THINGS--ME--RANTING AND VENTING A BIT

BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WOKE UP TODAY—GOT MYSELF READY FOR WORK—STOPPED FOR A COFFEE ON THE WAY IN—CHATTED WITH THE CONVENIENCE STORE OWNER FOR A FEW MINUTES AND PUNCHED IN WITH THREE OR FOUR MINUTES TO SPARE..

BIG BOY

THE MACHINES I WORK ON ARE PRETTY INTENSE—I WORK ALONE IN MY LITTLE DEPARTMENT AND I  ACTUALLY ENJOY MY JOB AND THE MENTAL CHALLENGES IT PRESENTS ME ON A DAILY BASIS (FOR THE MOST PART)…HOWEVER, LIKE ANY OTHER MAN-MADE OBJECT, THERE ALWAYS LOOMS THE POSSIBILITY OF MALFUNCTION OR MY OWN CARELESSNESS…THE MACHINES CAN ZOOM FROM BEING PERFECTLY STILL TO 4000 RPM IN ¾ OF A SECOND…IT COULD RIP YOUR HANDS TO SHREDS BEFORE YOUR BRAIN EVEN BEGINS TO FEEL THE PAIN…SO, BEARING THIS UNPLEASANT FACT IN MIND, I ALWAYS ASK FOR DIVINE PROTECTION BEFORE I ACTUALLY BEGIN WORKING..NEED BOTH HANDS FOR RIDING-FISHING-CARESSING-EATING-AND A MILLION OTHER THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED..

BIG BOY'S  LITTLE BROTHER

WELL, ALL THIS IS PART OF THE DAILY RITUAL THAT I GO THROUGH TO PLEASE THE BOSS AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMER WHO IS DEPENDING ON THE PARTS THAT MY MACHINES AND I ARE GOING TO PRODUCE..ON OCCASION I HAVE FAILED TO DO JUST THAT, BUT THOSE INSTANCES HAVE BEEN VERY  FEW AND VERY FAR IN BETWEEN (TWO MAYBE THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS)..

ALWAYS HAS TO BE ONE THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT

ALTHOUGH I DON’T ALWAYS AGREE WITH THE WAY THINGS GO AT WORK, I DO KNOW MY PLACE..IT’S NOT THE BOSS’S JOB TO KEEP ME HAPPY—IT’S MY JOB TO MAKE HIM HAPPY WITH MY EFFORTS..THE CUSTOMER TELLS ME WHAT HE WANTS—I DON’T TELL THE CUSTOMER THAT HE’S WRONG AND GIVE HIM WHAT I FEEL HE SHOULD HAVE…AND I’LL BET $100.00 T0 $10.00 THAT IT’S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WHERE EVER HONEST PEOPLE GO ABOUT DOING HONEST AND HONORABLE WORK…EXCEPT IN ONE REALM WHERE THE BOSSES ARE COMPLETELY IGNORED AND THE “WORKERS” NO LONGER SEEM TO CARE OR EVEN BE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE BOSSES WOULD LIKE..

 

STICK WITH ME A BIT HERE..SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS CAROL AND I WILL GO OUT FOR OUR BREAKFAST (OR BRUNCH)..WE’LL USUALLY STOP AND GRAB A PAPER TO READ WHILE WE CHOW..(YES WE’RE AT THAT AGE WHERE WE ARE COMFORTABLE IN EACH OTHER’S SILENCE)..CAROL POINTED OUT AN ARTICLE TO ME, “IS LIFE ENOUGH?” (HARTFORD COURANT SUNDAY APRIL 1^ST )..TO SAY IT UPSET ME IS PUTTING IT QUITE MILDLY.. I QUOTE THE FIRST PARAGRAPH-“ONCE AGAIN THE POLITICIANS THINK THEY KNOW BETTER THAN THE PEOPLE, PREPARING TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN THE TEETH OF POPULAR SUPPORT FOR THE DEATH OF THOSE WHO MOST DESERVE IT.” END OF THE QUOTE..

MEET NORM--JUST RETURNING FROM A HOG RALLY AT BATHURST  IN AUSTRALIA
OVER 700 BIKES PRESENT!!
'NICE BIKE, MATE. STAY SAFE AND HAVE A GIDDAY'

POLITICIANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OUR WORKERS-OUR REPRESENTATIVES… ‘THINK THEY KNOW BETTER THAN THE PEOPLE’  PEOPLE=US=THEIR BOSSES…IF I DID EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I KNEW MY BOSS WANTED I WOULD BE AMONG THE UNEMPLOYED, AND JUSTIFIABLY SO. A MAJOR POINT THAT I HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER IS THAT THE DEATH PENALTY IS NOT A DETERRENT TO CRIME..WELL, IT’S NOT MEANT TO BE A DETERRENT-IT’S MEANT TO BE THE ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT FOR THE ULTIMATE CRIME..IF ONE WERE TO FOLLOW THAT LINE OF REASONING, THE PRISON SYSTEM DOESN’T SEEM TO BE MUCH OF A DETERRENT TO CRIME—‘LET’S CLOSE THE JAILS—THEY’RE NOT A DETERRENT.’

ANOTHER VIEW OF NORMS SWEET SCOOTER--NICE TO SEE A
HARLEY LIVING OVER THERE IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER..
THANKS TO MY FRIEND ROSE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SEND ME THE PHOTOS
CHECK OUT HER BLOG--ROSE FROM OZ IS BACK--

THE HARTFORD COURANT WENT ON TO GIVE EXAMPLES: RUSSELL PEELER-HAD AN EIGHT YEAR OLD CHILD AND HIS MOTHER KILLED TO ELIMINATE THE CHILD AS A WITNESS; TODD RIZZO, BEAT TO DEATH A 13-YEAR OLD BOY USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO ‘KNOW WHAT IT FELT LIKE.’ AND OF COURSE, THE CHESHIRE HOME INVASION PAIR-STEVEN HAYES AND JOSHUA KOMISARJEVSKY “SADISTIC MONSTERS” WHO RAPED THEN BURNED ALIVE THE PETIT FAMILY WOMEN (SEE RIDE FOR JUSTICE IN OCTOBER ARCHIVES)..NO QUESTION OF GUILT HERE.. NO TROUBLESOME OR LINGERING DOUBTS..GUILTY!!

ANY REASON WHY A SOCIETY WOULD SEE FIT TO SPEND MONEY KEEPING THESE INDIVIDUALS SAFE, WARM AND HEALTHY FOR A LIFETIME WHEN WE HAVE GOOD OLD FOLKS, WHO NEVER HURT ANYONE, STRUGGLING WITH MEDICAL COSTS? WE COULD USE SOME RESEARCH MONEY TO CURE DISEASE—WOULDN’T IT BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO SPEND THAT MONEY ON OUR VETERANS THAT RETURN HOME WOUNDED—HOW ABOUT SPENDING THAT MONEY ON SAINT JUDES CHILDRENS HOSPITAL—EDUCATION—TAKING CARE OF GOOD PEOPLE, NOT BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO HAVE SHOWN NO CONCERN FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS—ESPECIALLY THE GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO LIFE…IT'S OUR MONEY--SPEND IT LIKE WE SAY!!

YEA-I’M SORRY, BUT I JUST HAD TO VENT A BIT..IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE GOVERNMENT “BY THE PEOPLE-FOR THE PEOPLE” BUT IT SEEMS THE MINORITY SEEM TO IGNORE WHAT OVER 65% OF CONNECTICUT PEOPLE HAVE SAID..KEEP THE DEATH PENALTY!! AND USE IT!! THAT’S WHAT THE MAJORITY WANTS!! WE ARE THEIR BOSSES-THEY ARE OUR EMPLOYEES..I HOPE THEY REMEMBER THAT—THEY KNOW WHAT THE MAJORITY WANTS—WHAT IS THERE FOR THEM TO DEBATE?? MOVE ON TO SOMETHING WORTH DOING—LIKE EARNING THE MONEY THAT WE PAY THEM..

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SAD TO HAVE TO SEND SOMEONE TO THEIR MAKER—EVEN MORE DISTRESSING WHEN SOMEONE HAS MADE THAT A NECESSITY BY THEIR OWN ACTIONS..

 THANKS FOR LETTING ME VENT OUT A BIT THIS WEEK…..

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