Posted inInformation Technology

There Never Was a Skills Gap

It’s quite refreshing to find out that now even the Wall Street Journal is supporting the very statement I have made for years. There is not now, nor was there ever a skills gap. I love this quote from the article:  I had an employer write to me the other day saying they had a skills gap, and they really did. It wasn’t wages, because they did market wage surveys, and they were paying what … There Never Was a Skills GapRead more

Posted inThank You Sir May I Have Another

Indiana Should Thank Illinois

Yes, they really should. We have genetic misfits being quoted in the paper about how much the new $1/pack increase on tobacco products is going to raise for the state. I’m not a bible thumper, but both the bible and scientists have said that repeated generations of brother and sister mating would eventually lead to non-viable offspring and Springfield now appears to be living proof of that. Illinois shares a long and winding border with … Indiana Should Thank IllinoisRead more

Posted inInvesting / Thank You Sir May I Have Another

The Fastest Way to Boost E-85 Consumption

Quite honestly I get tired of hearing government officials spout about how we need to cut our dependency on foreign oil and boost renewable fuels consumption. I get tired of hearing about it because all they ever do is reach up their ass to the elbow and pull out a “target.” They then expect everybody to “just do it.” I’m also quite pissed about the automobile company bail out. Yes, I’d say I’m even more … The Fastest Way to Boost E-85 ConsumptionRead more

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The Robins Keep Us as Pets Now

I remember long ago the summers of my youth on a farm. Back there and back then a farm really was a farm. No matter what you said you raised as a farmer, you always had a barn with livestock. You may have told the world you were a corn and soybean farmer, but you still had a few head of cattle, sheep, and/or hogs in a barn. When the kids got big enough they … The Robins Keep Us as Pets NowRead more