Stepmania

I am pleased as punch. Perhaps, I don't know. It is a good thing.

Stepmania, is an excellent distraction. Not to mention a good DDR Sim.

I am playing bunches. Good Fun.

Let's Dancing.

What the hell?

Why the frak would Americans on VACATION, yes VACATION, expect jack diddly squat from the government.

Look, unless it is a sudden war zone, too damn bad.

YOU CHOSE TO BE THERE.

YOU CHOSE TO PUT YOURSELF IN THE POSITION YOU WERE IN.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO, REPEAT NO, OBLIGATION TO GETTING YOUR AMERICAN ASS BACK HOME.

But don't worry, your actions and stupid words have caused the political and more importantly the bureaucratic process to turn the wheel a notch or two. So by the time air travel continues in the places you were stranded. Buses will be on their way to pick your fat asses up.

I mean Christ, why the hell do you have to complain. Look a little rain and structural damage shouldn't ruin your vacation. Learn to make the best of a horrible situation.

Also next time vacation somewhere better, or just say home, stupid.

See crap like this is what bothers me so much. YOU people make me sick. It is like, "OH NO!, we are stranded in a company where our language and money isn't the normal thing, what are we gonna do. Let us complain to the news and say we "desperately" need help.

You don't need help, just a ride back home.

YOU WANNA KNOW WHO DOES NEED HELP?
The MEXICAN citizens who live in the resort towns you s**t all over and assume that they are there only for your amusement. They need help. Many of them probably lost their homes. They live there, YOU DON'T. GET OVER IT.

For once, please understand the following, AMERICANS ARE NOT ALWAYS MOST IMPORTANT. Or perhaps a religious example? You aren't going to a different heaven/hell then the guy whose name you mispronounced every time you worded a margarita.

Thank you, I have said my peace.

Okay, so let me ask you this....

Do you read this "fine" publication.

I will within the the next 30 minutes send another of my delightful emails to you. If you are still awake and check your email 40+ times a day as I do you'll see this today, assuming you aren't on the East Coast in which case it is tomorrow as I right this.

Either way I will not post anything for two days after this. I want you the reader to post a comment any comment under this post. I just want a vauge idea if anyone visits.

=Ben=

P.S. If there is something major that happens I will be forced to post, but regardless, just whatever....

Davis-Bacon Act

Well, I keep hearing about this thing, but didn't know what it was, so I did some reading on Wikipedia (link in title). Well first, it seems that the Bill was made to as sort of a racist law, imho. If you read it, you'll see that it mentions that some people were very upset due to some african americans being contracted to do something. Of course that was in 1927, so it unfortunately makes sense in that time period.

Anyway, the bill itself entitles that the workers be paid "prevailing wages" which seems to mean whatever is properly set for the circumstance for the bill and possibly other benefits. Meaning the workers will probably get the pay they expect.

So it seems that with the act being suspended, hopefully only temporarily, this would allow contractors to legally 1) Pay their current employees less for the same work or 2) Get cheaper new employees all together.

So how is that good for the economy? I mean if people who get too much money, in the opinion of their employers, get the boot for cheaper labor, possibly immigrant or illegal workers, where does this allow for the economy in that region to get better?

I'd love to hear someone explain it to me. Logically it makes no sense. Sure the company gets to save more the federal money it keeps to line its pockets so the execs can have that trickle down effect crap going for them, but again I don't buy that either.

Why can't this country's companies let their workers work for the proper wage for the job being done? Is profit and bottom line really that important. Have we reached the point where the worker means nothing to the company, but a nuisance that must be worked to the bone until the lost drop of effort can be squeezed out for a petty wage that could be so much more?

Look, I don't know what the companies are thinking, but by outsourcing and firing, that is the word after all (none of the pink slip laying off bull), employees they can't expect their domestic sales to go up because their former employees don't have the income to purchase the product they were formally involved with.

Obviously something is not computing on one end or another.

This is so stupid. Look, pay your employees a more than fair wage, their productivity (will/could/may/should/might = pick one) increase. If that occurs your bottom line should still be above the red. You only have to make a profit not a killer one. You only have to make enough to contine not make so much more that you don't know what to do with it.

Instead you pay just enough or less, your employee's productivity (will/could/may/should/might = pick one) be just enough. If that occurs your bottom line will most definitely be above the red, but your employees will hate you. You make so much money all the execs who probably have little to do with your extra income will get fat bonuses those down below might get a bit here and there.

Why? Is money that damn important? After all, we're all gonna die, keep that in mind. Now me I don't care, but from what I understand about most popular religions, your wealth won't make you any better off in the after life, should you believe in that hokey.

What can I say, you probably didn't even read it this far or ever read it. Shame on you
Go on make your profit. Just ask yourself why is it so important?

Syria. Iraq II: This time its legit ??

http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=123622&region=6
http://www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/10/21/afx2292460.html
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=72&ItemID=8967
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21569455.htm
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F2389AD4-BDD0-4598-AA46-8B4B54C9D101.htm
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/articles/article.html?id=9135
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-10-21T150221Z_01_ROB152841_RTRUKOC_0_US-LEBANON-SYRIA-UN.xml
http://www.leadingthecharge.com/stories/news-0088780.html

There is also a link in the title.

I don't I have been reading up on this, but all I can say is I don't see anything good.

Read for yourself, draw your own opinion tell me about it.

I am full

I just ate 4 very thin rib eye steaks thanks to my Foreman grill. I coated them with a "thin" layer of A1. I had a side of corn.

I have to say that was an enjoyable meal.

I am sweating

I don't know why, but it is very hot in my room. I am going to check the thermometer and see what it is set for. Also I have been drinking green tea. Hot green tea and about 2 Liters worth at that. So that could be why I think it is hot. Who knows. Just thought I would inform you.