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Happy Thanksgiving!

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:47:00 +0000

For everyone tuning in today, Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for stopping by.

Why Do People Hate Fun?

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:58:00 +0000

Why do some adults hate things that are fun? If morale is low at work and you do something to raise it like putting a "face" on a label printer to make it look silly and fun, why would someone take it off and throw it away?

Because they're assholes, that's why!

None

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:16:00 +0000

I have no rational thoughts today.

Fiber Fiber

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:18:00 +0000

I caught a bunch of commercials on television and in the food store many of the boxes of cereal boast "excellent source of fiber". Are we all having that much trouble taking a shit in the morning?

Let's Use Our Heads

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:57:00 +0000

CNN is running a story with the headline "Critics slam Microsoft bridge as waste of stimulus money".

Microsoft is planning on using their stimulus money totaling $11M for a construction project bridging 2 campuses separated by a highway. This project will create just under 1400 jobs in the 18 months slated to finish in.

First off, the critics need to look at what they're bashing - Microsoft is getting free money that I'm almost positive it did not ask for. Microsoft could fart out $11M about every second of the day and still remain in their state of no debt.

If Microsoft swaps the money into some "more worthy project" then they would use the same money from its own wallet for this bridge.

The critics should do some research before they bitch and moan sometimes.

Hey - if I use some tax break money the government gives me to buy some big screen TV rather than pay off a credit card, are the other tax payers going to moan about that?

This is a re-post from the main site.

Funny

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:06:00 +0000

I agree with animal rights and such yet I fish. I go on job interviews and tell them "I'm the kind of person who gets along with everybody" and still am antisocial and buy "I hate people" bumper stickers. I'm not into Christianity at all yet I enjoy and celebrate Christmas and exchange gifts. Funny.

Money Money

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:40:00 +0000

So is wanting to enjoy the same online business success as others not a rational thought? I don't think so.

Late Last Night

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:47:00 +0000

Some dirt bag slime ball piece of shit threw their late night snack of some kind of noodle soup at our house. So at 12:30AM my mother is outside hosing the front of the house down.

People wonder why I'm getting more and more antisocial the older I get, say things like "machine gun turrets around the house", and buy bumper stickers that say "I hate people".

Seems kinda funny someone who says things like that has a blog called "Rational Thoughts".

Are there Any of These Anymore?

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:43:00 +0000

Are there any rational thoughts anymore? I can't think of a good point to argue right now, but I wanted to get a new post out here since it's been a while.

More to come soon.

Shark Fin Soup

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:20:00 +0000

Illegal fisherman are taking 70,000,000 shark fins per year killing that many sharks. This is decimating the entire shark population in the oceans which account for an entire ecosystem. If you're eating anywhere in the world and you see shark fin soup on the menu, please don't eat at that restaurant. If we don't buy it, they won't make it!

Oooohhh - a Penny!

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:12:00 +0000

Gas in our area went down to $3.99 - we're really swimming in the savings now! If the 18-wheelers are spending an average of $2000 per fill-up, how do they stay in business? By increasing their rates which trickle down to me and you!

Gas

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:06:00 +0000

When are the freekin' gas prices going to drop? I know I don't know anything about the economics of fuel but fix the gd thing already.

Laying Low

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:12:00 +0000

I took the weekend off for Thanksgiving and am back with some sort of throat cold. I'm going to lay low today and hopefully get a few new posts tomorrow.

Be well!

Happy Thanksgiving to All

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:20:00 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving to All - go think of something!

As An American

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:24:00 +0000

As an American living in America I have seen absolutely no personal benefit to the war in Iraq. As a matter of fact, gassing up my car has tripled since 2002 which is around the time the government sent U.S. troops over there.

Now I'm no economic/military/international politics expert in any sense of the phrase, but since most of our petroleum products seem to come from that part of the world it would seem they jacked up the prices as a result of the military's presence.

On top of that it's costing my tax dollars in the billions every month and I'm thinking that with all this "benefit" we should be getting that my gallon of gas should be down to about $0.25 a gallon. Since our government makes decisions based on the benefit of our country you'd think that, wouldn't you?

In the mean time U.S. troops are getting shot at and blown up, not getting paid nearly what they're deserved, living there with a virtual target painted on their backs, and we're all paying $3.05/gallon of gas.

Chinese Toys vs. Rational Thinking

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:53:00 +0000

At this rate, when I have kids they'll be better off playing with scissors and matches.

Here's another group of 4,200,000 toys recalled in today's story at CNN because they contain a "date rape" drug.

I'm not sure if I'm shooting from the hip on this one but how about we re-open the factories all over the U.S. and give some folks in the manufacturing business a job. It may make a toy that sells for $15.00 go up in price to $18.50. Big whoop. I'll buy it and so will millions of other Americans.

Hybrid Cars

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:24:00 +0000

I'm thinking you'll need to own your brand new hybrid vehicle for some time before seeing a profit on it. Starting at $20,950, the Toyota Prius is hot on gas savings but high on price. If you're looking at buying one and expect to finance it, you'd look at a payment of maybe $350-$400 assuming you have a small down payment. Plus on top of that you need to buy $3.00/gallon gas.

If you buy a small non-hybrid vehicle like the Corolla with great gas mileage plus a lower price (starting at $14,405) and start feeding it gas I'm thinking you'll see an immediate return on investment with a lower monthly payment and less gas consumption.

This is by no means a scientific analysis of hybrid vs. small car but simply a view of the surface.

Rational Thoughts for someone not rational

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:13:00 +0000

This guy shoots a police officer and runs out of the Dunkin Donuts with the officer's gun. He's now wanted by the Local, State, and FBI guys. If he were smart he'd run to the closest police station and turn himself in before they get a hold of him on the street since he's armed and dangerous.

WHILE I WAS WRITING THIS MY BUDDY IN WORK TOLD ME HE WAS CAUGHT IN MIAMI. NEVERMIND.

What a Dummy

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:14:00 +0000

The irony that Dog the Bounty Hunter said in his rant that he doesn't want the news to hear him say that awful word and says it several times in the statement. Then his son sells it to the news and A&E all but dumps his show.

Letter to Commanders

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:03:00 +0000

I read a letter online in one of the military's web sites addressing a serious problem in Iraq. The letter asks the military leaders of any level to really connect with their reports as often as then can to keep a feel for how the troops are feeling.

This is because the suicide rate is higher than it's been in a long time and they are concerned with lowering this statistic - as well they should be!

What a shame that the brave folks serving over seas, for a cause that no one's really sure about, feel they're pushed beyond the limits they can handle and resort to this.

Loads of Fires in CA

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:42:00 +0000

All these fires and they're lucky to be getting the federal assistance. It's nice to see some dollars going to local problems rather than the quagmire while commander cuckoo banana's in charge.

To Spy or Not

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 04:53:00 +0000

So we have the U.S. government admitting to spying on U.S. citizens' telephone conversions. Is this good or bad? They're saying they only monitor incoming and outgoing calls to suspected terrorists in other countries. On one hand you can say 'hey, these are serious personal privacy rights they are trampling without even getting a court order. No American's rights should be ignored and should be protected.'

On the other hand if you've got nothing to hide, you may say 'let them watch me, I'm not hiding anything since I'm doing no wrong' which would openly let them investigate. If they opened the flood gates on spying on everyone, would it be a good thing in a way since they could find the culprits who plan to harm the U.S. and quickly catch them? If you've got nothing to hide, who cares if they listen. If you don't know they're listening and you live in the illusion of privacy, then who cares, right?

I'm not sure which argument is stronger. If they could spy based on credible intelligence and prevent another big terrorist attack here or elsewhere, I think that would be cool.

Where have all the solar cells gone?

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:20:00 +0000

Ok, so here we are with energy prices soaring and no one's using solar energy to supplement their electricity from the power co. What's up with that. We should be trying to create as much of our own electricity as we can without the help of the power co. I know the batteries are expensive but the more people who start buying them, the prices will come down and become very affordable for everyone.

All this unused surface area on top of our homes is such a waste of potential for collecting FREE energy. If everyone used these solar panels on their homes' rooftops they would save a ton of money in electric bills every year. When properly installed and integrated with your existing electrical system, these will collect energy for your use and will reduce your power co. reliance. If you collect more energy than you use, it is a federal law that the electric company compensate you for the surplus of energy.

If you take it a few steps further and incorporate other ideas into your home production of electricity you could really save on power costs. Imagine this: every time you open and close any door in your home, it rubs a roller on the floor producing a small electrical current that is stored in your home electric batteries. Every time you run water, the water that goes down the drain spins a little turbine that also produces electricity for your home. More to come...

Welcome to the rational thoughts blog

noreply@blogger.com (OuterBlogs - Mattman) — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 03:09:00 +0000

Come here to read about ideas that need to said. They are only ideas. There is no agenda here. There is no recuitment going on. We only want to share ideas and thoughts instead of keeping the bottled up in our brains.