Comings and Goings...

On this cold late February night, I thought I'd summarize what I've been up to over the last month.

I worked up at the Golden Inn.  One of our most loyal customers is Dan's Feed Bin, an animal feed shop.

I attended a concert with the 'M' family.  There was some Schubert and Beethoven after a nice meal (prepared by me, of course) and a walk down the Skyway.  It was great evening with excellent fellowship.  Hope to do this more often.

I attended the annual sledding party at church.  This year it's been so cold that not snow has melted this winter, which made the sledding party even a greater success.

At the end of the month I could see from my condo that the days are getting longer, yet it's still cold.

How cold has it been this winter?  Apparently according to the meteorologists, this is the coldest winter in my lifetime.  Well, that's it.  I've decided to take on drastic action. What will I do?  I'll tell you in my next post.

Calvin Coolidge Quote of the Month

This month's quote comes from President Coolidge's inaugural Address on March 4, 1925 talking about human nature.

"We must realize that human nature is about the most constant thing in the universe and that the essentials of human relationships do not change.  We must frequently take our bearings from these fixed stars of our political firmament if we expect to hold a true course."

Wonder what "Silent Cal" would say these same words if he knew how human nature is perceived today.  Hmm.

Told Ya So?

Recall this old prediction i made near the beginning of the year:

3) Despite the headwinds of Obamacare and uncertainty of the future, the US economy will continue to grow. Unemployment will decline and the deficit will shrink due to a large part to capital gains tax receipts from a rising stock market. However, the gap between college-educated unemployment and non-college-educated unemployment will grow larger, refocusing the debate from income-inequality to the education gap in our society.

Well, in a NY Times article yesterday discussing the February unemployment number, I read this:

While salary gains have been muted across the work force, more educated workers continue to enjoy much better employment options than those with a high school degree or less. The unemployment rate for college graduates in January stood at just over 3 percent, compared to 6.5 percent for high school graduates and 9.6 percent for people who lack a high school diploma.

The problem for economic growth in general, and wage growth in particular, is that only one-third of the American work force — 50.4 million out of 155 million — have a college degree or more. By contrast, there are approximately 73 million workers who have a high school diploma or some college, and 11 million workers who did not finish high school.

With many less educated workers chasing a limited number of new jobs, employers have little reason to increase wages. “It’s just an extremely competitive environment for workers, where people have little negotiating power,” Mr. Harris said.

See, I told you so? 

More Amusement

Some have stated their amusements with the last post.  So here are a couple other amusing ones for your viewing.




Some folks have too much time on their hands.



I think I'll come up with something different for my next post.