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I haven’t posted in a while. So sorry.

The Dem primary has turned into a horse race, hasn’t it? No matter who wins, I think McCain will be the next President.

A hundred more years in Iraq! Yippee!

If the Dems actually manage to win, it will be a symbolic victory, because the Republicans will control both the House and the Senate. (again)

It is clear that it really doesn’t matter who controls the House, Senate, or Presidency, the end result is the same: nothing will happen. You’ll have a few new contracts awarded to this person and that person, everyone will have a few laughs and go down to the local bar for some old-fashioneds.  A few sporting events will go down, and, a few drinks later, we won’t know who the President is. “No one told me there was an election, who won?”

Perhaps all of this is good, because the Republicrats are totally incompetent, and, the less influence they have in our day-to-day lives, the more likely the trains are to run on time.

We’d be better off if we drank more, and voted less, and so would our elected representatives.

Anyone who is a beginning blogger should read this.

Anyone who has been blogging for a while and hasn’t made a single dime should read this.

A lot of people that are blogging, or have started blogging, have kept the images of John Chow or Shoemoney somewhere at the back of their heads, if they haven’t expressly stated that they’re blogging to make money.

They all expect something for their trouble, and end up “dropping out” because they’ve got little or nothing for the time they expended, and, the fact that they paid for their own hosting made it worse.

So, my advice to you: Enjoy yourself.

If you’re new to blogging, don’t pay for your hosting right away. Determine if blogging is something that you are actually interested in. It is more important that you learn, because if you don’t learn, you will never be able to earn.

John Chow and Shoemoney advertised their blogs using Adwords and the like. The average blogger doesn’t want to spend any money. I haven’t, but perhaps I should. Perhaps you should, too. A “built-up blog” can make money.

There  is an alternative to the build-your-blog-up-and- make-money approach, however. Bloggers who use Adsense are disappointed with the results- they’re getting 20 cents a day or less.

Now, imagine if you had 1,000 pages with Adsense ads, and were making 20 cents a day off of each one of those pages. How about 10,000? Do you get the idea?

People are using “content generators” to do just that. People also create thousands of blogs and use those blogs as “link juice” to get their “money sites”- websites they wish to promote so they can sell something- indexed quicker and ranking higher on the search engines.

So, the build-your-blog-up-and-make-money model is viable, but, if you simply want to make money, there are alternatives to this model.

Above all, though, enjoy yourself.

Sorry-

I’ve been away from blogging as well as the Internet- trouble with my ISP- I don’t want to bore you with details.

I was in line at the bank. A guy that looked like some kind of “Geek Squad” geek was in line next to me. I finally saw a teller, and he got the one next to me.

He tried to generate some kind of conversation with the teller, by making sure that everyone knew that he worked at the “Apple Store”. He made everyone aware of this by saying “I work at the Apple Store!” as loudly as possible, and, at the same time, looking around to see if people were paying attention. Perhaps he was expecting us to genuflect. I don’t know. The teller, who was cute, by the way, was polite, and said: “Really?”

He then went on to say that this is basically a “stepping stone” to his “dream job”: working at Apple, Inc. in Cali. He said that he’d be just as happy at Google, by the way, blabbering about “how great a employer” they were, or some kind of nonsense like that.

I always thought the term “dream job” was the ultimate oxymoron. A real “dream job” for a real man is to be a porn star. Anything other than that proves that you’re a mama’s boy.

Did I mention that he was about the same age as I was? That made it worse. I belong to a group known as “Generation X”, a group of people that have a hard time carrying on a normal conversation because they were raised on the boob tube. A lot of us cannot do basic, simple things because of the world we grew up in. (Later generations are no better, and are probably worse, by the way.)

I always try to explain to older people that we’re not all idiots, but, people like this do not help. What was he trying to do? Impress the teller? Pick her up? I suspect it was the latter, but he failed. He was just another customer to her- she was not impressed, but she was very polite, to her credit.

It is amazing that the human race is continuing to reproduce, when you see how socially inept “Generation X” and all the later generations are. They can’t pick up a girl, but, somehow, they do, and reproduction occurs.

I did see the movie “Super Bad” recently, and I was impressed how moronic the two main characters are. If males act like that now (notice I did not say men) we are in for some negative population growth. The average heterosexual woman will decide that lesbianism really isn’t so bad, after all.

I take my hat off to every woman that’s had to put up with people my age or younger, that’s for sure.

Another thing that’s disturbing about all of this is that this person “dreams” of being a cubicle rat. Whatever happened to people with real dreams?

I don’t know, but they seem to be absent from this planet.

Beam me up, Scotty.

It’s a recession, don’t ya know..

I read an article recently that said that even teens were cutting back on their spending… because of the recession..

Guess the teens where I live didn’t get the memo.. they’re still going to Pistons basketball games and using daddy’s American Express card.

I really think, though, that the American middle-class is coming to an end: it will be just rich and poor. I tell anyone who wants to look at retail stocks to pick companies that cater to “high-end” and “low-end” consumers- the “middle-of-the-road” consumers lost their jobs to Mexico.

I live in a state where the unemployment rate is fairly high, but, retailers are still building stores out to the farthest reaches of the county. The “insiders” are betting that the recession will end, and an economic boom is on its way- the old boom-bust cycle, ya know.

It is depressing, though, that teens are worried about spending money. They’ve got their whole lives to do that, and they’ve got their whole lives to work. They are short-changing their youth for peanuts.

If you’re going to do that, sonny, save your damn money. Don’t piss it away like everybody else. Financial independence is a worthy goal. Financial independence in your twenties or thirties mean that you have your entire life to do whatever you want. If you’re going to work, do that.

So, Junior is “slumming”- going to the thrift store, cutting back on pizza with friends- shunning designer clothes- you know, I remember that the savvy girls did spend their money on clothes- they looked pretty good- while a lot of the stupid boys pissed away their money on crap and remained dateless throughout adulthood. Here’s some advice: improve yourself. Make sure that everything you do has a purpose. Don’t be a jackass.

It is interesting that no-one mentioned the “classic” way to save money: the five-fingered discount, otherwise known as shoplifting. If you are a successful shoplifter, you can get all the things you want, and not have to pay a single cent. It seems like a rather profitable idea, until you get caught. However, if you’ve got just the right complexion and come from the right side of the tracks, you can probably get away with murder… It is something to consider. I wonder if a guru somewhere will endorse shoplifting as a way to cope with economic downturns… That would be interesting.

Whether you see the glass as half-full or half-empty, if you’re a teenager, you should realize that the corporations view you as a less-than-expendable cog, and you should really work on becoming self-employed. I know that a field like landscaping is saturated, but, if you work cheaply enough, you’ll have quite a large client list by the time you graduate High School, and, since you’ll be getting paid cash, you’ll avoid many of the Social Security, Medicare, and other taxes that your idiot peers are going to be stuck paying. Social Security is supposedly going to go belly-up in 2040, so, your idiot peers are throwing money away.

The space between your ears hopefully contains a brain.

Use it.

I was watching “George Lopez” again. I know, but the show is a televised version of a car wreck: you know you shouldn’t look, but you can’t pull yourself away from the images.

The episode I was watching was about a person who recently moved into George’s neighborhood. George discovers that this person has a “sleeping Mexican” lawn ornament, and is offended.

If you watch the show with some regularity, you’ll realize that it is hard to imagine that a tough-as-nails George would be so offended by such a lame lawn ornament, but he is. In real life, it is also hard to imagine how someone in our modern era who is over 40 years old would be so easily offended.

But, the show has to give us a “moral” lesson: don’t buy “sleeping Mexican” lawn ornaments; be “politically correct” and “sensitive” at all times: be a sissy-pants bed-wetter and all will be well. No one will be offended, and that’s what is really important.

I’ve seen these lawn ornaments before, but, I saw them in a Mexican neighborhood. I saw them on several lawns, and in Mexican restaurants that were owned by Mexican people. So, George is just another weirdo with too much time on his hands. A mature person realizes that a silly lawn ornament isn’t going to make people any more or less racist. People are racist, and a lawn ornament isn’t going to change anything.

I do wonder about people who are sensitive that are over thirty, however. Are they really that sensitive, or are they just putting on a show? If they are really that sensitive, where are they hiding the bodies of the people they’ve killed? These are all valid questions.

White people, for example, will pretend to be offended by racial slurs, and distance themselves from anyone who is “racist”. They will go to great lengths to make sure that everyone knows that they are not “racist”.

Of course, a lot of White people, especially those in the Detroit metropolitan area, live in “suburbs”, which are neighborhoods around Detroit that were created by “white flight”. “White flight” was created when Black people, who were confined to a certain area of Detroit, moved into other areas of Detroit. When this happened, the White people in those areas left because they did not want to live around Black people. They were encouraged, of course, by zealous real-estate salesmen who assured them that if they didn’t move, their property values were going to go to pot, and Detroit was going to become a crime-ridden Hell-hole.

History shows, of course, that the real-estate gurus were correct: the White people who stayed in Detroit got screwed: their property values went down as their taxes went up, and Detroit did become a crime-ridden Hell-hole. The people who left and brought property in the suburbs enjoyed years of low taxes and watched their property rise in value over the years, and had a higher standard of living: their children went to better schools, and they didn’t have to worry about getting mugged when they went outside.

The racists in this story were the true winners: the people who did not like Black people and left as soon as possible benefited the most.

So, that’s why we have White people who pretend to be offended when they hear racial slurs. These people will talk about how wonderful Martin Luther King Jr. was, etc. They do all of this to make everyone know that they are not racists, even though they still want nothing to do with Black people. Black people still terrify them, and they move farther and farther out into rural areas to minimize their exposure to Black people. White people do not want to admit that they are racists.

Black people, of course, despise White people just as much. So, White separatists and Black separatists have one thing in common: honesty. Everyone else is lying to themselves.

However, truth is unpleasant, so, we’ll continue to delude ourselves. White people will continue to praise Martin Luther King Jr., even though Martin Luther King Jr. has absolutely no significance in their lives.

We’ll do anything to stop ourselves from thinking, because thinking takes time, time that is better devoted to next Sunday’s football game.

We’ll all be acting like this if the weirdos manage to destroy our time-honored American tradition of dropping out of high-school. Just look like happened to drunk driving. It used to be funny, and now it’s a crime. Forget the ritalin, just pass me a gun so I can end it all..

We all should be proud..

We all need to celebrate.. years of hard work and trillions of dollars have paid off!

What happened?

Well, seventeen of our nation’s largest cities had graduation rates of less than 50 percent! Woo-hoo! Let’s order pizza!

Over 1 million students a year drop out.

I really think this is something to be proud of, but there are folks who don’t think the same way I do.. you know, weirdos.

A group calling themselves “America’s Promise Alliance” (sounds gay!) is trying to change all of this. They want fewer students to drop out- (there are always people who stand in the way of progress- dontcha know! )

Fine- let the wet blankets have their way- fewer dropouts = less fun. They already outlawed drunk driving, now, they’re going to try to have fewer students drop out. What’s next? Are they going to make arson illegal? That’s already been done.. do you see what I mean? We’re losing our constitutional rights!

Bastards. They’ll do anything to spoil the fun, but, we’ll bend over for anyone, as long as they have enough Vaseline and promise to remember our names in the morning.

I saw the keyword “invest” in the article, and we all know what that means: time to cough up some dough, suck.., I mean, taxpayers.

I’ve got a better idea: let the gay people take over the “Promise Alliance”- straight people need to stay away from groups with these kinds of names, and enlist the help of Mr. Randy Watson and Sexual Chocolate. They sing the song “The Greatest Love of All” which is a feel-good song, a song that will lift the spirits and test scores of underachievers everywhere, so everyone will look like “Carlton” from the show “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”

Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

I feel optimistic..

No, it’s not Schmuck A beating Schmuck B in a political contest, it is a piece of spam e-mail I got.

What was it about?

It was advertising ephedra- something the idiots in the FDA banned.

I looked at the ad: each tablet only has 10 mg of ephedra- there’s 60 tablets for $64.95.

10mg? why bother?

I miss cheap ephedra- it is so much better than caffeine it is not even funny. You can stay awake for long periods of time and feel better than if you sucked down a few cups of lousy coffee.

Bastards.

Anyway, is having your show regurgitated on “Nick at Nite” a road to television immortality? “Nick at Nite” is in the background- I’m too lazy to change the channel- but am still tormented by “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”- Will Smith was so damn annoying- and “Home Improvement”- a sitcom centered around the world of many white people- perpetual home improvements accented by plaid shirts.

“Home Improvement” was popular among the same demographic of white people that it parodied. It carefully mixed comedy with a little bit of morality- (i.e. the evils of circle-jerking). It was a feel-good elixir for everyone, and we all cheered as “Jill” beat her children into becoming submissive drones who conform to the norms of society-  in other words, she was shaping them into perfect slav.. I mean, husbands.

Then there’s George Lopez. George, do us all a favor and shoot your mother in the head. We all know that Hispanic families are dysfunctional - you’ve made that clear. When even the plaid-shirted “Home Improvement” drones get it, it’s time to find a new act, hombre.

This is ridiculous. I can’t stand this anymore. I’m pulling the plug on this idiot box. Please, someone, go out and do something interesting. Kill someone if you have to, but, before you do anything:

get me some ephedra.

I don’t know what it is, but the song is so much better with the video … what do you think?

I’ve got to keep it going:

Julie’s Journal blogs about Clark County students.

Monkey Giggles blogs about chandeliers.

Rich Minx blogs about how to assess the health of your blog.

RugJeff blogs about consumer electronics spending.

Scribble On The Wall blogs about vintage clothing.

SiteLogic blogs about a content generator.. (looks worthwhile!)

Esofthub blogs about something new from Adobe.

Work At Home Musings blogs about an experience with the dentist.

Just My Tots blogs about weight loss.

Calvin Harvey blogs about snow.

She Rambles On blogs about investing in e-gold and e-bullion.

The Thinking Blog blogs about a place I want to visit someday.

DorisChua blogs about a wellness vacation.

Pencil Thin blogs about starting a practice.

…that’s it for now…..