Rick Reilly: Gainesville State high school football gets the best gift of all: hope - ESPN The Magazine

There is humanity left in the world. I will always believe that. I still see castles. I believe in flying cars.

And I know, sometimes, there are good people. They’re just very, very quiet.

Read and enjoy.

PEace,

Roo

Rick Reilly: Gainesville State high school football gets the best gift of all: hope - ESPN The Magazine

What Paul Ryan’s Faked Soup Kitchen Photo Op Says About Romney Campaign | The New Civil Rights Movement

I’m struggling with this, on some level. Of course, I think it’s fine to have photo-ops in a campaign. I’m fine with people coming in and staging stuff, believe it or not. There’s safety (Lord knows, it is getting very easy to hate this faker) concerns to think about; it’s evident he has kids in tow.

And I was ready to dismiss it to the dustbin of whatever.

I have too many hours in my car at work. I got to thinking—‘but, well, Roo—aren’t soup kitchens run by churches?”

I’m okay with that too, frankly. Seems that the politicos don’t care for the poor, so someone has to, right? And a church has enough extra cash to get some more off the streets. Again, no worries. To keep that cash, they don’t pay taxes, as long as they don’t endorse any candidates.

I realized at that moment that, for one, my name tag had become unhooked and was driving itself into my chest with the seatbelt and, two, that soup kitchen had made a big no-no. A very big no-no.

This article supports my fears. Now that soup kitchen can lose money. Bad move, Mr. Ryan.  Another bad move. He wants to support churches and corporations. I don’t agree. And now, here’s our evidence—he’s not really smart, is he? If he supposedly loves churches, why do this to them?

I’m just curious, if a volunteer let them in-who are all those people standing there? If they’re homeless, they seem awfully clean.

I’m seriously starting to dislike this man.

Peace,
Roo

What Paul Ryan’s Faked Soup Kitchen Photo Op Says About Romney Campaign | The New Civil Rights Movement

11 Tips to Keep Employees Happy | BusinessNewsDaily.com

 

Seriously. Thumb through the itty bitty pictures and think…how many of those are allowed the crappily paid teachers of the universe? Benefits package? That was axed.  Give time for balance? HA! How many lives, including my own, were destroyed when several weekends in a row were given over to doing work. Oh yeah, work at home…HA!

I’m not bitter, I’m not bitter, I’m not bitter.

And I’m happier now. But obviously, this model isn’t for all businesses. Seriously, I should take up politics. But my hatred for money and working for it kills that ambition.

Peace,

Roo

11 Tips to Keep Employees Happy | BusinessNewsDaily.com

How much do we spend?

And a physical representation….

 

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Daily Kos: You WILL CRY watching Mister Rogers defend PBS in Congress

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you have probably heard that RMoney wishes to cut PBS. It’s sad, really, that he sees something as awesome as Public Broadcasting, which costs a smidgen of the budget, as the enemy.

This is not a new idea. A Republican trying to cut something that doesn’t have a dollar sign.

Let’s remember. I went into teaching because I didn’t want to work for money. I don’t want dollar signs to be my motivation.

Here’s one of my heroes speaking to Congress. I miss him.

RMoney? Please don’t cut PBS.

Peace,

Roo

Daily Kos: You WILL CRY watching Mister Rogers defend PBS in Congress