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THE RETURN OF MEDIOCRITY

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Where in the hell have I been?

In a nutshell, working seven days a week, that is until the great crash of '09! Yep, man things were booming. Made more money than I ever had. Where did that get me? Well, I'm back blogging so obviously I did not graduate to independently wealthy.

Actually, I'm sure my story is typical of millions of others all around the world. A perfect reflection of the boom/bust cycle we call CAPITALISM. I worked for a wealthy man who owns several businesses, and was treated quite well, right up until the bust. After Christmas 2008, when the giant crap shoot we call Wall Street fell like a house of cards, so did the incoming work. I mean it just fell, day by day while I watched and waited....for the inevitable. Termination. I knew all along that this hyper-consumerism, over-valued stocks, easy credit, etc....

All of this had to come to an end. It just had to. A system where the rich get richer while the poor spiral into even deeper poverty, well, it's just not sustainable. I don't want it sustained, it's nonsense, there's no real wealth at all. Okay, it's late and I've rambled on long enough. All I really need to say is I'm back, for any and all who care to meet here for conversation. I'll leave you with some words from a man I always admired.

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If there is a 50-50 chance that something can go wrong, then 9 times out of ten it will.
 
When your outgo exceeds your income, the upshot may be your downfall.

~PAUL HARVEY

Now you know the rest of the story.

Tracy said:
 
I realize I lost both of my faithful readers so I'll comment myself.

What a mediocre return. No vote from me. HA!
 
posted 238 days ago
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Hey, TRACY!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so sorry to hear about the job situation. It's the PITS. Lots of people around here that I know are facing the same thing. Unfortunately, my "employers" (me) haven't paid into unemployment, so I'm still slaving away. Not raking in money, just slaving. Ha ha.

I promise to try to keep up and visit at least once a day, now that you're back.
 
posted 236 days ago
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Tracy, great to have you back to blogging and I hope you can get the work situation whipped into shape soon.
 
posted 235 days ago
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Dang noobs! I didn't mean to reply to Predistined... It was supposed to be a general comment.
 
posted 235 days ago
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Type your message here!
 
posted 235 days ago
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OK, I'm a noob too!

Tracy, I'll try to make a contribution via comments upon occasion. Hope the job situation gets rectified soon for your sake.
 
posted 235 days ago
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Dave, I did the same thing. It's been a while since I've posted here. Without Tracy it just hasn't been worth it. He kept us going and will get us going again!
 
posted 235 days ago
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Tracy, I hope you're getting some unemployment compensation. One of my sons-in-law was laid off at Beech (sorry, Hawker Beechcraft), and unemployment is keeping their heads above water...barely. With the 4th little one on its way, and no health insurance, this is going to be interesting, if nothing else.

The other son-in-law has some job security, thanks to the USAF. He's over somewhere in the Middle East right now. I haven't heard where. Last time was Qatar, which is a beautiful country, but there's not a lot to do, like there was in Dubai. He left early last month and will be back sometime in June.
 
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