greggster

Are you still alive? Did the tornado's get you! They almost got me. Shit. Crazy weather. Just my luck, I almost get Whacked by a fukin tornado in California!!! Oy vey.

[Edited on Feb 22, 2005 5:47PM]

Excellent. Hope its a blast.

Credit Cards AND transmissions can fuck off.

be well,

ph

HAPPY V.D.

When you out next? Hmm?

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

wear sunscreen. spf 45 on the tan part and go out in the sun.

Happy Hallmark Day! Spread the lovin`!!! today I'm spreading the love to all my Bizzo's, and you're #1 on my list.

I know, its the only Holiday-ish pic I could muster up right now.

you totally welcomed me into sgsac. that was cool.

Beer and pizza at Front Room.
Oh and a certain U-haul thing rings a bell.

would that be yellow or clear?

thanks for the welcome back It's good to have the umbilical cord reattached to the computer mama

Drinking and going to work, plus working just as hard as you did previous to getting hammered says you've got character and that you're pretty tough. At least that what some old guy once told me.......and that same day I almost barfed inside the Wells Fargo in Malibu because of my tremendous hangover.....

oooh she is.... i want to bite her rawr kylie you will be mine!!

Best of luck with the move.. The weather down here has been incredible the last few days too! Any SF time for you in the future.. would love to hang.

Square again most likely . . .

Fuckin A!!!!!!! I made the rain stop just for you, man.....now you owe me your SOUL!!!! Muhahahahahah!!! Just stopped in to say Wussup. Erica is a cutey, I always love making new friends.

[Edited on Jan 29, 2005 12:21PM]

I would like to know your thoughts on Outsourcing of American jobs , Who do you think it benefits most?
What impact will it have on our Economy?

I could write on this subject for hours, as it's quite complex. I'll try to summarize my thoughts in a way that makes sense.


Our economy is a democracy, tabulated by dollar votes every day.

I think there is a fundamental flaw in your perspective on this question. You call these "American" jobs, which I think is misleading, and aids to your frustration on the subject. The reason I believe this to be a fundamental flaw in your perspective is that I see no reason why America or Americans have ownership over the jobs which are being outsourced to other countries. First of all, we have to seperate our own personal bias from the subject to see things more clearly. The purpose of a business is to make money, to create profit, and ultimately to succeed in whatever field it operates.. These goals do not take into account any moral obligations which have been placed on them by our society to place these jobs in American hands. While it is plainly obvious that this tactic of outsourcing jobs over seas benefits the business, I believe we as people would be wrong to criticize those businesses for making that choice, because they are not bound by obligations to serve us by providing us with jobs. Let me clarify that I do not agree or disagree with this tactic, but I think it's unfair to place bias against companies for taking part in this. These organizations made no claim that jobs would always be provided to Americans, and therefore they can not be persecuted for operating in the most efficient manner possible. In contrast, as the purpose of a business is to make money, they can only do so if the population which it serves patronizes them, and while these businesses cannot be blamed for their strategic decisions, society can make a conscious decisions not to support the operations of businesses that they disagree with.

As for the impact on our economy, I'm not an economist. My first guess would be that it will have little effect on our economy if people continue to support their operations.

In short, you vote for or against the operations of businesses every day with your dollar. If you choose to support a company because of its products and prices, you should hold yourself responsible for that company's practices. If you disagree with their choices, do not support them.