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Mike Williams - The Eagle Song

2013-04-11T15:47:33-05:00

If you need some hope, some light in your darkness, watch this video all the way through to the end.

Itsy Bitsy Spider

2013-03-04T14:24:29-06:00

I had a visitor today at lunch.

Knit Caps

2013-01-22T17:08:53-06:00

What does Taylor Swift have in common with LOLcats? Knit caps, apparently.

While scanning headlines on FoxNews.com, I noticed the bizarre likeness. Maybe knit caps are the fashion trend for 2013?

Horton Hears a Who

2013-01-22T16:05:32-06:00

I recently saw an ad for some new revelation on the BBC series, Dr. Who, and all I could think of was a big elephant named Horton. I bet he won't have a guest appearance, but what if he did?

One Classy Motha exposes the miracle of birth

2013-01-09T10:49:58-06:00

Today I’m going to teach you how to make a reversible Felt Vagina. Why reversible you ask? Because this isn’t just a vagina, it’s an educational tool used to demonstrate “where babies come from”. Throw your kid one of these, watch them turn it inside out, and voila! -you can skip the whole uncomfortable conversation.

She’s ready to push!…I see the head!…Aww, it’s a boy!

via www.oneclassymotha.com

It is a difficult thing; to laugh and gag at the same time.

Happy Thanksgiving 2012

2012-11-22T00:12:00-06:00

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Hostess Bakery is Closed

2012-11-16T16:42:14-06:00

Hang on to your Ding-Dongs and hide your Ho-Ho's in a closet because Hostess Bakeries are closed. The famous maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread announced it's closure today after filing for bankruptcy at the beginning of the year. Facing a culture that increasingly values healthy food choices as well as an uncertain economy, Hostess had negotiated an 8% pay cut with their employees to keep the company in business, but unions fought against the cuts and initiated a strike. The massive nationwide strike was too much for the struggling bakery to overcome and the proverbial cake has fallen flat.

According to Becker, most of the company's employees had approved an 8 percent pay cut for the coming year, but the members of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union had voted against the reduction and a change in the pension plan.

Becker stressed that lingering pension obligations and other expenses felled the company, and not demand for its products.

via The Chicago Tribune

The unions, of course, blame Wall Street greed for years of mismanagement, but it was union greed that led to the demise in the last act of this play. At some point, unions have to be willing to make concessions to keep a company alive. Allowing the company to close and lay off over 18,000 workers in this economy was the wrong decision no matter how strongly they believe in their principles.