2016 Spring April 13 Wednesday

58 degrees this morning, rain, no walk

Rain this morning.  Actually can walk in a light rain on my current route, but it looked like much heavier rain was incoming.  

Sometimes I welcome the break from walking, sometimes I don’t.  When I don’t walk, I also take a break from weights  and use the time to catch up on other items.  

Thinking of the advancement of technology, in all aspects.  Computer programs have gotten much faster and better, computer connections more secure and faster etc.  

Even something like cable tv, we now can record on a DVR and play it back without the hassle of videotape etc.

i was thinking of how much different our lives would be if the Court had ruled that it was illegal to use videotape technology and tape tv shows etc. for personal use.

Of courses, technology advancements bring their own problems, but it is nice to have the benefits of the technology.

Fast internet  is probably a major “game changer”, actually it already has been.  

I am hoping that the “fast internet” promised by internet providers in this area will arrive. It may not benefit me a lot personally, but it will certainly benefit the area.

I am really concerned about the current business environment of “activist” investors and hedge funds who take over a  company, loot it by approving huge
dividends” with borrowed money, burden it with debt and then sell it all in the name of “best for the shareholder”.  

They are basically thieves and should be treated as such instead of allowed to accumulate funds on a tax advantaged basis to loot additional companies.  

Of course, they then use the ill-gotten money to buy influence and change laws so they can more easily loot more companies.  

Hopefully, like all excesses, it will be self correcting at some point.  

Although it falls into the category of something I can’t do anything about except watch in dismay as the crooks are allowed and even encouraged to loot companies and hope “what goes around comes around” and they will eventually be held accountable.    

Now that I am on the “other side” of city government, I realize how difficult it can be to follow what is happening in city government . 

Not that I didn’t realize how difficult it was when I was involved in City government.  When you have job, family, and other interests it is hard to get information even when the City tries to disseminate information, much less when attempts are made to discourage getting information to the public, usually by “insiders” who are profiting from the secrecy.

Anyway, no matter what I write in these posts, I am basically a positive person.  I really don’t dwell over all of this, although injustice always is something that I feel is worthwhile at least writing or commenting on.

Office day yesterday, Field Day today.  I always look forward to the Field Days, since they are usually interesting and I look forward to the Office Days as an opportunity to catch up from and plan the Field Days!

Tax day is Monday.  We will be making preparing our tax returns a priority!

That’s it for now, Wednesday, April 13, 2016.