“The Joneses are in debt!” Juli said. We were driving through one of the ‘W’ towns in Massachusetts. That ‘W’ might stand for any one of a half dozen communities in the Commonwealth where the favorite past time is “…keeping up with the Joneses.” Economists call it ‘conspicuous consumption.’ The term was first coined by [...]
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The Joneses just don’t know
Posted in America, Debt, Greed, Human behavior, Opinions on April 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just a little bit mixed up
Posted in America, Greed, My Beloved Country, Opinions, Philanthropy, President Obama on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The President of the United States of America makes approximately $600,000 per year. It’s a salary of 400K plus a few perks. Not a bad deal for being considered the leader of the free world. When the baloney goes into the Westinghouse – shit hits the fan to those who don’t understand – the rest [...]
What happens when the game ends?
Posted in Accountability, Athletics, Corruption, Education, Greed, Honor, Opinions, Philanthropy on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Something has to change in Division 1 collegiate athletics. This has been the most horrific year that I can remember. Before the football season even began Ohio State asks their head coach, Jim Tressel, to step down for lying and covering up a scandal involving several of his players. Further investigation showed (a) that the [...]
Stop the protests and get to work
Posted in Accountability, America, Changing yourself, Congress, Corruption, Demonstrations, Greed, Opinions, Politics, Tea Party on November 19, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I don’t like protests. They will always conjure up a picture in my mind that is ugly and served no purpose. The protest of which I’m speaking occurred in the late sixties. S.I. Hayakawa a semanticist and Professor of English at a California University, was scheduled to speak at Northeastern University in Boston. At that [...]
Sex and money
Posted in Accountability, Athletics, Corruption, Greed, Opinions, Sex and money on November 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Birds do it; bees do it; even educated fleas do it…” and I’m not talking about falling in love. It seems that now we can substitute, “Pols do it; coaches do it; public servants of all kinds do it…” and we’re still not talking about love. Sex has been around for a long, long time. [...]
The changing of the American Dream
Posted in Accountability, America, Congress, Demonstrations, Family, Greed, Human behavior, Opinions, Politics, Racism on October 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I find it interesting that the “Occupy” protesters have become just like the people in Washington, D.C. They began with a wonderful purpose and now they have degenerated into a mob without purpose, infiltrated by those hell-bent on merely having vandalistic ‘fun.’ The detritus they are leaving in cities like New York, Boston, Oakland, and [...]
Clean yourself up, America
Posted in America, Bureaucracy, Greed, Human behavior, Laziness, My Beloved Country, Opinions on October 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
America has become a dirty country since the year I was born. I mean that in both a literal and figurative sense. In the literal sense, much of it has to do with increased population trying to occupy the same amount of acreage. Yes, it was after the Louisiana Purchase and quite some time after [...]
Attacking the wrong institution
Posted in Accountability, America, Congress, Demonstrations, Education, Greed, Hate, Honor, Human behavior, Integrity, Law & Justice, My Beloved Country, Opinions, People, Personal, Philosophy, Politics, President Obama, Stupidity on October 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Hey, hey, whadda ya say, Let’s take over Wall Street today.” “We are the other 99%! “Feed the needy, not the greedy!” How about thanking Wall Street for trying to boost the value of our pension funds for those who are trying to supplement their Social Security? How about the college students giving Wall Street [...]
“That Ain’t Right!”
Posted in Accountability, Greed, Hate, Honor, Human behavior, Law & Justice, Life, My Beloved Country, Opinions, People, Personal, Philosophy, Politics, Stupidity, Trust, Values on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“That ain’t right,” screams Mays Gilliam, a.k.a. Chris Rock, in the movie, Head of State. It’s a scream that every citizen should be screaming at the Congress of the United States Right now. On August 17th, “President Obama will soon announce a new jobs plan that is expected to include an extension of payroll tax [...]
