Business
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‘G’ is for Graft
Sometimes this blog challenge is too easy. I say that now, but just wait until Q, X, & Z raise their venomous little heads (I will, of course, be ducking… Read more.
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‘F’ is for Fraud
FRAUD. I’ve got a whole shitstorm of ‘F‘ words that I can use about the subject(s) forthcoming. But I’ll try to stay focused and linguistically unprofane. My original focus was to… Read more.
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Here We Go Again
If it’s September, then it must be budget time in Congress. This article over at Federal News talks about protecting intelligence community workers from the big, bad sequestration monkey. There’s… Read more.
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Some Things Are Just Wrong
For those of you who have never been there – or traveled overseas in general – this may not interest you very much. Those of you who have, or have… Read more.
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The Circle Turns
Not much to say other than I’m back to full time work (at a much decreased salary). Which is still a good thing. The commute is over an hour, which… Read more.
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Who’s In Charge Here?
This story from The Atlantic website kicked the rant engine into gear. When, oh when will we ever learn from history – much less take control over our livelihoods. The… Read more.
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Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
Thanks to Freddie Fender for that wonderful song/title to get this post started. It pretty much explains the month of June and my lack of posts. It’s not for… Read more.
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Sometimes You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Scene from ‘Up In the Air’, a movie based around a traveling layoff agent. This is a funny concept being tried (at least in some upstart companies). As someone who… Read more.
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‘Trading Places’ revisited
After reading this piece, all I could think of was some lines from the beginning of Trading Places. Randolph Duke: That man is a product of a poor environment. There’s nothing… Read more.
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What Fools These Unemployed, Be!
It’s a sad feeling when one of the last publications you depend on for unbiased, relatively truthful information, sidles up with whatever powers that be. I speak of the Christian… Read more.
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Two Columns; One Idea
One I read for insight, the other I read for fun deeper insight. First, there’s Fred Reed’s blog talking about economics in general, but with a nod to self-driving cars.… Read more.
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What For the Grammys?
Just got home after stocking shelves at the department store. Two nights in a row, #customers basically #slobbered through the aisles. If you pick up an item to examine it… Read more.
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F U, Mr. Speaker
I made a mistake. I was jumping around some of my news bookmarks, and opened just one, talking yet again about long term unemployment. My degree says I have a… Read more.
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The Second Coming of Insolvency
Or, The Coming of the Second Insolvency? While cleaning up my drafts folder, I scrolled down to a post I made in February; Why Is It My Fault That I… Read more.
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Infomercials Disguised as Educational Articles on LinkedIn (IDEAL)
Yet another potentially useful social app bites the dust. I have a LinkedIn account. Its primary purpose is to keep me connected with people/companies that I have either worked for,… Read more.
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