The Slow Bleed

In Seminole County, Florida; County Commissioners had to eliminate 71 employees due to budget cuts. They also proposed to cut their own salaries by 10%. 

You have got to like the intent, but here is funny part… 

They are not allowed to. 

Apparently County Commissioners don’t have the “authority” to cut their own salaries (they can still fire people though). Not only do they not have the authority, it could be illegal! 

They were informed they could donate (after payroll) to local charities if they wished. 

Is this a great system or what?! 

I don’t mean that using automobile turn signals should be optional. I just figured since less the 30 percent of the population uses them, why pay for them? 

I guess turn signals are just too tough to operate nowadays with simultaneously needing to suck down a double latte while text messaging your friend about who got kicked off ego-bruising island.

Heck, while we are at it, let’s add a few more things to the “options list” you could leave off your next car purchase: 

• Spare tire — Unless it is a game on the latest PlayStation®, no one will know how to change it anyway. 

• Radio speakers — iPod headphones work just fine — block out the screams of pedestrians. 

• Steering wheel – You are all over the road anyway — does the steering wheel help? 

• Headlights – On when they don’t need to be; off when you need them — did you think all those people flashing you were warning you of upcoming cops? 

• Ashtray — That is what you use the road for, right? 

Lastly, I would like everyone’s cell phone number to be the same as his or her license plate. That way I could call them and tell them to get off the road…

Just as a reminder… this is not a politically correct site. In the case of this post, there is no guarantee I will post a picture of an anti-gun shirt…(unless of course it is really funny). 

Ok, Bkladyired just tagged me so now I must mention 10 Random Things That Make Me Happy. 
*Just a note; I don’t have to further explain any of them!

• My wife and Daughter

• Riding my motorcycle across the country

• Tie: Double Stuff Oreos or Old Pizza Roll Recipe

• Visiting the Apple Store

• Florence, Italy

• Someone adding me to their blogroll

• Golfing

• Smoking a Cigar in Key West

• A good glass of wine on the deck (with my wife)

• Any place overlooking water 

The list could be a lot longer. But they were the first 10 I could think of (not to mention I kept it pretty clean)… (more…)

New reports came out regarding Global Warming and…

oops sorry, we will be changing the threat to Global Cooling.

More soon. 

Unless you are, say, a family with oil ties to Saudi Arabia, the headline probably scared you. 

I will go on record by saying that although I am not happy with the oil prices going up, it may indeed be the best thing for America in the long term. 

No, not for any environmental save-the-platypus reasons — just old-fashion we-need-to-be-self-sufficient reasons. 

• We burn 25 percent of the world’s oil but only have 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves — see a problem yet? 

• We cannot continue to rely on other countries for our energy (or food or supplies or insert just about anything here). 

• China and India’s energy demands are expected to double by 2030 (they would then import more oil than the U.S. and Japan combined).

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OK,  just a slight slip in the Obama campaign speech.

He stated he had visited 57 states (except Alaska and Hawaii) - so I guess that would make it a total of 59 states available?

Since I did commend him this week on this post,  it seemed only fair to post this as well. 

Ok, I admit it, I am a technology geek. I love the advances and I love seeing what is new. So why am I saying “I have all I need?” Well, despite all the advances…

I don’t type any faster

I don’t print any faster

I don’t move the mouse any faster

I don’t surf the net any faster

I don’t balance my checkbook any faster

I don’t play solitaire any faster

Now, that does not mean I have not gone out and stood in line to purchase the latest and greatest computers. I just wonder why I do because of all the above reasons. (more…)