Whining Greeks...

The Greeks complain that they can't take it anymore. This is both unfortunate and disgusting.  The Greek populace must take responsibility for their own actions.  Instead of paying their taxes, which a whopping percentage don't.  Instead of declaring that they couldn't afford to hold the Olympics, which they did anyway pushing the country into extravagant un-repayable debt.  Instead of turning away despondent immigrants at the border, which they don't.  The Greeks are now whining that they need the rest of the EU to carry them to solvency, without any sacrifice on their own.  If only the unpaid taxes were collected, that may be enough.  The Greeks, who are divided into two categories: 1) the very rich who consider themselves independent from the country's problems, and 2) the very poor that can't help at all.  The consumer spending by those that have, continues unrelenting, showing no signs of remorse for a failing government.
What REALLY riles me even more, is the negative effect on our stock market and economy.  This part we DON"T deserve.

I have fond memories of visiting the butcher shop with my mom when I was very young.  My mother (Sicilian) would make chicken soup from scratch (literally) since she would use chicken feet!  You can't buy chicken feet in the local supermarket or big-box.  If you want the absolute best chicken soup, that is what you use.  If you wanted to buy the absolute best hot-dogs, ones with the natural casings, you'd have to get them there.  If you were looking for regional cuts, such as cottage ham or tri-tips, the butcher could cut those to order. 

Today's supermarket or big-box can only display pre-cut meats in plastic trays.  Most of that is not cut or maybe even processed on the premises.  This is clearly a means for avoiding the cost of machinery and highly-paid union butchers on the local level.  It is also how food borne illnesses such as salmonella and E. coli are spread so quickly and so far.  The control of distribution during a recall is, I'm sure, unnerving.

Excerpts From Classified Sections Of City Newspapers
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Our experienced Mom will care for your child. Fenced yard, meals, and smacks included.

Dog for sale: Eats anything and is fond of children.

Man wanted to work in dynamite factory. Must be willing to travel.

Stock up and save. Limit: one.

Semi-Annual after Christmas Sale

3 year old teacher needed for pre-school. Experience preferred.

Mixing bowl set designed to please a cook with round bottom for efficient beating.

Girl wanted to assist magician in cutting off head illusion. Blue Cross and salary.

Dinner Special -- Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00

For sale: antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.

Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get an extra pair to take home, too.

We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand.

by Albert Einstein
"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"

"The must incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible."

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."

"Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value."

"Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love."

"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother."

"The wireless telegraph is not difficult to understand. The ordinary telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and it meows in Los Angeles. The wireless is the same, only without the cat."

"When asked how World War III would be fought, Einstein replied that he didn't know. But he knew how World War IV would be fought: With sticks and stones!"

"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S RELATIVITY."

"Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing."

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

A blonde was shopping at Target and came across a shiny silver Thermos.
She was quite fascinated by it, so she picked it up and took it to the clerk To ask what it was.
The clerk said, ‘Why, that’s a thermos….. It keeps hot things hot, And cold things cold.”
“Wow, said the blonde, “That’s amazing….I’m going to buy it!” So she bought the thermos and took it to work the next day..
Her boss saw it on her desk. “What’s that,” he asked?
“Why, that’s a thermos….. It keeps hot things hot and cold things Cold,” she replied.
Her boss inquired, “What do you have in it?”
The blonde replied….. …”Two Popsicles and some coffee.”

What's the difference between a Northern zoo and a Southern zoo?

In a Northern zoo you have the name of the animal and the Latin name underneath. In a Southern zoo you haven the name of the animal and a recipe underneath.

It all started with an iPhone...
My son celebrated his 16th birthday in April,
and I bought him an iPhone. He simply loved it.

I celebrated my birthday in May, and I was really pleased to get an ipad from my wife.

My daughter's birthday was in November, so I got her an iPod Touch.

My wife's birthday was celebrated in February, so I got her an iRon.

It was around that time the fights started...

What my wife failed to recognize is that the iRon can be integrated into the home network with the iWash, iCook and iClean.

This inevitably activates the iNag reminder service.

I should be out of the hospital next week!!

iHurt