This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: My take on watching the mark-up sessions
It’s like when you have kids and it’s during summer vacation, right? You come home from a day of work, tired, hungry, digging deep so that you can greet your kids, cook dinner, help with homework,...
View ArticleTriMet Board Meeting!
Tomorrow, January 22, at 9 am! World Trade Plaza Center, Conference room, 121 SW Salmon St in lovely downtown Portland, OR! Just in case you were wondering what to do with your morning, please come...
View ArticleContract Negotiations, Continued
Save the date! The Amalgamated Transit Union, ATU, which represents most of labor at TriMet, is having a rally in Pioneer Square on March 9 at 5:30 pm!Come down and support operators and all the teams...
View ArticleTriMet Contract Negotiations: Does it really have to be us vs. them?
So, Labor is currently in contract negotiations with Management. Well, Labor is trying to negotiate. Management? They seem to be throwing a temper tantrum, you know the type, one of those...
View ArticleWhy?! Just … WHY?!
I am listening to MSNBC’s coverage about what is happening in NYC and DC. I cannot fathom what is happening. Federal troops in DC?! Acting AGAINST Americans?! My initial response is: our president...
View ArticleThe Conversation We All Should Be Having: Especially those in the media
I apologize beforehand, but I am up against a hard deadline (I have to get to work) in about 10 minutes. I have not included links to any of the ideas from others I reference; if you are as intrepid a...
View ArticleRefusing a test?!
Okay, folks, just a brief note here as I’m on my phone and not at my laptop. So, now top Republicans are refusing to be tested for COVID-19?! Do you know what CDL* holders go through if they refuse a...
View ArticleTo Vax or not to Vax: an open letter to public servants
So, I’ve been talking to coworkers and other public servants about this whole vaccination thing. I’ve followed public discourse on this issue. And, I’ve come to the conclusion that we are now at a...
View ArticleHumans is humans
I’ve been chewing on this idea for a while, looking at all the different angles, weighing all the facts before us. This is my conclusion:To all those in print and tv news, this is what I want to hear...
View ArticleTrue Power Whispers
Regarding the last debate between President Biden and the blustering idiot, let me remind you of this old saying: true power whispers. It does not need to speak loudly, only passionately. It speaks...
View ArticleAppeasement Never Works
Ok, folks, lemme give you a little story set in history. I know most of you will tune out as soon as I get to something you don’t want to hear or when I write something you don’t like, and that is your...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Sex
As I have said in previous posts, I am an amateur historian, a comic storyteller (even if my humor if a bit darker after 11/5/24), and a smart-alec. If you leave a comment without thinking, expect a...
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