Humpday Happenings...
I'd like to take this day to get you all thinking a little...no harm in that, right?
Our WHO SAID THAT? quote of the day will be a "given", in that the person who said it is featured in today's post, so no guessing involved...it's a "gimme", and is found farther down, so keep on reading.
*** Today is rather somber, in that it as SEVENTY YEARS AGO today that the Japanese launched a surprise attack on our forces based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Seventy years...that's a decent chunk of time, no matter who you are.
What started out as a typical Sunday morning soon became a scene of devastation and carnage as over 2400 sailors were killed (many as they slept, or were trying to escape the destruction).
The WIKI for this is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
This attack precipitated the entry of the United States into World War 2 with Franklin Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech the following day.
And it was later, on 11 December, 1941, that Germany and Italy declared war on us, to which we reciprocated the same day.
Now, there has been controversy over whether or not the U.S. had "advance warning" about the imminent attack on our naval base at Pearl, and to this day, no definitive conclusions have been forthcoming.
But the speculation continues, nevertheless.
The commander of Pearl Harbor, Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel was relieved of command in mid-December, and spent the better part of his career defending his position.
Later, senior officers close to him at the time of the attack, testified he did all he could, given the limited resources and information.
It is contended that Kimmel became a scapegoat for the failures of HIS superiors, as did Army Lt. General Walter Short.
Admiral Chester Nimitz defended Kimmel by saying if notice had been given for the approaching Japanese carriers, Kimmel would have tried to intercept them, and given the age of the U.S. battleships and the speed of the opposing aircraft carriers, it is believed that we would have lost our ships in deep water, costing even more lives.
The WIKI for Admiral Kimmel can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husband_E._Kimmel
And while the debates over procedure will no doubt continue for many years, the veterans of that attack become fewer in number.
Reuters has a great story about one such veteran (with photos) found HERE:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/06/us-pearlharbor-survivor-idUSTRE7B518T20111206
What amazes me is that here we had (in 1941) ALL these (in many cases) TEENAGERS awakening to the sounds of bombs, fire, moans of their shipmates, and destruction raining down upon them...on a Sunday morning...
Today, most of them have passed away, and it is a profound sense of pride (and loss) that I feel when these few veterans remember that morning and their fallen shipmates.
To ask SO much from men SO young in such a conflict seems overwhelming...and yet they answered this nation's call.
Men lined up at induction centers immediately after the attack.
And our nation also rounded up our Asian population and sent them to internment camps farther inland...as a "precaution" against sabotage.
Having read about the history behind this attack and it's aftermath, I can honestly say that this nation was never the same after the attack.
Perhaps Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto summed it up best when he stated (after the attack):
"I fear that all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant...and fill him with a terrible resolve."
How prophetic were those words.
Here's the story about a 90-year old veteran "still on patrol" at Pearl:
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/07/pearl-harbor-survivor-90-still-on-mission-to-tell-story/
About 120 survivors will be in attendance today, and several urns containing the ashes of veterans will be returned to their ships and fallen comrades.
I feel it's our duty as the progeny of the Greatest Generation to keep the memories alive...retain the faith that our fathers employed across the Pacific and European theaters of operation during WW2.
We owe that much to them that served back then...we owe it to ourselves, and we owe it to those that currently serve.
Remember Pearl Harbor, and how it brought this nation together.
I think it's a mixed blessing for us all whenever an event as tragic as Pearl Harbor (or 9/11) is the driving force that brings a people...a nation together for a common cause.
We hate to think that ONLY death and tragedy will galvanize a country into action, and yet, time and again, we see that such things do exactly that.
And yet, without such events (and those that perpetrate them against us), can we even hope to avoid the evils of this world totally and without harm?
I tend to not think so.
I believe that every now and then, we NEED a swift "kick in the pants" to roust us from our complacency, and spur us FORWARD.
As is often the case, the PRICE we pay for our complacency is high.
But do we not come out a better nation as a result of our actions, however late in coming they are?
I would think so.
Perhaps we need to remain "at the ready" more often...
Our vigilance will pay off, no matter what the circumstances are, and no matter who the enemy is.
No heads in the sand, eyes and ears open...watching, listening...paying attention.
THAT is how this nation remains prepared...and how this nation will advance through any adversity.
Yes...remember Pearl Harbor and remember our vets.
Be well, make a difference to someone , and...
Stay SAFE out there, America.

Believe It - Or Else...
With another dusting of snow last evening, and temperatures hovering around the freezing mark this AM, it's little wonder we'll be choosing our footing very carefully, and I think THAT will be setting the "tone" of this post, as you'll see as you keep reading.
We're at this festive time of year...a time when perhaps we think more of others than ourselves, be they family, friends, or even complete strangers.
It's always been better to give than to receive (so I was told growing up), and yet some folks don't QUITE get the message, or turn it around to suit themselves.
And the reason for it is as plain as the nose on our faces.
*** Take this poor schmuck...and his obvious recidivism rate:
Here's the source story link:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111206/LOCAL/312069969
Seems this boy can't keep his junk in his jeans, and again we see another victim having to pay the price for the judicial system's failure to make this person penitent enough to NOT want to pursue his previous life of sexual misconduct.
How's about castration for such repeat offenders? Too harsh?
Well, what's supposed to work now ain't getting the job done...is it?
And, I'd wager this buck was on some gov't "assistance", (like THESE folks in WA from this story from The Blaze:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/feds-raid-million-dollar-home-of-welfare-recipient-in-washington-st/ ) because he was able to purchase a gun to use in a former assault.
Nice to see our tax dollars going to such worthwhile ventures, isn't it?
I'd MUCH rather see our money going to keep this predator LOCKED THE F$CK UP!
This perp has wheeled and dealed (plea-bargained) his way out of lengthy sentences for the last 20 years!
Lose the key this time...do us ALL a favor!
*** And then there's an update to THESE buttwipes and their "spree"...
Here's the link to the update:
http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/crime/police-connect-fw-huntington-robberies
What better way to celebrate the holidays than to go "shopping" for money (and cigarettes) at gunpoint.
Sure helps to make the season "bright". (unlike these a$$holes)
At least Mayson St. Clair and Joshua Jackson are guests of the Allen County jail for the time being, and I'll betcha they look simply OUTSTANDING in ORANGE!
(as are Charles St. Clair and Elissa May, noted accomplices)
And we STILL have one perp AT-LARGE, one Ronneil J. Norman, 31, (who would, by age, make him the probable ring-leader of this gang).
There appears to be a correlation with a recent credit union robbery from back in early November.
(I can't wait to hear how "such good boys" they are....always helping people and being the life of parties and all that whack sh*t!)
Betcha life wasn't "fair" to them...yeah, that's gotta be it.
FAIR to them would mean they didn't get enough FREE SH*T from everyone else to make their lazy life nicer than those who WORK for a living.
Sorry, none of our FOUNDING DOCUMENTS speak to THAT end...and deservedly so.
Being lazy and taking from others is not a right...it's a violation, first of God's gift of life, and second, for breaking one of the Ten Commandments (thou shall not steal).
Yeah, it's CHRISTMAS time, so I'm invoking our Creator and the Bible...what's the problem?
I'm not waging a war on Christmas...I'm waging a war AGAINST those waging a war on Christmas...and "I'm in it to win it!"
And then...there's THIS:
*** The head of the FAA...busted for DRUNK DRIVING...
(shouldn't we be notifying the Department of IRONY about this?)
Here's the source article:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/faa-chief-arrested-drunk-driving_611029.html
Yep, nothing says "government employee making way too much money" than bad behavior and a DUI charge.
Now, if we could ONLY get someone investigating Pelosi for INSIDER TRADING on Wall St.
That would be a great Christmas gift...for this entire nation.
(and a nice stocking stuffer would be for Obama to lose NEXT year.)
How much you want to bet that the FAA administrator, Randy Babbitt is PAID during his "leave of absence"?
Wonder if any of US would be similarly compensated should we ever find ourselves on the receiving end of a traffic citation for DUI?
(short answer - NO frigging way)
((Editor's Note - as of 1800 hrs, it has been confirmed that Randy Babbitt has RESIGNED as head of the FAA - wonder what kind of "pension" he'll still wind up with that's paid by the taxpayers?))
*** Now THIS makes the holidays light up for me.
Here's the story link:
http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/crime/couple-beats-shoots-armed-intruder
Nothing worse than coming home from shopping and finding SOMEONE ELSE in your house...
(especially around the holidays and uninvited)
So, what's a homeowner to do when confronted with an armed intruder?
Well, THIS man used a large salt shaker and whacked the gunman and wrestled with the shotgun the perp was carrying.
The thief ran from the house, leaving behind the shotgun, now in the possession of the homeowner, who followed him outside.
When the perp attempted to pull a handgun from his pants, the homeowner unloaded the shotgun into the fleeing perp's leg.
The man crawled to a waiting pickup, and the homeowner unloaded AGAIN, this time, taking out the right rear tire of the truck as it tried to speed away..The twosome was soon in custody by local authorities...not far away.
(nice shootin', Tex)
The Pierceton man, Michael Rhodes, 28, is recovering from wounds in the Kosciusko JAIL, as is his "moll", one Karen Gail Prater, 34 of Claypool
(bologna sandwiches for EVERYONE...!!!)
I'd be giving that homeowner a damn MEDAL.
Interestingly, this was the SECOND time the house was robbed (last was on 14 November for prescription drugs).
*** Lastly today, we see the evidence of society's woes all too well. Only time and space limits the amount of stories that can be told DAILY, in most every city around this nation.
We can't blame the economy, because in bad times, like the Great Depression, crimes like these actually WENT DOWN in number (although crimes like bootlegging and racketeering prospered) The regular people kept more to themselves, just trying to survive.
And charities were there to assist.
But the really great thing, is that regular folks helped one another...and NOT to each other's stuff.
In many ways, we've become a society that feels it's kinder and gentler to GIVE a person that fish, rather than teaching them HOW to fish.
And that works...(for a DAY) yet, the MEANS to learn how to fish are all around us...it's just that many people can't be "bothered" with the whole "learning" gig...
At least not when people are there to HAND OUT those fish, anyway.
If anything needs to be done regarding such people with hands constantly outstretched (and being filled to overflowing from other people's wallets and purses against their will), it's to get them to be a lot more SELF-ACTUALIZING...help them find themselves and have them realize that they CAN have VALUE in the world and CAN do for themselves.
Hell, there are crippled people, people missing limbs, deaf and blind people, people with all sorts of disabilities that are MORE useful AND productive than a lot of people with all their faculties and extremities INTACT.
And it's because THEY know WHO THEY ARE in life, and that life is to be taken by the horns and LIVED...rather than have it come to them for free.
I think the people with PHYSICAL handicaps should be the ones teaching those with MENTAL handicaps.
They certainly could learn a helluva lot about the human condition from such great people.
Maybe that's what the holidays can mean for us all...more of that charitable giving thing for the RIGHT reason.
And maybe it should be a time of reflection as well...
We'll never know until we try...right?
Be well, make a difference to someone, and...
Stay safe out there, America.

Monday Musings...
We've another rainy Monday on our hands this morning, and I've been noticing that we're enjoying a LOT of them of late.
Could it be that Mother Nature is a COLTS fans?
Considering they are currently 0-12 (still working on that "perfect" season, I see), it makes perfect sense.
But that's NOT going to dissuade us from taking a look at some of the wonderful things that have occurred over the past 72 hours, right?
So, let's have at it...shall we?
*** Looks like Iran "owns" one of our drone aircraft now, and that can't be all that good.
Here's the link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/04/iran-shoots-down-us-drone
I guess we'll soon see some "drone on drone" action over the skies of the Middle East?
In August 2010, Iran announced it had it's own "ambassador of death" - an unmanned bomber with a range of 600 miles...far enough to reach Israel.
Does anyone really care if we turn that parcel of sand called IRAN into a lake of glass?
I know I don't.
*** Have two stories closer to home about people messing with firearms, and getting hurt in the process.
-- An Auburn man was shot in the hand while inspecting a muzzle-loader found along a roadside.
Here's the link:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111204/LOCAL07/111209790/1002/LOCAL
I own a .44 caliber black powder Army Colt 1861, and I can say that clearing THAT weapon is pretty simple. You take it APART.
If it's a rifle, it might not as easy, but you still would have to partially disassemble the piece.
Anything less, and you DO run a risk of serious injury.
-- A Fort Wayne man was shot in the neck by his brother.
Here's this link:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111205/LOCAL07/312059911/1002/LOCAL
What strikes me as "odd" was that this was a REVOLVER.
And I could have sworn that I heard on the police radio that there was a level of intoxication present (which would explain a LOT).
The FWPD spokesperson, Raquel Foster said "the person was handling an unfamiliar weapon and did not realize it was loaded."
Really?
REALLY???
A revolver is one of the EASIEST weapons to figure out. Hell, a MECHANICAL PENCIL is more difficult...lol.
All one has to do is OPEN the CYLINDER, and look at the rounds (or better yet...EJECT THEM).
If it's a S&W, you slide the cylinder release FORWARD...if it's a Colt, you pull it towards the rear.
Other revolvers operate in similar manners - only TWO ways for standard cylinder release...it's not calculus, people!
If it's a smaller caliber, it might be a "break-top" revolver (release on top).
But, whatever the case, you DON'T screw with the trigger UNTIL the weapon is CLEARED...period.
(that way, no one gets shot...simple, huh?)
And yes, we even had some CRIME over the weekend...
*** A standoff results in four arrests in connection with an early Saturday morning robbery of a BP station on E. Coliseum Blvd.
Here's the link to the story:
http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/crime/fwpd-looks-for-suspect-on-franklin-ave
Now, I've always been one of those people that feels IF you have to call out the SWAT team, it's better to do it on the WEEKEND.
And these perps did not disappoint local authorities.
Three of them (Mayson St. Clair, Charles St. Clair, and Elissa May) were caught within hours in the getaway vehicle (with a gun as well), and are enjoying their stay in the local hoosegow, but a fourth suspect ran into a house on Franklin Avenue near 4th St. It was there that FWPD tried to communicate with Joshua C. Jackson, and when flash bangs were deployed after several hours, he surrendered to police. What this woman was doing with thugs like this is beyond me, but if she was wishing to get a record, she has one now.
Imagine if this were your daughter...she did have a citation for disregarding a stop sign and another one for under 18 tobacco possession, so she was working her way up the "corporate ladder", as it were. The St.Clair boys (Mayson and Charles) do not have anything local as far as rap sheets, and neither does Jackson. They must be from out-of-state.
*** Sunday's Journal-Gazette had a great story about our own "Parking Wars".
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111204/LOCAL/312049925/1002/LOCAL
I'll say one thing about parking tickets in Fort Wayne's downtown...you people get off REAL lucky with ONLY a $5 fine (meter parking)!!!
Try pulling the same stunt in say...PHILLY!
That will cost you at least $30 and up (mostly UP).
And yet, with such a small fine, the amount of scofflaws refusing to pay (according to the story) is rather HIGH.
Sandy Kennedy (yes, the city clerk) says that over 14K tickets are outstanding since November 2009.
That's a pretty BAD track record (imho).
The city wants to create a "mini-court" that handles ONLY traffic tickets (that's what we need...MORE government).
Don't worry...the idea was canned.
I'm all for towing the vehicles with outstanding violations, impounding them, and even auctioning them off if need be.
And naturally, the city and county are ping-ponging this issue of court handling back and forth.
One problem that occurred was due to the issuance of ALL the various PLATES from the Indiana BMV (we do have over FIFTY different plates now).
The same numbers were used on different plates (like the God plate), and some people across the state that never were in Fort Wayne were receiving mailings about UNPAID TICKETS.
Talk about a clusterf$ck!
That is being straightened out now.
Hell, I've mentioned to the FWPD about CHRONIC parking violations along our residential streets...and the department brass can't seem to address this, or even get with Parking Control to look into the problem.












Many of our residential streets are seeing too much traffic for their size, and ANY violation can have consequences, like parking facing the opposite way (the most common). People just pull in and then pull out, never looking to see what coming.
Speeding is another problem that never gets addressed.
Residential streets tend to be narrower for a REASON...to limit traffic to a speed where people are not placed at risk.
Such is NOT the case down here...anything (apparently) goes.
I've said numerous times to the department that the people could RETIRE from Parking Control (in a few years) if they issued tickets on a COMMISSION basis...lol.
But hey, it's not like I know what's going on down here..because I LIVE HERE, right?
*** Lastly today, we're starting to see the holiday movies cropping up, and I admit to watching It's A Wonderful Life the other night.
Been a while since I watched it all the way through, and I have to admit that Capra did an exemplary job with this story.
The acting was (and still is) top notch, and if you take things in context, the entire movie takes place within about an HOUR (all the other time is flashbacks).
To handle such a "tight" script in a manner like this says much for the actors, writer, and director.
Hard to believe it was made way back in '46, considering all the topical issues we still have with us TODAY.
It's kinda odd that we cherish this movie, because it deals with a potential suicide, and during this time of year, that happens all too often, sad to say.
There is not the "redemptive" factor that we see in Scrooge (with the main character), but rather the "realization" factor...the fact that we ALL have value, no matter our circumstance, and that because of that value, others see us as the people we are...flawed but caring, the people that don't have that much, but would still give you their last dime, because of the integrity they possess.
This movie is a fantastic study of the human condition...what we are capable of, when we UNDERSTAND who we are, and what our place is in this crazy old world.
Yeah, it's worth a watch every year...if nor no other reason to to realize in ourselves that which George Bailey came to realize.
Charity works miracles, whether it be at home or anywhere else in our lives, and will come from sources we never knew existed.
And it can often help to get an angel his wings... Have yourselves a great week.
Be well, make a difference to someone, and...
Stay safe out there, America.

Friday Follies
Here it is, 0700 as I start this post, and I'm still waiting for our FRIDAY edition of the "morning" paper...
(time to roll those eyes, Bob)
Okay, here goes...
(( *ROLLS EYES* ))
How's that?
I don't expect MUCH when it comes to getting the paper...I don't think ANY of us do, really.
We only want it ON the step (and not in our flower gardens or up on the roof), and we want it is a TIMELY fashion (and according to the Journal-Gazette phone line, it SHOULD be here weekdays by 0600 hrs...)
My problem is when the carrier is LATE (as in very)!
And it would seem that this is part of America's problem...the "lack of desire" when it comes to job performance.
But more about that farther down today's post, so stay with me friends.
In the meantime, we've got other things to attend to, such as THESE:
*** The answer to yesterday's WHO SAID THAT? quote.
"Those who matter don't worry, and those who worry don't matter" was spoken by Field Marshal William Slim, (favourite motto, quoted in Ronald Lewin, Slim, the Standard-Bearer -1976, P-176).
If you want to know more about a really interesting person who fought in BOTH World Wars, here's the WIKI:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Slim,_1st_Viscount_Slim
It's a good read.
*** Next, in yesterday's post I had one of the two teen drug dealer's names wrong...it should be Sydney WILSON, and not Rogers...sorry about that. I have amended the post accordingly, and I do apologize for getting it incorrect. Sometimes, my eyes get ahead of my brain...lol.
*** Did you know that OUR very own Bernenke and Geitner had their fingers in the bailout pie a LOT deeper than we previously knew?
Here's a link to a GREAT article that exposes some of the corrupt behavior going on behind the scenes in our government.
http://my.firedoglake.com/scarecrow/2011/11/27/explosive-bloomberg-report-details-feds-monster-bank-bailouts-7-77-trillion/
Betcha didn't know WE (America) gave out over SEVEN TRILLION BUCKS to banks around the world to BAIL THEM OUT...!
(well,if you didn't know before, you certainly do NOW)
That's more than the ENTIRE deficit under G.W. Bush...!!!
And we did it in LESS than FOUR YEARS...managed to ADD to that deficit until we're now at FIFTEEN TRILLION bucks (and that doesn't EVEN include interest).
Yeah, try paying THAT off without cutting spending...ain't gonna happen.
In other words...it's IMPOSSIBLE.
(and so is putting a Cadillac up your nose, in case you were wondering)
And, we need this current president RE-elected...WHY????
*** I also hear that the EURO is in DEEP doo-doo, and that ain't good (for them).
There is an article found HERE:
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/136694/vivien-a-schmidt/saving-the-euro-will-mean-worse-trouble-for-europe
Now, I have to provide a CAVEAT here first, as the COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS has been tied to the whole ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT conspiracy gig (and it's got more traction that you would think these days).
But consider this:
If the EURO collapses, that means that our DOLLAR will spike in "value", and that seems pretty damn enticing...(on the surface).
It means our dollar is worth a LOT more than it currently is, but at the same time, it means that our national DEBT (calculated in DOLLARS) ALSO goes up...WAY UP in "value".
Isn't economics "fun"?
Talk about a real Catch-22, hmm?
We're damned if it does, and damned if it doesn't.
Gonna take a REALLY good business person who's a LOT more economy-savvy than anyone we currently have in D.C. to skull this clusterf$ck out.
*** And a bit (too) closer to home...there's THESE:
--This story deals (no pun intended) with a drug dealer under FEDERAL indictment:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111202/LOCAL03/312029902/1002/LOCAL
Mark Honer, 27, of the 800 block of Nuttman Ave. will soon be a "guest" of a federal penitentiary (near you).
Enjoy your stay, Mark...you EARNED it!
-- This story is a bit disturbing, so be warned:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111202/LOCAL/312029947/1002/LOCAL
It's about a predator named William Valenzuela, 27, of the 2400 block of John St (Fort Wayne) and the plethora of charges against his sorry ass such as rape, attempted criminal deviate conduct, strangulation, battery, criminal recklessness, intimidation, confinement, and interference with the reporting of a crime (whew)...LONG list there, hmm?
Yes friends, they ARE out there...
I hope Billy-Boy likes his future cellmate, because he might get to know him a lot more "intimately" than he might want to.
And it's nice to know that with a bail of $156.5K, it'll be harder to post it.
He shoulda sold DRUGS or committed ARMED ROBBERY...the bail is WAY lower.
He could have been back out in no time "back at work".
No one ever said that criminals were SMART, right?
*** Lastly today, a bit more on that "lack of desire" that I mentioned at the top of the post.
Work ethics in America have fallen on hard times...no doubt about it, and if you're still one of THOSE people (like me) that takes pride in what you do, and performs to the best of your abilities...you're in the minority these days.
They had a good segment on The O'Reilly Factor last night about GOVERNMENT CONTRACT WORKERS out at lunch, boozing it up and doing drugs.
This took place in (of all places)...DETROIT, MICHIGAN...big surprise there.
Most of the workers were BLACK, as well (how do they get all the good jobs when they're all claiming they're poor and out of work anyway?).
Made me wonder.
Anyway, here's a link to the source article...excellent journalism, too.
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/defense-factory-workers-party-at-lunch-20111122-ms
And the video is worth the visit to the website!
Rob Wolchek does a great job of exposing this problem.
Months ago, there was a similar story about AUTO WORKERS doing drugs at lunch.
See the similarities here?
Well, they ARE all UNION employees...that says a LOT right there.
I can say that I once worked for a window manufacturer (that has since moved from Fort Wayne) that had several employees that regularly smoked pot at lunch. They used to go back by the railroad tracks (where a passing FWPD car couldn't spot them), and toke away.
Can't say that EVER went on at the window place I worked at in Columbus, OH.
(a few might come in hung over, but that was it)
And you certainly DID NOT partake in ANY similar substances when working STS for Circuit City.
The chief of Loss-Prevention was a former VA State Police LT, and he didn't take ANY crap from ANYONE.
He and I got along famously, btw...lol
And I saw him fire people ON THE SPOT.
Work ethics are what MADE this nation...and they're also what can SAVE this nation.
When people perform their job as if they were doing it FOR THEMSELVES, it MEANS something.
When you build anything as if it was going into YOUR house, you make it better. When you know that your name is attached to something, a sense of PRIDE should accompany it.
Hell, during WW2, we had people SIGN aircraft or tanks.
But when we allow union workers to smoke weed while building military vehicles or systems that go INTO those vehicles, we place our troops AT RISK, not to mention the chance of injury on the job to those stoners (and the lawsuits that follow, thanks to union intervention).
Workplaces are not inherently UNSAFE...we've seen to that.
But we need to know that the PEOPLE working there are not UNSAFE either...to the product they manufacture, or to fellow workers.
America has a great opportunity to rectify such mistakes, should she wish to take it.
And I think it can begin with all of us in the working class that make this nation move in whatever capacity we find ourselves.
You do your BEST...you do it RIGHT, and you do it AS OFTEN as possible.
THAT is what work ethics encompasses, and we need to remember that, no matter how small the task, or how great the challenge.
Have yourselves a fantastic weekend.
Be well, make a difference to someone today, and as always...
Stay safe out there,America.