The Ramblings of the Semi-Sane
just letting off steam
I haven’t posted anything public in ages. it just all seems so pointless these days. No one really cares, so why bother, right? Screw it, it’s cathartic for me, and I don’t care if anyone else reads it or not. So, what’s on the plate today? Me, wondering why all these folks that spend the…
With each passing day it seems our world grows smaller, yet more socially retarded. This past week I was witness to a repeat of something that had happened to me personally a couple of years ago. My youngest daughter, Grace, standing in the dining room with a shocked look on her face.. (I should mention,…
Illinois must not impose any minimum wage increase. Businesses in Illinois are still struggling to recover from the deepest recession since the great depression. Illinois’ unemployment rate is stubbornly high at 9.2%, nearly 2 points higher than the U.S. average. Since 1.4% of Illinois workers earn minimum wage, increasing the mandatory minimum would have an…
According to a recent Gallup Poll, HERE fully half of the people living in Illinois would rather live someplace else. Why is that you ask? I’m sure one of the reasons is that the state is so poorly managed, and is currently 6.7 Billion dollars in debt. How did we get that for in the…
Even if you are on the National Do Not Call List, run by the US Government’s FTC, charities and political organizations are still allowed to call you on your landline (house phone) I think that’s wrong. You should be able to opt-out of being bothered by those folks too. In fact, it should be Opt-In…
Governor Pat Quinn recently stated that we need to keep this ‘temporary’ income tax increase, and make it permanent. While making that statement he also said that Illinois had PAID DOWN it’s debt by 5 Billion dollars over the past few years. “This is a turning point in Illinois fiscal history. We’ve been able to…
I just accidently engaged in idiocy. I mistakenly argued, pointlessly, with a Republican fanboi. I understand supporters, yea, but people who just blindly leap in and defend their political idols without paying attention scare me. I complain about multiple robo calls, which I had requested be stopped. My requests were ignored, so I went to…
There is an article (click here) that you should read, that covers quite a bit of reality about the minimum wage. The article contains facts you should know. So I make well above the minimum wage, and the whole thing shouldn’t affect me. Or should it? I keep reading posts, and articles from people pushing…
I take the train to work most days. My wife and I drive together to the Fairview Heights station (in Fairview Heights, IL of course) and catch the Metrolink. She hops off downtown to get to her office, I ride on out to Clayton to get to mine. We know the train schedule, and what…
I am not actively seeking other employment, but, like a lot of other people, I keep my resume up to date on Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com. Just in case, ya know? Sadly, some headhunting agencies take advantage of this. They troll the sites, harvesting email addresses and then spam you with useless crap. Nothing,…