not want to lose you before your time. Many years from now.

Wisconsin? What the F***?

Taking away the right to collective bargaining to close a budget shortfall? Do you know how many union brothers and sisters fought for this right so long ago? Do you remember the violence and murders that union busters ,hired by the company, committed against these people to prevent them from gaining this right? While you're at it just go spit on their graves. Put your cards on the table, and I do mean all of them. Then sit down and talk about ways to trim these costs down so that you can save some money and some jobs. I'm sure if we get the anger and emotion out of this and have a civil and frank discussion, a solution can be found if you all work together.

Protests for the New Year

It seems that everyone from the public service workers to the underprivileged masses are protesting this year. They all have good reasons to protest. Some are working some are not. Democracy is sweeping the Middle East. Libya is heading for a bloody civil war and the outcome does not look good for the Libyans. Mixed feelings on this since they have been anti-American for a long time. Certainly a tough situation to watch and pick a side to root for. Neither side is very pretty.

A Year Later or So

Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I last ranted on here. It certainly hasn't been for a lack of topics, since this never seems to be a problem. I just have been busy trying to stay employed in this dismal economy. I'm sure some of you are in the same boat as well. UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN? Bullshit!!! This is just the political rhetoric that they are trying to get us to believe. They didn't bother to tell you how many people have exhausted their unemployment benefits did they? I bet that that number was equal to or greater than the jobs added. Unemployment shrank because the benefits were exhausted not because jobs were magically created. Don't believe the rhetoric that the media is force feeding us. To them, we are all in utopia. I don't think so. Gavin Rossdale said it best, "Everything Zen, Everything Zen, I don't think so"

Update

Well it just seems to be getting better and better. After waiting for KC Transportation for three months, I finally was able to get an answer from them after a phone call. I was second on the list and everything was go just three months ago. Then I get told that "sorry they wouldn't be hiring me"....Thanks KC Transportation for wasting my time! You could have told me in a phone call or email instead of jerking me along! Thought that they were an okay company but now I know better. Silly me. Things are looking up. I'm waiting to hear from a company that seems really eager to get me on the road with them. Not the best pay rate, but it's a start! Maybe I can impress them enough to deem me more valuable than first thought. Keeping my fingers crossed. I really miss traveling all over this great nation of ours. Still haven't won the Mega Millions or Powerball lottery, so I still want to be a working man. It's what I am.

Nothing Yet!

Well here it is another month later and I still haven't found a job. Come on KC Transportation! I have waited long enough and am getting very angry that I haven't heard from you. I'm ready to go there and go "postal" on a certain someone. Looking at maybe trying a different market for my skills since being so experienced it makes me higher paid than "newbies". Nobody wants to pay for experience anymore. It seems that most trucking companies are not hiring anyone from Michigan anymore. What gives? Is this "regional profiling"? Things had better get better quick...I have bills to pay and mouths to feed! Hopefully you and yours are doing well in this environment. Be grateful for what you have and thankful.

Down we go & up we go

Well the Canadian dollar, or loonie as they call it, is now almost at par with the US dollar. It won't be long before it is worth more than our money since they seem to be coming out of the recession sooner than we seem to be. The unemployment rate for my hometown is now 15.3%, which is not very encouraging. I am unlucky enough to be one of those that are unemployed but I have a line on a job but am 3rd on the list. I was 6th about a month ago so I'm optimistic about my chances. Shame on all you employers that do not respond to job seekers! Is it that hard to acknowledge the people that are trying to get hired by your company? I'm looking at some other companies and plan on sending them a resume soon. Unless I hit the Mega Millions jackpot this week. It's 200 million or rather 102.8 cash option. Then it would be hard to decide what I'd be doing with Kathy. Working or retiring. Staying here or going somewhere else. Just have to cross that bridge if we come to it. Lets hope that the good news starts flowing some time before the end of the year. Keep your chin up and smile. Don't sweat the small stuff and it's all small stuff.