Greed is Good...Greed Works

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55_5_c2f3E8ARHBMMORF2rUhEJz9AlYJX_aoNLZdQX5XnsrQ8Xkze0h6d4ZlGNcwXORRc4XdGkMBtEmV5qasdmNABvXKbI6I-9IkEqBediUrXppas8DSESWCVmKYO-y0wVmbzM1qjpog/s1600/unemployment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55_5_c2f3E8ARHBMMORF2rUhEJz9AlYJX_aoNLZdQX5XnsrQ8Xkze0h6d4ZlGNcwXORRc4XdGkMBtEmV5qasdmNABvXKbI6I-9IkEqBediUrXppas8DSESWCVmKYO-y0wVmbzM1qjpog/s400/unemployment.jpg" width="400" /></a>Welcome back to I’m With Stupid coming to you liiiiive from the palatial digs in Bagwine, Ohi---<br /><br />Oh sorry, we haven’t done a radio show since the 18th and I guess I was jumping the gun, but that’s okay, because we will be doing a show today at 11 AM ET, so I am all better now.<br /><br />Okay…no…even though we will be doing a show today, I am still not alright.<br /><br />I am nervous.<br /><br />My BFF/OSP Schmoop has some health problems and if her unemployment is not approved, we will be hurting more than Evander Holyfield getting his ear bitten off by Mike Tyson.<br /><br />Here’s the thing…Her employer, actually her boss and owner of the company, said that she was being laid-off and told her to file for unemployment, so…she did.<br /><br />And what happened?<br /><br />Because of what he told the ODJFS, which contradicted what he had told Schmoop and what Schmoop told ODJFS based on their conversation, her claim is in limbo and under microscopic review.<br /><br />The entire process seemed easy enough at the beginning, but knowing her boss as I do, I knew there would be a bend in the tracks.  I knew that somehow, he would twist and bend the rails of her financial security as he happily chugged along as the conductor of his self-serving crazy train.<br /><br />I have no use whatsoever for this guy.  I worked for him for nearly four years, and well, he’s an idiot.  He’s not completely unlikable, but well, he’s an idiot because he has a trait that a few small business owners that I know have.<br /><br />What is that you ask?<br /><br />They go into business for themselves, and then complain about the Federal and State regulations that they are under, knowing what those regulations were, prior to going into business!!<br /><br />Uuch!!<br /><br />Here’s the thing though…He doesn’t want to pay Schmoop unemployment, even though it is already paid for, but he wants to continue in his business that she helped him to build over the last twelve years.<br /><br />To me, that is kinda greedy.<br /><br />I know that job creators are all good, and want nothing to do but make a barely minimal living, so all the while they can help those who create their products to make a decent living as well, but it would be nice if this job creator would live up to his word.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniM1BD5nQGYsF8m8PszBjWMfDuwzN6Sy09HnHTJRVbhHX_xEcbXq8_qNkRrpRXZ-CBmPLa5utRRWXGdFCHybMe88JdQlJEpkr7KXeDQ511X-3E-HOLs97yESHz_Vd6ic-iN8Gj7-cAP4/s1600/gordon+gekko.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniM1BD5nQGYsF8m8PszBjWMfDuwzN6Sy09HnHTJRVbhHX_xEcbXq8_qNkRrpRXZ-CBmPLa5utRRWXGdFCHybMe88JdQlJEpkr7KXeDQ511X-3E-HOLs97yESHz_Vd6ic-iN8Gj7-cAP4/s400/gordon+gekko.jpg" width="300" /></a>Here’s the thing, and I know that this post at this point becomes disjointed, but I have a couple of things going through my mind right now.<br /><br />I am trying to help Schmoop get her unemployment to which she is deserving, and this past Friday, throngs of pajama pants wearing Americans, with no bras, and unattended toddlers left in their cars, were running through mega-stores demanding their Black Friday sale prices.<br /><br />The demands issued by Schmoop and the Black Friday shoppers are both based upon a promise made by the owner of a particular company, but there is a distinct difference.<br /><br />If Wal*Mart, Kohl’s, or others like Best Buy don’t live up to their promise, families go without a big screen TV, and they immediately raise hell.<br /><br />When Schmoop’s boss goes back on a promise, we don’t eat, and we move out of our home of twelve years, and try to find an acceptable option while crying.<br /><br />Greed, be it on the side of the those who produce or consume, is an ugly, yet powerful force.<br /><br />I just want to continue to live in a small apartment with Schmoop.  I guess to some, that is the definition of greed, and cannot be tolerated.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a></span></i><br /><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank">@mattman_iws</a></span></i><br /><i><br /></i><i>P.S.  Oh and by the way, we are doing an IWS Radio Show today at 11 AM ET so check us out...It's going to be hilarious: <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2012/11/26/cyber-monday-extravaganza" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cyber Monday Extravaganza</span></a> </i><br /><i><br /></i> </div>

Greed is Good...Greed Works

Welcome back to I’m With Stupid coming to you liiiiive from the palatial digs in Bagwine, Ohi---Oh sorry, we haven’t done a radio show since the 18th and I guess I was jumping the gun, but that’s okay, because we will be doing a show today at 11 AM E…

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Pre-dinner canapes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a few pics of some nibblies I prepared for my guests the other night.  They were so tasty!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ASoIhF5R_34PLqnTr6O6t6rp-1ERUFX8J9GiRNwUkDAlpCpvcAv90Hv0jIJ_74I56PAzUn0baihioziI7AaMTSgkZtSmzrinvNUiqdKcZD52wRKMPu0My8SxbG1Etyrt3Bg3ser-jgJP/s1600/IMG_2634%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ASoIhF5R_34PLqnTr6O6t6rp-1ERUFX8J9GiRNwUkDAlpCpvcAv90Hv0jIJ_74I56PAzUn0baihioziI7AaMTSgkZtSmzrinvNUiqdKcZD52wRKMPu0My8SxbG1Etyrt3Bg3ser-jgJP/s320/IMG_2634%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I served a selection of cheese on my <a href="http://islandbottlefactory.com/category/flat-bottles">Grey Goose platter</a>.  A blue, a creamy Lancashire along with some brie. I also got to use my star fish encrusted cheese spreader that I picked up in Key West (in the now gone Fast Buck Freddies) on my last visit.  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPiQRfUVXKXld0VXJeM-OGEcOdr3DbrzyfgpSGYNsCWZ6tp7jOE09gjcEmccl9XB9Oh1yOTqmo2taUbgkEySkr-Lx24xYDSEKKEHGsMWLLh388CWsLx88pcBaoFUYvnyCAsXfOPNN48QJ/s1600/IMG_2635%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPiQRfUVXKXld0VXJeM-OGEcOdr3DbrzyfgpSGYNsCWZ6tp7jOE09gjcEmccl9XB9Oh1yOTqmo2taUbgkEySkr-Lx24xYDSEKKEHGsMWLLh388CWsLx88pcBaoFUYvnyCAsXfOPNN48QJ/s320/IMG_2635%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Even though I had already organised dessert, Ciaran  stopped off in The Butler's Pantry in Rathgar for an apple tart.  It's his favourite and it went down really well with all the guys! ;-)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M_qspWnE5Wg1lRw1qKRKl1sp1N3SyYoqKariV9IUtDYST5dykHoZBRcDsMc-WzQ59w1eXNN13NIAfemVl_pMeKZzBhBDJgfXIiewb2aic75NIXnn7MbusfiiNgmDR5uv3i0o8gNSnrvj/s1600/IMG_2636%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M_qspWnE5Wg1lRw1qKRKl1sp1N3SyYoqKariV9IUtDYST5dykHoZBRcDsMc-WzQ59w1eXNN13NIAfemVl_pMeKZzBhBDJgfXIiewb2aic75NIXnn7MbusfiiNgmDR5uv3i0o8gNSnrvj/s320/IMG_2636%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />

Pre-dinner canapes

Here's a few pics of some nibblies I prepared for my guests the other night.  They were so tasty!I served a selection of cheese on my Grey Goose platter.  A blue, a creamy Lancashire along with some brie. I also got to use my star fish encrusted chee…

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Monday, Monday

<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.archidose.org/wp/">A Weekly Dose of Architecture</a> Updates:</span><br /><br />This week's dose features <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/11/26/ecomusee-du-pays-de-rennes/">Écomusée du Pays de Rennes</a> in Rennes, France, by Guinée*Potin:<br /><a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/11/26/ecomusee-du-pays-de-rennes/"><img alt="this week's dose" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Nov12-26.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's dose" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The featured past dose is the <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Apr10/19/dose.html">Apprentice Formation Center</a> in Saint Maur des Fossés, France by AIR:<br /><a href="http://www.archidose.org/Apr10/19/dose.html"><img alt="this week's dose" src="http://www.archidose.org/Apr10/19/image01.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="featured past dose" width="640" /></a><br /><br />This week's book review is <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/11/26/architecture-from-commission-to-construction/"><i>Architecture: From Commission to Construction</i></a> by Jennifer Hudson:<br /><a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/11/26/architecture-from-commission-to-construction/"><img alt="this week's book review" height="300" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/commission.jpg" title="This week's book review" /></a>   <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2011/04/25/greening-modernism-and-towards-zero-energy-architecture/"><img alt="this week's book review" height="300" src="http://www.laurenceking.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/500x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/o/cover_1_1.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's book review" /></a><br />(R): The featured past book review is <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2011/04/25/greening-modernism-and-towards-zero-energy-architecture/"><i> Towards Zero-Energy Architecture</i></a> by Mary Guzowski (now in paperback).<br /><br />: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :<br /><br /><b>**NOTE: The next weekly dose will be 2012.12.10.**</b><br /><br />: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">World-Architects.com U.S. <a href="http://www.american-architects.com/projects/reviews/41">Building of the Week</a>:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.world-architects.com/en/projects/project-review-detail/38880_uptown">Uptown</a> in Cleveland, Ohio, by Stanley Saitowitz / Natoma Architects:<br /><a href="http://www.world-architects.com/en/projects/project-review-detail/38880_uptown"><img alt="this week's Building of the Week" src="http://www.world-architects.com/files/projects/38880/images/01.jpg" title="Current Building of the Week on american-architects.com" width="640" /></a>

Monday, Monday

A Weekly Dose of Architecture Updates:This week's dose features Écomusée du Pays de Rennes in Rennes, France, by Guinée*Potin:The featured past dose is the Apprentice Formation Center in Saint Maur des Fossés, France by AIR:This week's book review is…

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