Current Economic Environment

You always hear stories about the 1929 crash and how workers were so upset about their failing banks and clients that they jumped from their windows and committed suicide.  The public sentiment is very much the same even today.

Why is US Air still in business?

Honestly. I get to the airport and check in. Apparently they give everyone a middle seat when they check in. They ask if I want an aisle or window...so I respond that I'd like a window. "Ok that'll be $25."


Excuse me. Is that a joke? But no, it goes on. I check my bag...$15. Yes, $15 to check a bag that was small enough to carry-on, but I didn't want to hassle with it.

I get on the flight, "would you like a drink?"

Sure why not? That'll be $2.

But the greatest part is when I open the food tray...an advertisement for some cold medicine. What is this...Major League 2 when Roger Dorn gets advertisements around the Cleveland Indians stadium to make it look like a little league field.

If you have to nickel and dime that much just to barely make ends meet...maybe you shouldn't be in business to begin with.

I'm just saying.

Lehman

Crazy to see Lehman go under this week.  Equally crazy to see the market down 500 points in a day.  Hopefully this means cheaper houses when we are looking around...at least short term.

Excellent

Is it crazy that Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure was filmed in 1989?

"Be excellent to each other and party on dudes." - Bill S. Preston, Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan.

Insults

To anyone that's ever been insulted, I think you should know that it could've been worse...apparently after getting disqualified in a bronze metal match, a Cuban taekwondo athlete kicked the referee in the face. In response, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF indeed) secretary general said "This is an insult to the Olympic vision, an insult to the spirit of taekwondo and, in my opinion, an insult to mankind."

"An insult to mankind." Wow. That's pretty aggressive. WTF WTF general secretary.

In the athlete's defense, his coach claimed the judge was "too strict" and also claimed he was bribed by the Kazakh's.

Lunch

My bro (J) calls me today at work. He asks if I'm shakin' and bakin'. Then sings the bass to some techno song. Then tells me he has to go as if I called him and he can't really talk now...

Don't Hassel the Hoff

Don't you dare Hassel the Hoff! MySpace and FaceBook watch out. There's a new social networking site that brings people together. The connection -- David Hasselhoff. The "KnightRider" screen name is already taken...as is "CJ Parker."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,406923,00.html

CFA

Passed the last part of the CFA exam today...woohoo!

Came home to celebrate and watched the Tori Spelling reality show. Pretty bad show. She got pissed that paparazzi follow her around. I'm sorry but you are putting your life on display with cameras around 24/7 then you get mad when a few guys take pictures of you when you are shopping for groceries?? I'm just saying.

Words on Water Faucets

Why do some sinks have two spouts...one for hot water and one for cold water. Nobody in there right mind uses just the hot water. You always have the delicate balancing act of taking some cold water then adding a little hot water to it.

I'm just saying...

Balloons!!!

Went to the balloon festival tonight. It was in western Jersey so there were a few Nascars there and a monster truck. Ate 3 slices of pizza and had a piece of corn drenched in butter...we actually ate healthy considering what else was available.

Running a half marathon with my bro tomorrow morning...actually just about 3 miles of it. That counts right?

Baby, baby...king in the castle.

No orange juice ice tonight...forgot to make it. Damn good though. It's like a little treasure in the freezer.

I went for a run tonight...one of my ear phones doesn't work. Pretty annoying. One earphone is blasting and the other...nothing.

Obama spoke to a crowd of 200,000 today...not even Bono draws those crowds. What the heck. When you are speaking to a crowd like that and you leave the stage, if everyone keeps cheering, do you come back for an encore? What's the encore...more talking?

I'm just saying...

This is the first official blog on "I'm just saying." Getting things started and not really sure how these things go. Until I get my sea legs, I'll just put 3 topics in each blog -- sports, politics, and other.

Sports - With Giants' training camp starting tomorrow, I was wondering why fans go to the game of two teams and wear a jersey from a third team. For example, you go to a Giants / Cowboys game and someone wears a Seahawks jersey. Honestly, if you have no other place to wear it, don't buy it. I'm just saying...

Politics - Still undecided on the presidential election, but I'll probably vote for the candidate whose commercials scare me the most. What's up with the scary music when the narrator speaks about the other guy. Freaks me out. I'm just saying...

Other - Recently, I've been putting orange juice in a tupperware and freezing it. Then I dig in at night after dinner. My wife told me the other night that ice cream is more healthy than orange juice. If that's the case, everything I know in life is wrong. I'm just saying...