Blogging With Ike

"Men give me some credit for genius. All the genius I have lies in this: When I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. I explore it in all its bearings. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort which I make, the people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought." - Alexander Hamilton

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Scaricity and Eating

Let us for a minute discuss the economic principal of scarcity. Scarcity is the idea that the more rare an item is . . . the more it will cost to buy that item. As an example, when there is a a scarcity of chest acne that is a good thing. When we have a scarcity of food that is a bad thing. The item depends on it's relative value.

Vegans always like to say how immoral it is to kill an animal. However, the Vegan is doing the same thing but on a larger level. If all animal life is equal then we have by definition the more animals you kill the worse you are.

I can slaughter one cow and feed my family for months. A vegan can go to their garden and eat off a tomato plant for a few days. I am the worse (in their mind) because I have killed an animal.

However, there is a scarcity of food related to the tomato plant. The tomato worm wants that same food. Now what happens when you eat the tomato? The tomato worm goes hungry. Same thing with everything else in your garden. However, the biggy is when it comes to ants.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

My WGU Experiance.

I have been a huge fan of online degree education. I received my first online degree from Western Governers University. I was thrilled with the setup and the way that educational system was setup and methodology. I was able to learn at my own pace.

The best part was I could move quickly and with prior knoweldge and experiance I was able to earn my online teaching degree rather quickly.

Before I went to WGU I already had 3 years of teaching experiance and was able to leverage that in writing my papers. The classes were excellent and I learned about all the mistakes that I made in my first three years.

Thanks to Western Governors University I am now teaching and loving my job and enjoying life. To say that I love teaching would be an understatement.

Have a most happy day.

Plugs in the Way

Well i have noticed that the non-beliver in natural hair loss treatments who is the VP of the US, Joe "Plugs" Biden is having problems.

Last Sunday: The war in Iraq will be one of the great achievments of the Obama presidenacey.

Last Monday: Bush blew Iraq.

Okay let me see if I understand this correctly. Two years ago Plugs wanted to surrender in Iraq.

Obama has done nothing for the war in Iraq in any way shape or form . . . and you say it will be great. It is becasue of Presdient Bush that we will be able to leave IRaq and leave behind a Democratic form of government.

I have been impressed by Bush and what he did in Iraq. Domestically . . . well that is another story.

Love them Numbers

I have been watching the government bungle around with everything. Here we are at 10% unemployment rate. The great depression was at 14% and we have a U6 number of almost 18%. Once again the U6 is related to how many people want fulltime work. One of the funny numbers is U3.

When we have a time of the government looking at things like click here to learn more about skin id, we are at a greater unemployment then the depression. The reason for this is the U3 number DOES NOT include the number of people who are on exteneded unemployment benefits. So if you are over 6 months of unemployment, you are no longer unemployed.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

U3 and U6 since 2007

I have been using my fitness equipment a home. Now I know I am out of shape and I am willing to do something about the issue. What about these unemployment numbers.

The U3 is what we call unemployment The U6 number is the number of everyone who would like a job and does no have one. As an example, the people on extended unemployment benefits are in the U6 number.

When did the numbers start up? When the democratic majorities in both the house and the Senate. Well I hope you have a good day.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy Red Day.

Okay maybe this one is a little over the top . . .



but it is so funny and perhaps so true. I was watching this and my e cigarette fell out of the mouth, that I may have had. :)

In any case I hope that you have a great valentines day with your loved on.

I did well this year.
I got her some flowers. Check
I got her some choclate that she really really likes. Check.
I took her out to dinner. Check.

now what did I forget??

Have a great day and enjoy the youtube movie.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Finding Humor

I always wonder what makes something funny. I mean something that I find funny years later and laugh just as much as the first time. How do we move from a humor episode of rv repair to something that is always funny.

I was going throgh some old SNL stuff and Mighty Mouse just stood out.



I am still not sure what makes this funny.

Have a great day and enjoy some good humor that does not to be stupid.