never under estimate the power of the dark side

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well ive been on a bit of a hiatus as it seems. the holidays are always horribly busy for me. and to add to the fun. my father-in-law had a stroke the monday before Christmas and is finally getting to come home friday. so maybe this week ill actually update a blog or two. maybe not.


people say i need to exercise some, i say i get enough exercise jumping to conclusions and flying off the handle.

lunacy

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i read a story earlier today, and when i had time to write about it. of course, now i cant find it, so you will have to forgive me on some things because im going by memory. a guy who works at jiffy lube won the right to take the company to court over its grooming policy. their policy states that you must be clean shaven and it said something about hair, but i dont know the specifics. he is 'rastafarian' and claims its against his religion to cut his hair or shave. fine. i have no problem with that. what i have a problem with is the repeated cases where one lone judge decides something. he shouldnt have to accept the grooming policy of the place he works. they should have to accept him. if this isnt blatant abuse of discrimination i dont know what is. since when do workers tell the owners what to do. this whole country is running itself backwards. if you have a company that employs 500 people. and 499 get along just fine. and one has problem. you dont turn everything upside down for that one person. it doesnt make sense. it never will. this used to be a country of the majority. now its a country of one person and a good lawyer. im tired of it. im tired of being told i have to accept the way these people act and not be allowed to even say i dont like it. ridiculous
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United Auto Workers: Union Will Restart Contract Talks With Big 3 Car Manufacturers


DETROIT — DEVELOPING STORY:

A United Auto Workers official says the union has agreed to restart contract talks with the Detroit Three automakers and delay their payments into a union-run health care trust.

The official, who asked not to be identified because the details had not been publicly announced, also said the union will take steps to eliminate the jobs bank in which laid-off workers are paid most of their salaries.

The CEOs of all three automakers are heading to Washington for congressional hearings this week on their request for a total of $34 billion in government loans to help them weather a recession and the worst auto sales climate in 26 years.

Congressional leaders have demanded business plans from all three that include a reduction in labor costs so Detroit is more competitive with foreign automakers with U.S. factories.


perhaps, the unions have finally realized what a cancer they are by sucking every last little nickel and penny out of companies they can. maybe they will be lucky enough to dissolve the unions altogether. unions had a place in our economy at a point. now like everything else, abuse their power to get what they dont deserve. down with the unions.

kiffin?

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lane kiffin is the new coach at tennessee. i feel sorry for him. its gonna take alot of work to get tennessee back to a national power. more so than people think. the list of elite or as i call them gravy jobs in ncaa football arent coming open anytime soon. southern cal, oklahoma, texas, florida, miami, ohio state are all gravy jobs when it comes to recruiting. the best athletes in your states usually stay there. except oklahoma which gets most of its players from texas. best of luck to you.

i want to be like plaxico

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plaxico burress great football player. idiot. just after signing a new 5/$35 million contract before the season. for those mathematically challenged thats 7 mil a year. somehow managed to shoot himself in the right thigh accidentally friday night/saturday morning. nothing really else to say except. idiot. moron.

BCS - C = BS

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once again, the fate of the national championship is being decided by inanimate objects and not by people. Its not so much the bcs this year as it is the big 12 conference. The big 12 title game will consist of missouri vs oklahoma. what is the common thread between these two teams. they both lost to texas. so the 1 team that beat both these teams. wont win the conference because of computers. dumbfounded.

Urine Recycler finally passes Astronaut Test

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Urine Recycler finally passes test. even if this did work. i still dont think i could drink it. to quote a dana carvey skit about ross perot "you cant pee in a mr. coffee and get tasters choice."