What a week

So it has been a rough week all around the country. My question is this why is it the good people pass away so soon and the jerkoffs and trouble makers walk away unscathed? Is it that the good people use up their time quicker? or they have given everything they could give? Or is it just that no one wants the assholes and they are left here for all of us to deal with. I can say that I have learned not to morn those that are no longer with us but rather to calibrate the good times, all of the things we have learned, and all of the times that they helped you out.
Being the Christmas season, yes I said Christmas not holidays. We need to remember theeople that have touched us in that special way and forget the assholes and jerkoffs. we need to help people we believe are good people, and the rest need to figure out how to become someone that people want to help. I have been blessed by having people want to help me and I am trying to help people that want to be helped. I adjust asking that all of you do the same.

taxes and more taxes

So let me get this straight.  Mr. Obama wants me to pay 'my fair share' so the country can get out of the red.  Let me put it this way Mr. Obama. because I think you have some SERIOUS issues. You want to raise taxes on the people that do NOT use the systems you want to pay for.
Medicaid/Medicare yeah maybe a tiny bit but we have paid into this during our entire working life and also have private insurance to cover ourselves because we have worked all of our life saved, and invested.
Social Security – again we have paid this all of our lives even hitting the MAX we could put in and the government has given a lot of that to people who have not earned it.
Welfare – never going to use it but how much of my tax dollars are going to pay for this program? Do you think it is ‘my fair share’ to pay for people who are on this program and do not want to get off this program? I work hard, I have put in LONG hours and sacrificed a lot to get to this point in life, building my wealth and nest egg. Why is it ‘my fair share’ to pay for people who have no inclination to do the same.
Instead of continuing down this path all day and getting more and more upset I propose that you come up with a very simple flat tax where everyone pays the same percentage, no more graduated taxes, or anything else. This way you get rid of the estate tax issue, inheritance issues because why should I have to pay tax on income that was already tax when my parents earned it.  The rest of the needed income can come from a VAT (value added tax) on pretty much everything.  I have no problem with this idea and I am sure a lot of people will agree with me.  if I feel like getting a car that cost $1 million and can afford it then I deserve to pay taxes on this. if I spend my hard earned money on expensive things then I have no problem paying taxes on this. 
But to just say that because I am working hard to build companies, to be better, and to have nice things I deserve to have more of my income taken because it is only fair? Fair to who? The guy who wants to sit on their ass and do nothing but get a government check.  This entire system needs to change if you really want to get country going again.

standards and morals

The other day I am sitting having a drink with a supplier.  I am taking it easy relaxing and getting to know her on a more personal level.  As we are talking the family life comes up (she has one, I do not) and how much she like the area I live in, where she lives, and a lot of other information.  What I do not realize is that through this entire conversation she is hitting on me. When I realized she wanted more was when she offered to take me home. But I did get filled in when I went back into the bar and the bartenders (yes I know them) and even a few patrons mentioned that it looked like she wanted to jump me right there.

NOW here is the issue about standards and morals. In the  past ok LONG ago (15 years) I would have picked up on all of this and would have moved in.  Now when I see a ring and it is confirmed to be actual (not just a gimmick to keep guys away) I only look at them as a person, supplier, or customer. When they asked me at the bar why I let her go I simply stated that married women are off limits and will not cross that line and do not sleep with married women. "but she was hot" on guy said. I am not sure that factors in.  would you want your husband or wife to go out flirt and have the other person just ignore the fact that the other person is married?  I sure as hell do not. 


What I am saying is simply this.  keep your standards high and your morals in good standing. People these days seem to be forgetting to do this.  there is no reason to lower your standards as it is doing nothing but making excuses for those you are lowering your standards for. If you throw your morals away you are doing nothing but lowering the standard for yourself. Which is worse than making excuses. It means that you are saying you cannot live up to the way you want to live.

Women and motorcycle pictures

So I am again playing on my iPad in bed, yes I know it should be outlawed. What is the deal with all of the hoopla with women having pictures taken on bad looking motorcycles? Seriously ladies, I am not saying don't do it, I am just saying get a better looking bike. So quickly today I have had 4 pictures come across my desk of women and cycles and guess what a stock soft tail does not make you look better, just cheap. Now ifbyou want to look good with a bike use a real custom, maybe a European or better an Italian! If the bike looks good it will only enhance how you look. Don't believe me do you, try it you will be suprised.

what NOT to put in a resume

Sitting down and talking to others who review resumes we have come up with a simple list of things you should NOT put into your resume.

1)      'multi-task' this is a BIG no-no for many of us.  what this says is you cannot concentrate on what you are doing and need to jump around on job.  what this ultimately means is that you cannot do everything at 100% because you will be thinking of the other things you are 'doing' at the same time.   there are very few people who can legitimately  work on multiple projects at one time so chances are it is not you otherwise why would you have changed jobs every year for the past 10 years.

2)      ‘Instinctive’ – seriously this is on a resume.  What are your instincts when you are put into a new job that you know nothing about, or how it is supposed to look when the job is done? You do not need to be instinctive you need to follow directions. ‘

3)       A big jump in wages. If you have 4 pervious jobs where you are in the $7-$8.50 range do not ask for $14 without having a reason to. if you have not recently graduated from school, made a significant change to your ability there really is no reason to expect such a big jump ’just because’

4)      Location – if you apply for a job in Boston but live in Boca – explain why you are applying and a little bit about your plan to move

5)      “Give 110%” – you cannot give 110% you can give 100% and if you do more that new mark is 100%.  You can increase what you do but most people do not reach their ultimate potential and do not even work at 100% of what they could do.

6)      STOP being fancy with your work descriptions.  When we see different phrases that say the same thing 3 times on your ‘skills’ section that mean the same thing what do you think is going to happen.

7)      We do not hire you t ‘broaden your knowledge’ and “develop new skills”  we are hiring you to do a job, if you want to enlighten your life do it on your own time.

8)      there is no way that you are excellent at everything you try, it just does not happen.

9)      READ THE DAMN AD. If you see an ad looking for drivers and you are a cook you have wasted everyone’s time. If you are a cook and they are looking for a bio-chemist you have wasted everyone’s time.

There is more to come on this subject as I am sure there are a LOT of people that are going to hit the job market very soon.

always speeding

So all of the accidents have speeding as the contributing factor. In the article they site alcohol, drugs found, no seat belts and everything else that is found in and around the car. But of course ONLY speeding is noted in big letters! what is wrong with the media?  again using the easiest target SPEED.  remember speed does not kill the sudden stopping does. so to the media, why do you not straighten up and fly right? get off the speeding is dangerous band-wagon.  why not actually encourage driver education, driver training and oh yeah force law enforcement to actually pull cars over without brake lights, people eating, texting and doing every thing other than driving as they get from point A to point B.

bin Laden is dead

So Binny is dead.  So let’s think about this for a minute here instead of believing everything you hear.  First he is living at a compound that no one knew about for a long time, right down the street from the MILITARY that was LOOKING FOR HIM? Then his body was aboard a USA military ship and his body sent to the bottom of the SEA all in a very quick disposal.

SO nothing has been verified, you have no more proof, you have a few pictures but with a little time and Photoshop I could make it look like he is dead and I am not good with that program.  But let’s look for a second and ask why was the body buried at sea so quickly? Why was it not flown to the USA after it all happened? Why are there so few details available about this whole ordeal other than what is coming out of the military that got rid of the proof of death?  There are just too many unanswered questions. And furthermore who is to say that he has not been dead for a long time? like many believe he has been with his virgins for a long time. So for the rest of the world it really does not matter if he is here or gone.  Was he really the mastermind behind what the government says? Are some if not all of the conspiracy theories true? Are there forces inside the government that will never be known?  I am sure there are lot of things that will be secret for a very, VERY, long time.  but sooner or later the truth will come out. 

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Was this all a political stunt to keep Obama in the white house? First his birth certificate was released, then Binny was ‘killed’, what is next, gas prices will drop? The economy will make large strides? What will happen next? Who is going to be destroyed to help him along?

Yes people that is right conspiracy theories are all around us, they cannot all be false but we will never know what is and is not true.

siblings and business

Family and work.

I must first start off by saying that I have no siblings so I have no firsthand experience with what I am about to say but it has never stopped me before so fuck it.

Last night I was watching an episode of the deadliest catch.  There was the younger brother (son of the late Capitan Phil) took off to get a key for a PO box and it took 2.5 hours. And when they returned claimed it was an hour at most. were they tweaking? Maybe but who knows.  I know a couple of brothers that had a successful vegetable distribution business where it was the same story, one was always working the other always screwing off.

From my point of view when siblings work together it is always one that does not want to actually do the work. it does not matter if there are 2 siblings or 8 siblings. There is always one that does not do anything.  This of course leads to a number of problems as the one that does not want to do any actual work will screw up the entire system. They will go around making trouble, telling people to do the wrong things, and maybe even start rumors for no other reason than they are bored. Now when I go into a company and see this behavior there is one of two responses.  1) oh well what can you do, they are here and we take care of our family, or 2) yeah you tell them they are fired.   Ok let’s look first at option 2, ok I will, your fired and your office is already packed up on the way to your house the lock has been changed and here is your last check that is the easy option.  Ok looking at option 1 is a little more difficult. This is where I have to evaluate how many problems they are causing and if it is economically stunting the company or not. If it is not hurting the company you can either challenge them and make them responsible for things that they are doing, or leave it alone. For the most part though if a sibling is causing a problem it will only get worse. Do not them ruin a company just because you ‘take care of your own’. It might be easier to just tell them to stay away and keep paying them.