tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post9207647927294613940..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: Down and Up.Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-38779090016239571222010-05-24T08:02:50.986-07:002010-05-24T08:02:50.986-07:00Bilbo, your comments not going through. Try again...Bilbo, your comments not going through. Try again.<br /><br />DuncDuncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-55299416621643186952010-05-24T06:10:37.203-07:002010-05-24T06:10:37.203-07:00'UP' I can swear the old fart with the hou...'UP' I can swear the old fart with the house looks just like the real life HBM.<br /><br />So its not surprising he loves this movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-21062381919164897312010-05-23T13:21:05.363-07:002010-05-23T13:21:05.363-07:00"The Bulletin's slant seemed a bit strang..."The Bulletin's slant seemed a bit strange to me -- the fired workers can go back to school! What a great opportunity!!!"<br /><br />Getting trained for jobs that don't exist -- yeah, it's a swell deal.<br /><br />The US of A will soon have the most highly trained unemployed workforce in the developed world.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-83181869056893223232010-05-23T13:15:36.150-07:002010-05-23T13:15:36.150-07:00"What would happen if I did the same thing wi..."What would happen if I did the same thing with 'fiction?' What if I told myself it didn't matter what I wrote, or how long it was, or how good -- just do something every day."<br /><br />Do it. What have you got to lose?H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-20799505445009088402010-05-23T13:15:36.151-07:002010-05-23T13:15:36.151-07:00"UP" is a terrific movie, and far from b..."UP" is a terrific movie, and far from being "just for kids." I've watched it three times.<br /><br />Yes, cynical old Blackdog has watched it three times. Often choking up while doing so.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-76320028450523791692010-05-23T13:13:36.520-07:002010-05-23T13:13:36.520-07:00"And, with all due respect to John Sterns, I ..."And, with all due respect to John Sterns, I just don't buy that Healing Hands' sale had anything to do with local taxes. It's starting to look more and more like a thought out agenda on the part of the editorial staff."<br /><br />Same here, and it wouldn't be the first time The Bulletin has used its news columns to advance a political agenda.<br /><br />Tara O'Keefe, the ex-owner of Working (sic) Hands, is a conservative Republican and I think she's just taking the opportunity to propagandize for her ideology. Her earlier statement that the buyer of her company "might have" kept the manufacturing in Oregon if not for Measures 66 and 67 sounds pretty damn speculative. When a company buys a smaller out-of-state company, it's perfectly normal and quite common to consolidate operations in the buyer's home town, regardless of taxes. If I hear from the CEO of the purchasing company that they decided to move operations to Ohio because of taxes, I'll buy it.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.com