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The Korean War is perhaps the least understood of America’s modern conflicts. It is hard for me to understand the deep hatred between the different countries in the Pacific forged through centuries of occupation and wars. Former enemies are now allies; countries are split apart by ideology. Korea Strait
As I sit in my house and earlier at work I am struck at how the world turns and turns as our country fades and fades. If you read this blog you know that I don’t like the policies of Obama, Democrats, liberals, and progressives. Their positions only make sense if the goal is the end of American as it was founded and prospered these last few centuries. The latest bile to spew from the White House were two, in my opinion, huge decisions by our “Banana Republic” chief executive – B. Hussein Obama.
So it was my last day of vacation. I had just finished a book and wanted a book that was not too deep nor too long. My goal was to sleep and read, read and sleep. I guess that I judged this book by its cover in one of my “to read” piles of books. End of Story
I once had an unhappy guy working for me. He felt like he was not paid enough for the responsibilities that he had and I agreed, however, I didn’t have any control over compensation. He was a great employee and I worked to get him more money, but I knew that when I was finally successful his satisfaction would not last so I looked at ways to make our work more “fun.” We still did our work, but I was able to introduce more autonomy to his schedule and involve him in some out-of-the-box tasks. I’ve been gone from that company over twelve years, but I recently ran into Hank and he is still there and is close to retirement.
In “Parse-imony” I break down current news stories with my pithy, running commentary…
First the headline…
…and now the story:
LOS ANGELES — Federal immigration officials Thursday announced creation of a telephone hotline to ensure that detainees held by local police are informed of their rights [I thought that was what the courts, and lawyers, and hearings, and trials were for?]
I hesitate to call my list “news stories” because many of them have not been covered by the Obama-media because they would make the liberal administration look like the miserable failure that it has been. On with the list.
The Economy: If you look past the cheerleading reporting that the recession is over and jobs are being created, and a falling unemployment percent, you might just see how bad things still are. I don’t remember a time where I have sweated my employment for so long. I am not consumed, but the gnawing feeling is always there in the background. As of November 2011 the U6 Unemployment (U-6 = Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force) rate is 15.6 percent. 
You may have gotten this email, but it is worth reading again…
As we progress through to the end of 2011, I want to thank cyber mail for the educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery.
- I can no longer open a bathroom door without using a paper towel, nor let the waitress put lemon slices in my ice water without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel.
- I can’t sit down on a hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed.
I had heard many times that in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle (weight, exercise, mental status) a rule of thumb is to take at least 10,000 steps everyday. In some ways that sounds like a lot, but as much as I walk in a day I thought I’d be close. As I was browsing around Amazon I found a very cool pedometer that counts steps, estimates distance, calories burned and keeps a record of the last seven days measurements.
