Go Daddy Bob

The guy's ego must be huge. Or his "people" are nothing but yes men. Those are the only reasons I can think of why they keep using his face on advertising. They are trying to make him a distinguishable brand. He can't get away with it like nerdy Bill Gates. He's not cuddly or cute and no one cares what he blogs about. If anything, he is very non-descript looking, but in a stalker kind of way.

Wasn't there anyone on the payroll willing to say, "hey, Bob, no one cares what the founder of Go Daddy has to say. Plus, you're creepy looking. There is a good chance you'll scare customers away."

NU KU LAR

Will someone - besides George Bush - please tell Sarah Palin how to say NU KLEE AR? And just because you can pronounce MAVERICK doesn't mean you are one?

A year ago

If you needed a construction job last year, no prob. Different story this week. There was not one construction job posted in Sunday's Bulletin classifieds. Not one.

Let's Bail out AMERICANS

Hell to the yeah, this idea is the best one yet:

I'm against the $85,000,000, 000.00 bailout of AIG.

Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000, 000 to America in a We Deserve It Dividend.

To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S.

Citizens 18+.

Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up..

So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billion that equals $425,000.00.

My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a We Deserve It Dividend.

Of course, it would NOT be tax free.

So let's assume a tax rate of 30%.

Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes.

That sends $25,500,000, 000 right back to Uncle Sam.

But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket.

A husband and wife has $595,000.00.

What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?

Pay off your mortgage - housing crisis solved.

Repay college loans - what a great boost to new grads

Put away money for college - it'll be there

Save in a bank - create money to loan to entrepreneurs.

Buy a new car - create jobs

Invest in the market - capital drives growth

Pay for your parent's medical insurance - health care improves

Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean - or else

Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces.

If we're going to re-distribute wealth let's really do it...instead of trickling out a puny $1000.00 ( "vote buy" ) economic incentive that is being proposed by one of our candidates for President.

If we're going to do an $85 billion bailout, let's bail out every adult US Citizen 18+!

As for AIG - liquidate it.

Sell off its parts.

Let American General go back to being American General.

Sell off the real estate.

Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.

Here's the rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn't.

Sure it's a crazy idea that can "never work."

But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!

How do you spell Economic Boom?

A question for the GOP

So how's that abstinence-only sex education program working out for you?

Lack of TV Options in Bend

We got the HD converter box for our television last weekend. The clarity is remarkable. Plenty of OPB channels. That's nice, like the kids to watch that stuff. Only problem? Too much damned KTVZ! No more Portland stations, only Newschannel 21, The CW (promoting Newschannel 21), Fox (Newschannel 21's bed partner, which also heavily promotes Newschannel21). It's all friggin' Molly whatever and Lee Anderson. And the weather guy! All over my goddammed TV! We get it, you have a hold on the market Newschannel 21! But aren't you sick of seeing yourselves too? Don't be so damn cheap, freakin' hire more anchors and reporters so we don't have you rammed down our throats at every damn commercial break.

AND what the hell happened to the Spanish station?? They put KFXO on there, now there's nothing on the KFXO channel. Is somebody taking a long nap?? What the hell? It was my only reprieve from your damn promos! Even if I couldn't understand 99/100's of what they were saying, at least I didn't have to see your faces on there.

Unicel Plays Lip Service

Is it green just because you color it so? Unicel is bragging on how green they are. Yet, they sent their full color, glossy "Unicel News" newsletter (Spring issue arrives late June?!) IN A FRIGGIN' ENVELOPE!!! It's a tri-fold newsletter, so they could have just designed it with a space for a label, smacked one on there, and sent it off.

Nowhere on or in the newsletter does it say it's printed on recycled paper. Same for the envelope. How many customers do they have? So, at least one envelope and one newsletter for each. How they're green is by disposing of your old phone. That's it. Oh, and their locations picked up litter one day.

We see right through you, Unicel. "Go Green. Good call" Yeah, right.

TARGET="_blank", People!

Such an easy piece of html to add. Yet even the bigs guys rarely do it with their article links. I'm talking about you, Newsweek, MSNBC and all you other high falutin' writers that can't add that simple tag!! Do you WANT me to leave your site? I guess so.

Re-posting "McMenamin's Never Fails"

If you missed it. It is about my latest experience with McMenamin's.

What the hell, Mother Nature?!

I'm done with skiing, I've taken my studs off, I've thought about putting the fleece away but remembered I can use it this summer. And you keep bringing the damn snow. You're beginning to piss me off.

McMenamin's Never Fails

...to disappoint. I was at the Central Oregon Songwriter's Association 10th Annual Awards Show on Sunday (which was great, btw!). It was at McMenamin's. The place was PACKED. As full as that room could be, with lots of people standing. So probably close to a couple hundred folk.

So what does McMenamin's do? They schedule ONE bartender, who is also the same person taking the food orders. The fact that people were waiting and waiting and waiting to get a drink does not motivate the bartender to move fast and efficiently, AT ALL. Part of the hold up was that folks who ordered a soda had to have it poured out of the can. You know how it goes: pour warm Pepsi over a glass full of ice. It foams up, you wait for it to go down. Pour more. Wait more. Pay $2.50. No free refills.

Here's Pepsi's local number 382-4495. They have this nifty gadget called a "dis-pen-ser". You push the button and pops fills the glass in just seconds. I bet they give it to you when you order a canister of Pepsi syrup and fizzy water. It's really 1980's, ya oughta try it, McMenamin's.

Then let's consider the fact that we're at McMenamin's. Known for their beer, right? Yeah, we get 2 choices: something Bitter and a Pale Ale. It's not that I'm a beer snob, but I know I like my beer dark. Like, I don't want to be able to see your face through it dark. Available everywhere in the whole restaurant but the bar where I'm buying it. She said she would get me another choice, but I think everyone in the line would have killed me. And I wouldn't have blamed them.

So, I'm thinking, it's 2:00, time for a little snacky-poo, something healthy because dinner's in a couple hours. Oh, hey, there's black bean dip with tortilla chips. I can justify that. I'll take an order of that, please. Sorry, we don't have any. So I ordered the tater tots. But not realizing the cajun taters are a whole different order, I'm drooling, just thinking how good they are. Nope, didn't get them. Now, any good waitress, knowing how popular their cajun taters are, is going to ask, "Regular or Cajun?" You know, for idiots like me who didn't know I had to specifically ask for them.

Just another in a growing list of disappointments from McMenamin's. They have the potential to be a great place, they've put major bucks into it, why don't they follow through with better food and service??!! Not too many people could last for long with that business plan. Yet, somehow, it works for them... go figure.