We’ve got more random thoughts and quips from an idle mind….

GAS PAINS…

As gas prices continue to inflate—we’re seeing more and more how those increases impact our lives.

This link to a recent news story out of California reported gas prices in one community topped out at 5-dollars a gallon.

The cost of fuel hits us in the wallet more than just when we pay for it at the pump.

The increased price of gasoline is reflected in everything—from the groceries you buy at the store, to the cost of doing business with any firm that depends on gasoline as part of its operations.

We’re in the middle of a presidential election—and yet NONE of the candidates running has addressed the issue of how the average person keeps up with the spiraling costs of everyday life…

Maybe it’s because it’s been a long time since ANY of them has had to actually stand at the gas pump and pay for what they buy out of their own pocket.

Perhaps we ought to make it a requirement that ALL presidential candidates actually LIVE like the rest of us—and be required to buy gasoline, shop for their own food and such.

Right now—the phrase that comes to mind regarding all the candidates is “out-of-touch!”

ENDLESS RE-RUNS…

If I were running the Hollywood movie studios and TV networks—I think I might be a bit worried about the ongoing writers strike. The networks have begun shoving re-runs into their schedules saying they’ve run of out of fresh product.

Perhaps they are hoping the public will put pressure on the writers to settle dispute because the powers that be figure— folks won’t watch reruns…But, in my house—it doesn’t seem to be the case….

Long before the writers strike, my kids were watching endless reruns of High School Musical, Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zach and Cody—and other such programs…

“Re-runitis” is so bad in our house—despite the fact the TV is just playing in the background as I’m puttering around in other rooms—I know ALL the dialog from these programs—just through osmosis…

To be honest—I think as long as there’s SOMETHING on the screen—people will watch it without fussing about whether it’s a rerun…

Studios and networks—-take note!

YOU DO WHAT FOR A LIVING?…

Time was when an employee was an employee.. But then, some consultant somewhere told the bosses that people would work better, if they had better sounding job titles—kind of like the old Honeymooner’s show.

That’s where Ed Norton used to explain that he wasn’t a sewer worker—but a Sanitation Engineer.

A recent ad in the newspaper by a department store said the firm was looking for “associates who are familiar with merchandising services in connection with customer relations.”

And what is that job?

A sales clerk.

It’s a good, honest job which shouldn’t need an inflated description to entice someone to apply for it.

Take it from me—your electronic disseminator of of compiled and indexed informational outputs in the new media—you don’t need a fancy job description to feel good about yourself….

—Steve

Link here for the story Steve covered today on NBC-17