As you may or may have heard the latest talk going on about breast feeding.  People are upset that mothers are breastfeeding their babies in public; at least according to the mothers doing it.  Well I’m here to set the record straight.

It’s not the idea that you are breastfeeding in public that being offensive.  It’s the idea that you are not using any tact while doing it.

Mothers had always breastfed their babies throughout history.  There wasn’t any complaints about it before.  The reason, they used some tact.  They used their common sense when it came to breastfeeding in public.  There is an appropriate way in breastfeeding.

You got to understand, us men are pigs!  When we see breast of a beautiful woman, we are going to ogled.  If you don’t want us to do it, find a appropriate way to breastfeed the baby.  I’m not saying  you have to stop doing it in a restaurant.

You wouldn’t like it if a man sat next to you and just whip it out would you?

If a man was to take a whiz outside, he would be arrested, fined, charged, and made to registered as a sex offender.  What about you woman who inappropriately breastfeed your babies in public.  Don’t you think that you too should be charged, fined, arrested, and registered as a sex offender?

I wouldn’t doubt  the same woman who accused men of sexual assault are the same who inappropriately breastfeed their babies in public.

It’s almost like, you wouldn’t wear a very short dress or skirt to church, either for a wedding or a funeral or just church service?  Those dresses are so short, when you bend over, everyone can see what you don’t want to be seen.  Or do you want people to see it?  Dress appropriately, that’s all!

I’m not saying that you have to  dress like a nun and cover-up completely.  You can still dress sexy and wear nice clothes, just do it with some tact.

Just like guys, when you wear your pants, no one wants to see your boxer.  Pull those pants up.

When I was a teenager, and if our underwear was showing, we would either get a snuggy or our pants pulled down to our ankles, just to embarrass us right in front of everyone.  If you do that now to a teenager, they will say, “He touch me inappropriately.”

This is not just a black guy thing about wearing your pants down low and boxers up high.  White teenage boys do it too.

I just don’t understand how you can walk like that.  If my pants were down like that, I would feel expose.

Believe me, I like to wear a little bigger clothes; that way they don’t feel tight on me.

It’s even bad to see someone butt crack.  It’s as disgusting to see.  It turns my stomach.  Pull your pants up!  Wear a belt or suspender!

How about an older lady dressing as though she is still sexy and in her 20’s.  You are not the same as you were back then.  Don’t try to dress like you are.

The same goes to the older men out there.  Don’t try to dress like you are still young and in your 20’s.  Older men, please don’t wear speedos!

Actually us older men, got a huge gut and hairy back and even hairy chest.  We don’t have the bodies we had when we were younger.

Just like you older ladies don’t have the same bodies you had when you were younger.

I don’t know it you seen the video of Joe Nichols’ song, “Tequila makes her clothes fall off.”  In that video, the grandmother came back home to see a party going on and she got down herself.  By the end of the video she says, “let’s get naked.” Believe me, you don’t want to see that.

So you women out there who is upset that no one wants you to feed your babies.  I’m not telling you not to breastfeed.  All I’m saying, use some common sense when doing so.  If you don’t want us men to fondle you either with our hands or eyes, think before you do.  Usually woman has a towel covering their breast while they are feeding their baby.  They don’t just whip it out.

Young men/boys pull up your pants!  No one wants to see your boxers either.  No one wants to see your butt crack either.

Dress your age!  Don’t dress as though you are still young and sexy.

This is not a porn!!   I’m not really naked.

We have become so addicted to our phones and computers.  We cannot leave home without our phone without realizing something is definitely missing.

Last summer I had written in one of my blog that I could do well living out in the wilderness.  Well something happened to make me rethink this.  Something that cause me consider writing this blog.

Last Fall I had my phone taken and had to get a new one replace under my replacement plan.  Since I was without a phone for 2-3 days, I felt rather naked without it.

It got me thinking what we did and how we survived years ago without a cell phone and a computer.

As you know a cell phone is everywhere.  You can’t leave home without it; otherwise you will be lost.

Years ago, people did their calling from home on the old landline phone.  You were even charge long distance for any long distance call.  The phone was first rotary, then became push button.  The rotary was very hard on your fingers.

Even before my time, when a person made a call, they went through the operator to make it.

If you happened to be out and about and needed to make a phone call, you could find a pay phone, practically every corner to call someone to let them know that you are on your way.

Only those who had a car phone was businessman or lawyer.  Those phones were huge also.  You couldn’t just put it in your pocket or purse.

I never thought I would get a cell phone but believe I’m glad I did.  The reason I got my first cell phone was because I had too much trouble with my landline phone, being dependable.  So when an offer was made to lump my phone and internet together, I took it.  I eventually had to separated the phone and internet from my phone bill.

Everywhere you go you see either people talking on the cell phone or texting someone.  They are even holding onto the phone.  They cannot just put it in their pocket or purse.  It’s almost like they are afraid that they might miss out on something.

They are driving with the phone up to their ear or reading  or writing a text message.  One of the reason for distracted drivers.  Or else they are walking and have the their phone in their hand.  They are even going into a store with a phone in their hand.  Put your phone in your pocket or purse!  The call is not that important that you cannot call back later.

How about going to a concert or play and is ask to put your phone away?  How many will still have their phone out texting someone?  We are so addicted to our phone and it’s a crying shame.

There is no face to face conversation hardly anymore.  The old joke is a family is sitting at the supper table, and they all are on their phone texting one another.  When the power goes out, they stop and look at each other and they had nothing to say.

Years ago, telemarketer would call during supper time.  Now they call whenever possible.

Even computers are becoming more prominent in every homes.  I never had a computer growing up.  The only computer training I had was in college and a little in high school.  Now I’m starting to make money with my computer through writing my blogs.

Kids today are being taught on the computers at an early age.  They don’t go outside much to play.  They are busy playing computer games.

When I was a kid, we had to use our imagination in playing games outside.  We would pretend to be motorcycle gang and ride our bikes in the neighborhood.  If you want to play video games, you went to the arcade.

When my internet was down for 2-3 days, I felt lost without it as well.

Now days when parents are disciplining their kids, if they send them to their room, the kids are so happy to go there because they have all their electronics in there.  If a parent wants to discipline their kids, they have to take away their phones, computers, etc.

I don’t think that kids under 13 should have a cell phone.  They need to be old enough to learn responsibility first.  Years ago, kids never had cell phone and if a parent needed to get a hold of them, they either called the school or the neighbor.  People now days don’t even know their own neighbors.

The only socializing kids are getting is on the internet, such as Facebook and Skype.  You never really knows who your kids are talking to, like in the old days.

I could go with this subject but I think you get the message.

As the world we are so addicted to our phones and computers.  We will be lost and naked without them.  How else do we stay in tough with the world?  Maybe it’s time we consider putting our phone away and go back talking face to face with someone.  Open communication is dead!

For those who have been keeping up with my blog, here it is, part 3.

As I said in last week blog, the reason for all this racial tension in America isn’t because of Pres. Trump.  The real person too blame is Pres. Obama.

As you know we remembered Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday tomorrow.  He was a big civil rights march movement leader. Everyone should remember his, “I had a Dream” speech.  In the speech he said, “all are created equal.”

I’m not saying that it happened overnight, by no means.  We still struggle with equality for everyone.

As the United States elected their first African American President in 2008, with Barak Obama.  He could had lived up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy, but he failed at that.  One thing it proved was that Obama was only interested in himself, like so many of these career politicians.

I have to admit I was dupe by him and his promise of change in America.  I felt that he was different than what we had in Washington.  He proved to be just like all the rest.

Where’s the change Pres. Obama?  It sure didn’t happened under you.  The change is happening right now under Pres. Trump.

When Obama was President, there were lots of cops shooting; in which the cops had to shoot the victims just to protect themselves.  It just happened, that the victims were people of colors.  When that happened, what did Obama do?  He made a big racial stink out of it.  Then the fake news media just ate it up.

Now when Pres. Trump make any racial comment, the fake news media calls him a racist bigot.  Like it was ok for Obama but not for Trump!  If they want to be treated as equal, they need quit crying foul and playing the race card.  I don’t think Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted it this way.

He, like Rodney King wants everyone to just get along.  Remember what Rodney King said, “Can’t we all just get along.”

This country was founded on the melting pot theory.  We are one nation with many nationality.  We are a diverse country; yet we don’t act like it.

It was Abraham Lincoln who was behind freeing the slaves in this country.

It was Ronald Reagan who signed the bill to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday.

They were 2 Republicans President and the greatest President at that.

What had the Democrats done for equality for all but rather complain about it?  Or like Obama, make race a big issues during his whole time in office?

I belong to a multinational church in Moorhead, MN.  Let me tell you, we do much better at diversity than this country does.  How we do it is because of the love we have for one another and for serving God.

Equality is a hard things to get because we are not all equal.  Somebody will always cry foul one way or another.

I remember after the bombing of the World’s Trade Center on 9/11.  I was working at Concordia College at the time.  Let me tell you this: that day, I felt tension in the air while at work at Concordia College.

I think the reasons behind the tension were 2 reasons.  The American people were scared and concerned for this country.  The other reason was, some of the college students, that was from another country; especially the Middle East, was scared for their safety.

So I guess there is our equality, our common ground with one another.

If we can just find common grounds with people of different race, color, and nationality; we can get along.

As I said in a previous blog, not all Muslims are terrorist.  It’s only the radical Islam.  The radical Muslim even attack their own people if they don’t go along with them.

Even Christians have some bad seeds as well to give Christians a bad name.  As Donny Osmond sang, “One bad apple doesn’t spoil the whole batch.”

So those who wants equality, you must come to common ground with others.  Don’t constantly play the race card; without knowing the facts.

One thing that did happened after 9/11, we all became united.  United we stand, united we fall.

There is always going to be hate in the world.  The devil wants us to hate others. We don’t have to hate though.

Jesus taught us to love one another despite our differences.  As John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave us His one and only son; so that we may have life, eternally.”  Jesus is loved and the world is hate!

I know that the title is from a great Billy Joe’s song; and a great singer he is.  This title of that song just fit so nicely for this blog on the tension in America.

Let me just say this right off the bat.  Pres. Trump isn’t responsible for all the tension in America.  Even though, the Democrats and fake news media tell you different.  Whatever you do, don’t believe a word they tell you.  Take it with a grain of salt!

The fire been brewing for some times now.  The American people had been very upset with the Government for a very long time.  They have been upset with the fake news media for almost as long.

I remember growing up and my step-dad would say at the supper table, “One of these days, the American people is going to be so upset with the Federal Government that they will start an uprising against them.”  Well look like the time is now!

The Tea Party movement had started during Pres. George W. Bush’s terms in office.  He was part of the establishment that the American people was so upset with.  Even though, he was a Republican, he was being more like a Democrat. He may claimed to be a Reagan Republican; but say that is a big fat lie.  I’m more of a Reagan Republican that he ever was.

He did a lot of wasteful spending when he was President.  The way he handled the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, he made that war into another Vietnam.

There is a lot of racial tension in America but Trump is not too blame for that either.  The blame goes to Pres. Obama.  I won’t say too much on that, because I will save it for part 3.  All I will say is this, There had been more racial tension under Obama then any other President.

Sure, there have the rising of Neo-Nazi since Trump first ran for President.  It’s only because he says what the American people are thinking.  Trump only tells like it is and the people are so upset with him.  They must be upset with themselves then as well; they just won’t admit it.

All these sexual harassment scandal, Trump is not to blame for that either.

First of all, ever since Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy, had died; that is when all this sexual harassment went down.

I mean, if Hillary Clinton was elected president, would we have this sexual harassment scandal.  I say, “Hell no, we wouldn’t!!”

How quickly Hillary Clinton and the fake news media forget what happen when Bill Clinton was president?  Remember, his nickname was/is slick Willy.

I’m going to remind you all what Slick Willy did when he was President.  First of all look at all the women he had an affair with Hillary just stood by his side.  He done it with Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky and many others.  Then he lied about it!  What did Hillary do?  She never stood by those women.  She made them out to be liars.

What about Congressman Weiner and his sex scandal?  Hillary called those women who accused both Bill Clinton and Weiner as downright liars.  You women wanted Hillary and thinks that she will back you up in the sexual harassment scandal?  Think again before you get angry at Trump!

Oprah Winphry and the press thinks they are getting a bad rap right now.  The American people is only seeing the press for what they are.  They have no integrity and they do not report the news fairly.  They are very bias.

They attack Trump but not once did they went after Hillary Clinton for all of her crimes.  Trump saw it and he let them have it. All they do now is cry, “Woe is me. Trump is just a big bully.”

If the press would do their job fairly like they are suppose to, Trump wouldn’t have to go after them. Also maybe the American people will believe them.

As I said in previous blogs, the reporters is suppose to stick to the facts and ask the 5 w’s., and they are not suppose to be bias.  The last great news reporter with actual integrity was Walter Cronkite.

The Washington Post and New York Time is the most Liberal newspaper out there.

President Trump is doing what the American people elected him to do.  He is at work cleaning up the swamp in Washington.  He had done more good things as President in his first year than any other President since Ronald Reagan.  The press didn’t like Reagan either.

Keep up the good work, Pres. Trump!  Clean up that swamp in Washington!  The time is now for term limits for our Senators and Congressman.  If you have been office for more than 2 terms step down and go back home and live with what you did.  I don’t believe that they are in it for the money as they are for the power that comes with being in office.  Since being in office, they have more than one mansions.  They forget about the American people.  Well, the American people is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore.  That is why Trump was elected.  He is only saying what we don’t have the guts to say.

Stay tune for next week continue saga.  As Paul Harvey would say, “Stay tune for the rest of the story next week.”  There we will continue the racial tension as we go after Pres. Obama.  This will all be in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Happy New Year to all my readers out there!!

This will be the first of a 3 part blog.  This one I will review how well I think Pres. Trump is doing for his first year in office.

This has been a rather busy year for Pres. Trump and for the fake news media.

The Democrats and the fake news media had been looking for ways to get Trump impeach by crying foul.  They kept saying that Russia was somehow involved in our election process; which cause Trump to get elected.

Remember, before the election, the Democrats would say that the election isn’t fix.  They sure sang a different tune since Hillary Clinton loss though.  Now they are whining and grasping at straws.

You can’t tell me that the Russian were behind the election?  Like they are trying to sell me ocean front property in Arizona, I don’t buy it.  The Russians don’t have that much power to influence our election process.

Trump won because the American people saw right through crooked Hillary lies.  They didn’t fall for the fake news media like they expected.  The American people was fed up with our government.  They wanted the swamp in Washington clean up.  They felt that Trump was the person to do it.

Since Trump been elected President, there had been many others Trump-like characters running for office in this country and abroad.  Some had failed but some had succeeded.

Pres. Trump kept us out of war so far by standing his guard against North Korea.  Since he stood his ground, the dictator felt that they better not mess with the United States because Trump meant business.  Even the terrorist didn’t dare mess with Trump.  Isis is slowing being eliminated because of Trump strong stance.

They tried to eliminate Obamacare but that kind of failed.  I thought it would; because messing with Obamacare is like cutting wire on a bomb.  If you cut the wrong wire, it could blow up prematurely.

Pres. Trump, along with the House and Senate did pass a new tax bill.  Who is lying here?  The Democrats and fake news media says one thing and the Republican says the opposite.  We’ll find out next year when it takes affect, how good it really is.

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp voted against it.  What was her reason?  As I said in earlier, I admired Heitkamp because she vote with her conscious.  Did she see something in the bill that we don’t know about or was she pressured by her fellow Democrats?

Washington was in a middle of a big clean-up due to the sexual harassment scandal.  I won’t go too much into that until next week blog on tension in America.  All I will say is, the swamp is slowly being cleaned up; but not as we expected.

We had people in Washington who had step down in both party.  We just need to get rid of Mitch McConnell.  He need to step down and retire.  When he goes, maybe we can also get rid of his buddy Sen. John Hoeven as well.

We also need to get rid of Paul Ryan.  And while we are at it wipe that smug look off his ugly face.

God may be getting rid of Sen. John McCain for us.  He got brain cancer.  I don’t wish anyone ill, especially him but he needs to go as well as McConnell.  I agree with Trump, he is no war hero.  He is a loser and a liar.

For 2018, Pres. Trump still have a lot of works he wants to do to make America great again.  He still wants to build a wall between United States and Mexico.  He also wants term limits for our congressman and senators.  We need that badly.  We need to cut government waste.

Pres. Trump been good to me this past year.  Since he was President, my investments been doing very well.  It wouldn’t done good under Hillary Clinton.  Since I started my blog, I had achieved over 1300 viewers. (thank you)

Trump been good to others as well.  He made Megan Kelly famous.  He gave the fake news media something to complain about.

He just need to keep his promise to have Hillary Clinton investigated and lock up in prison.

So far I’m very please with the job that Trump is doing as President.  I would vote for him again. I was scared of him at first but this country needs someone like him to make America great again.

So to all you Trump-hater and whiner out there (pardon my French here), in the words of Blake Shelton, “You can kiss my country ass!”

Once again Happy New Year to you all!!  May you continue reading my blogs in 2018.  As long as I have things to say, I will keep on writing them.

Stay tune for part 2 next week as I talked about all the tension in America; which led to Trump getting elected President.

So let’s make America great again!!!

Merry Christmas to all my readers out there!

Tis the season for giving.

Some may find it a little tight to give because of all the hurricanes that happened just a few months ago.  I mean, there were more hurricanes than normal in one year.  There was around 5 altogether; but 3 major one that affected the United States.  I can’t remember all the names for them, but you will get the message.

The first hurricane hit Houston, Texas.  (Houston we have a problem.)  That hurricane really took a lot of fundraiser to help with the victims.  Everyone around the country band together to raise support for the victims in Houston.

Then when the second hurricane hit somewhere in Florida, I think the people thought, “here we go again.”

But then when the third hurricane hit Putirico (pardon my spelling), they seems to got lost in the shuffle.  There was war with words with Pres. Trump.  They are still struggling to recover.  Some may compare that hurricane disaster to Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans.  It seems that since it is/was a poor country, it doesn’t matter.  Lives matter: even if you are rich or poor.

The Red Cross had gotten a bad rap because of the hurricane that hit Houston.  I don’t know the whole story, so I won’t go into it.

If you ask me though, I wouldn’t trust FEMA.  FEMA did a lousy job in helping in New Orleans after Katrina.  No thanks to Pres. George W. Bush.  FEMA is a government organization we can do without.

Enough on that, let us get to the mail point of this blog.

This is time of year for giving.  When you give, give from the heart.  Remember, John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave us His one and only son.”

Because of that sacrifice, shouldn’t we do the same in our giving?

As Billy Ray Cyrus sang, “Some gave all.”  I’m not just talking about Jesus.  I’m also talking about our veterans.  Many had lost their lives in wars throughout history.

When you give do not let your right hand knows what your left hand is doing according to the Bible.  You must give from the heart.

Yet there are people who would give this time of year; just so they can write it off in their taxes and then brag about it by saying, “See I give to those in needs.”

Do you know what the Lord will say to that?  I know you not.  You had your rewards.

Those who gives without expecting anything in return, the Lord will surely bless them.  Their rewards will be in heaven as well as on earth.  Think about the rich man and the poor man in the Gospel.  The rich only gave a small percentage; but whereas the poor man, gave what he had.  Or how about the poor widow, who only had enough to feed her and her son?  When Elijah came, he blessed them and they had more than enough.  Who do you think received the most blessings?

This is the time of year that the Salvation Army is out with their red bucket ringing the bell.  As you know, Target doesn’t allow Salvation Army to ring the bell in front of the store.  Are they Scrooge or what?

Then what about Wal-Mart, those who ring the bell there have to stand outside in the cold.  They have the space to let them be inside.  They just don’t have the heart of compassion.

There are stores, such as Kmart, that allows Salvation Army to be inside the front entrance to ring the bell.  May the Lord bless them!

This year giving to Salvation Army bell ringers were down a little.  Part of it was because people tap out financially.  I think the real reasons are:  People ordering on-line for one.  Also people doesn’t carry cash as much as they used to.  Everybody is using the credit or debit card.  It’s quick and easy.  I think it’s one of the reason for the debt this country has.

I won’t go too far into this because that is whole different blog.

Whenever I hear Secret Santa story, it melts my heart.  It’s good to see people giving to those in needs and not expecting anything in return.  That is what Jesus expects from us too.  He expects us to give from the heart.  He expect us to give without expecting anything in return.

Remember, Jesus gave His all so that we can have eternal life with Him.  He didn’t much care for the religious leaders of His days.  He called them hypocrite.  He said that it was the Samaritan who reach out to help the victim of the assault in the Good Samaritan story.

Don’t just give this time of year, give all year long.  You will be bless.  When you give, don’t expect anything in return either.  Don’t let your right hand know what your left hand is doing either.  Give from the heart!

Also when you give to certain organization, make sure that you do your research first.  You want to make sure what give gets to where it is needed.

When I give, I usually give through my church, or Salvation Army or even Dakota Boys Ranch, because I can trust that it will goes to where it’s suppose to go to.  It’s also causes I believe in.

I’m not saying this to be bragging.

Once again Merry Christmas to you all!!  Remember, give from the heart without expecting anything in return.

The new Star Wars movie comes out this weekend.  You will even love it or hate it.

This is the last Star Wars movie that the late Carrie Fisher made before her untimely death last year.  So it’s must see to see how they handle her death; or will they do more with the next one?

Star Wars is the most popular movie in history.  It had the highest box office draw to date.  With Stars Wars, it made George Lucas and Steven Spielberg very famous.  It also made stars out of Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill;  along with the other stars.

Before Star Wars, Carrie Fisher was just known as Debby Renalds and Eddie Fisher daughter.  She had her shares of problems but who hasn’t. She will be loved and remembered.  She had been diagnose with some form of mental illness as well; but she had talent as well.

It was very sad a year ago when she died and then few days later, her mother had passed from a broken heart.  Her and her mother were very close; and that is very rare in Hollywood.  Enough on Carrie Fisher, because it’s a different blog altogether.

Stars Wars first came out in the late ’70’s and early ’80’s.

Remember, when President Reagan was president is Nuclear arms treaty with the old Soviet Union was called, “Stars Wars.”  So he must had been a fan of Star Wars.

I, myself, preferred Star Trek; especially the original one with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy.  Don’t get me wrong, Stars Wars was good too.

The original Star Trek, I don’t know how to describe it, was kind of more believable.  Remember, I’m no science geek,  so what am I to know about science fiction.  I do know this, I there are some science fiction I do like.  Especially if the story is good.

I think the reason why Stars Wars had lasted so long in popularity was because it was well written.  They kept you coming back for more.  Now that is a good writer.

Remember, Darth Vader wasn’t revealed to Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia’s father until the third Star Wars movie.  Also in that movie, it was revealed that James Earl Jones was the voice of Darth Vader.

Then in the late ’90’s they created prelude to Stars Wars.  It shown how Darth Vader had came about and how he became evil.  Hayden Christensen did an excellent job as an young Darth Vader.

Now most recently they continue the Star Wars saga and brought back Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford.

I yet to see the last Star Wars movie and would love to see this one just to see they handle Carrie Fisher death if not anything else.  I want to see how they keep the story going.

It’s like reading a good book.  If it’s well written, you don’t want to put it down.  You want to continue reading until the end.

This is what I hope for my blog, that people will keep on reading it and tells others about it as well.  As it said on my home page, my blog is my platform.

Have you ever wonder what people were thinking?

I’m not a counselor; even though I took Psychology in college. I even took Sociology.  This is more of a tongue in cheek blog.  A little lighter after the last 2 blogs.

It had been about year since they torn down the old strip mall next to Kmart in South Fargo.  They torn it down to rebuild, because it made more sense to rebuild than to remodeled.  Well nothing was done.  It is just an ugly empty lot there now.  What was they thinking?  They could be making money from the businesses that were there until they were ready to rebuild.

Was the owner waiting for Kmart to close so that they can get the whole lot?  They also  wanted Burger King too.

The rumor going around was that Petco was going to open a second store there.  There was also talk that McDonalds was going to move from their old location because easy access.

There had been other places that were torn down and had taken awhile before anything was done.  The old Holiday Mall in South Moorhead for example was torn down.  It took awhile for anything came about over there.

There was small trailer court near Kmart that was sold and everyone had to moved out.  It took awhile before anything was actually done.  the original plan had fallen through.

Where Kmart is, is a prime real estate.  There is really no competition near by.  If they close Kmart, what will the people do in the area.  We are people of convenience.

At one time Kmart was a prosper business.  What was they thinking?  They should never had build out Sears.  That was their downfall.  Sure I may been hard on Kmart in past blogs.  It’s not Kmart, it’s the management.  It starts at the top.  Kmart is being run into the ground.

Not too long ago there was a woman in North Fargo that was killed and her baby taken from.  What happened was very bizarre.  Something out of a horror/mystery novel/movie.  You wouldn’t think something like that would happen in Fargo.  What was the woman who did the killing thinking?  Her boyfriend was just an accomplish.  Was she sick with mental illness?

Look at the 2008 election:  what was people thinking when Obama got elected?  I’ll let you know why I voted for him.

I was going to vote for Rudy Guillanie, because I like what he did for New York City after 9/11.  It just seems that he gave up, because he was doing so well.  When that happened, John McCain got his second wind to get the nomination.  What was Rudy thinking?  He could had been President.

When that happened, the people saw Obama as someone different.  He ran on the motto change.  There was no change though.  He proved that he was more of the same.

Remember, the tea party started under Pres. George W. Bush and really started growing ever since.

That is why in 2016, Trump won over Hillary.  Trump only said what the people was thinking.

Have you ever waited to cross the street at the corner and had someone waved you across?  I have that happened. One time I even cross but it turned out to be mistake because cars on the other side had no intention of letting you cross.  So now when they waved me across and I happened to see another car on the opposite side, I just point at the car as to say, “don’t you see?”  Do they think that they are being nice?  They are just being pure stupid.

How about those who wait until the last minute to get their Christmas shopping done?  Do they actually think they are going to get what they want on sale?

I got news for them.  They won’t find it cheaper. Businesses just raise the prices up.  Besides, they may end up finding the shelves empty, because they waited until the last minute.  So instead getting what you want to get someone for Christmas; you ended up getting a “white elephant” gift that no one wants.

I always start early with my Christmas shopping and beat the rush.

Us men can do stupid things when trying to win a woman over.

I can go on with this wide topic of what were they thinking; but I think you get the message.

To all you managers and business owners out there, here is my advice to you.  Happy employees leads to productive employees.  If you want good results from your employees, you must treat them well.

To all those who works for tyrants(slave master), managers are only looking out for #1.  They are only interested in making a profit for themselves. They are not to be your friends.  You can be acquaintance.  I’m not saying that you can’t get along with them. What I’m saying is you need to stand up for yourself.  Whatever you want from your employers, you must stand up to them.  You must not let them take advantage of you.

Years ago, business owners took better care of their employees.  They cared for them and their family.  There are a few exception though.  Ebenezer Scrooge is one prime example and so is the Grinch that stole Christmas.

We all know the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and how he was visited by the 3 ghosts.  Those visits change his views on Christmas.

Businesses used to give out Christmas bonuses and had Christmas parties for their employees.  It was there way of showing appreciation for all your hard work throughout the year.  You would even gets your birthday off with pay.

I have to say, why this may  had stop was because the Government had stuck their nose into businesses.  They put too much government regulations and taxes.  Government shouldn’t force businesses owner to provide health insurance and give raises.  By forcing them, they’ll do it but they will cut back help.  They would rather have a skeleton crew and work with less workers they have as slaves than pay out into all the government regulations.

You got to remember they are out to make a profit too.  It’s a crying shame that it comes down to that.  You can blame our government; especially those Leftist in Washington.

This past week I recently stood up for myself.  The manager a Kmart had been scheduling employees icky hours on the day that we get a truck, like 12pm to 8:30.  With those hours you can’t do anything and it even affect your sleeping and eating pattern.  Well, this past week I was scheduled for the morning shift; so I took advantage of it and made plans for that afternoon.  When the manager called me and told me that the schedule was being change, I told him that I made other plans.  I can tell that he wasn’t happy but he couldn’t really say anything.

I have to admit because of these icky hours, I’m becoming burn out.  On my day off, I don’t want to go their for fear that they might make me work.

There is no more incentives in busting yourself  at work.

Oh sure in October, they tried to show a little appreciation for us employees but a lot of us thought; it was just a big joke.  The manager wasn’t really sincere.  A raise or bonus would had been better.

Sometimes when the manager calls, I don’t really want to answer my phone.  They may wonder why.  We are tired of being treated as slaves.

Slavery went out after the Civil War.  Yet business owners or managers still feels they have the right to treat you like slaves.  The best movie, most recently, was “The Help.”  It should had won an Oscar.  Even though, it was based in the ’60’s; it is still true today.

I now understand why some people take up drinking.  Some do it because of their job.  If it wasn’t for the Fargo Dome to ease my sanity; I probably become an alcoholic.

I’m digressing, forgive me.

The last time I had a Christmas bonus was when I used to worked at the Fargo Country Club.  It wasn’t a real bad place.  I just got burned out. It was like a dysfunctional family.  Believe me, they took advantage of me there too.  So when I had the opportunity for a better paying job with decent benefits, I took it.

My mother, at first, couldn’t understand why I would leave the Country Club for Concordia.  Then again, she was from a different generation.  The generation she was from hung on to their job for as long as they could.  People doesn’t stay at a job for very long like they used because of constantly looking for something better.

My mother had been working at Quality Bakery for 30 some years.  The owners took advantage of her big times and she let them.  She would used the excuse, oh they’re friends, or they were paying for her health insurance.  That was why she was only getting $8 something/ hour.

They took advantage of her loyalty and they should be a shame of themselves.  Friends don’t take advantage of friends.  I have no respect for the owner of Quality Bakery for the way they treated my mother.  I hope they feel so guilty.

I understand that they were just looking out for #1, themselves.  My mother was just as guilty by letting it happen.

I may not be the employers favorite because I’m learning to stand up for myself.  Some may say that I have an attitude.  I’m just looking out for #1 as well.  Somebody got to.  You can’t count on your employer to look out for you or your better interest.

It’s like those who have their own business.  I don’t care what kinds of business it is.  You are there to make a profit or make ends me.  They are not your friends, they are your clients.  You can get along with them.  Which is always good, just don’t get too friendly that they will walk all over you.  That is what they will do too.

As long as you worked hard and is dependable they can’t really fire you.  You won’t be treated with favoritism. They will see you with an attitude problem.  Hopefully, they’ll come to realize that you are just standing up for yourself.