Posts Tagged ‘Vacation’

Mar 18
2009

Smoking Vacation

by in Everyday Nonsense | 11,668 views | Reading Time 3:29

Over the years, I’ve facetiously threatened my wife that I was intent on becoming a fully fledged smoker. Of course I don’t really mean it… I’m just venting my frustration about smoking in general and how a personal habit affects the many people around their “everything revolves around their single planet universe.” I understand addictions, […]

Dec 20
2008

Pay For Less

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,423 views | Reading Time 3:30

We all know how scarce jobs are becoming and we all know how the market works when there is an oversupply of product compared to consistent demand… prices drop. What happens when the labor market is flooded with experienced workers and the job market dries up because of the abundance of potential workers? Do employers […]

Oct 9
2008

Outside The Box

by in Everyday Nonsense | 1,847 views | Reading Time 3:23

Given our current economic downturn and with little hope for a quick fix to our financial market issues, let’s spend some time thinking completely outside the box. Now, this is all hypothetical and includes some political underpinnings of some “not so great” ideologies, but go with me on this short journey and let’s hear what […]

Oct 8
2008

We Paid For It

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,477 views | Reading Time 2:49

As our government continues to try and rescue our nation’s financial markets in an effort to prevent a horrific economic freefall, we hear about one of the most outrageous and heinous uses of taxpayer money yet. AIG, a company our government deemed necessary of bailing out with federal funds, received an $85 Billion loan recently […]

Jul 9
2008

Assembly Line Employees

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,374 views | Reading Time 5:22

In the article titled “Shortweek,” I brought up a theory about the current state of treatment of employees throughout our country. I stated, “Employee satisfaction and morale usually isn’t the number one thing on management’s minds these days.” While it is a pretty broad statement and there are many people who are being treated very […]

Jun 12
2008

Familyation

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,107 views | Reading Time 4:34

Whoa, another silly word. Today’s new word took me a few iterations to come up with something that you could pronounce out loud. Yes, sometimes it is difficult to come up with a brand new word. I mean, Webster’s has been around for a very long time and they pretty much cornered the market on […]