Opening Stuff
I always look askance at somebody who says "Just lighten up". What they are usually saying is lower your standards and get in the sewer with me.
Judging by the number of cars on the road, I'd have to say that people are still in denial about rising gas prices.
The smart person is invariably beaten out by the person who works harder.
The Question:
Never get smug, because your fall could be eminent! Within a data base of 700 U.S. industries, 200 are in decline...and ten are on the verge of extinction here (Either by going out of business or moving off-shore).
The Headlines:
--UConn Rewards Smug New England Lunkheads With Third NCAA Title; Butler Played Hard and Often Well, Left Shooting Shoes At Home.--Red Sox Bring NE'ers Back Down To Earth.
--Wall Street Flat; M&A Deal Activity Offsets China Rate Increase, Re-weighting Of Apple Stock And Slower March Growth For Services Sector.
--Bombardment Pushes Libyan Rebels Back; US Air Force Spending $4 Mil/ Day Enforcing No Fly Zone.
--Boehner To Visit Prez.
--Middle East Riots Continue.
--P&G To Sell Pringles To Diamond Foods; Tids Food Group Misses Out On Bid.
Back to More Stuff:
Researchers reported yesterday that a poll about opinions of FaceBook found that 85% of women say that they have been annoyed by postings of friends. The most common annoyances are bragging about accomplishments and "perfect" lives, Constant complaining and whining and sneaking in political views. How about telling tales that were supposed to be secret? Personally, I see no need for facebook at all. I'll just annoy you with Tids instead.
Love has a chance of surviving if: 1. Each are genuinely interested in others day-to-day dreams, goals, likes, dislikes, achievements. et.al. 2. You ask each other open ended questions prompting for more info and details. 3. You show signs of affection like smiling, laughing, touching, holding hands.
The rumor on the street is that the leading contender for the Katie CBS job is Scott Pelley. If you think that CBS borders on socialism now, it would be out and out communist manifesto with Pelley in charge.
Almost Near: Chapter 14 continues. --Barbara told Samantha she was asked if she had noticed any suspicious activity ever at the Wilcox household. She remembered that the Detective had implied that the department had had the couple under watch. "I don't why I felt that," she hedged, "But, it was just the way he talked." She smiled as if proud of herself. "I told him that I thought they looked like regular people, especial Mr. Wilcox. He seemed friendly, but really didn't socialize much. His wife was very pretty but almost looked fragile."
"That's a big help," said Samantha standing and reaching for the buisness card. "Mind if I take this? Or, I can just write down his name and number. By the way, where is the police department?"
Barbara gave Samantha directions and the card. "I'll never need this." They shook hands and Barbara looked sad to see Samantha leave. "Joey, do you want to go to the Supermarket with me. I'll buy you some Cheetos." The door slammed and Smantha's phone started ringing. She looked down. It was Dante. She smiled.
I had been reading the Projo on-line off and on for the past month or so. What a pleasant surprise yesterday when I once again held the real thing in my hands. All of the stories right there in big headlines before me on one supersized page. I found tons of small items that I never found on-line. Excuse me for momentary ludite-ism. but some technology just isn't better no matter how much the purveyors captivate the lemmings. Save the newspapers!
The Health Care Industry accounts for 1/5 of the US economy. It is growing at an impossible rate because the of the pile of gold sitting there fueled by Government plans and "Insurance". Part of the growth is due to out and out waste, a phenomina which invariably occurs when the money supply appears endless and unrestrictive. The US HC business in particualr invests in very expenseve new technology, much of which has been proven to have contributed marginal results at best. Legislaors could attack big money programs like Medicare, for instance, successfully if the opposition could resist extreme condemnations like "Murdering old people."
The Answer:
Advances in technology, industry stagnation and external competition have put once too big to fail US industries on death watch. In addition, regulations and high labor costs force the strugglers to move off-shore and cut prices and valuable R&D expenditures. It is a spiraling downward cycle. The next to go are Wired telecommunication carriers, Record/book stores, Photofinishing, Video Postproduction, Newspapers, DVD/Video Rentals, Fromalwear and Costume rental, Textile mills, Apparel manufacturing, Manufactured home dealers. me I'm going to buy several Bose CD players so my CD collection will live on no matter what happens.
The End:
It costs more to house one person in a hospital for a month or two than it would to build a small factory or two.
One of the things I learned as far back as college that stuck with me about business was that you should always be on alert for things that could fail or obsolete your products. How many businesses are on the sidelines today because smug executives said, "Nobody will ever pass us."
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