And so on
Greetings from central Kentucky. It's gonna be hot here today, but not nearly as hot as it will be both west and east of here this weekend. We customarily have high humidity and heat, but not like what will be experienced in something like 40 states over the weekend.
Looks like President Trump has found a new enemy, or in this case, SET of enemies, in the form of the "Squad" of four freshman Congresswomen of color. He's apparently been looking for a new foil for all of his negativity to replace former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary "Lock Her Up" Clinton. Thus far he's received ample resistance to his distasteful comments about how these women hate America and how they should simply "go back where they came from," to use his words.
I won't even attempt to trace how we reached this point in our national discourse, but we can only hope that this won't be long-lasting.
Major League Baseball has started its season's second half, which is always marked by the All-Star Game, and the Cincinnati Reds are still hanging around in the National League's Central Division. Since no one team is running away with the division, the Reds still have a chance to make some noise through the remainder of the season. They've been scuffling a bit of late, and lost two of three to the division-leading Chicago Cubs this week. The Reds start a homestand tonight and that will probably define whether they contend or simply work to play out the string as best they can.
I like how so many "experts" are already ripping Apple over what will apparently be a nondescript update of its iPhone product line. And the phone hasn't even come out yet. But these same "experts" are, in many cases, lauding the wildly creative and visionary design of the NEXT iPhone that will follow. Nothing like poisoning the well to make sure travelers move on to the next one.
Speaking of products, did you see where Subaru detected a major flaw in their manufacturing process? Something to do with the welding of the engine compartment where it adjoins the passenger compartment, and how these welds would not provide an adequate seal between the two areas. Subaru determined that it would be more cost effective simply to junk the cars that had the defective welds than to attempt repairs. Good for them.
Boeing should listen to this story a bit harder. A Kenyan whose entire family died in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max testified before Congress yesterday and the company, coincidentally, announced a compensation fund for those who lost relatives in crashes of these airplanes. I honestly can't believe Boeing is still fighting to get these planes back into the air with what's happened and nearly happened. It's been reported that they are nearly ready with a software fix, but it's up to the Federal Aviation Administration (and its Acting Administrator) to decide whether the planes will be cleared to fly.
I wouldn't want to be aboard any of them.
And finally, the long slog of locating career employment continues. As before, I still marvel at how frequently my resume is dismissed out of hand, with form letters indicating that I lack the necessary qualifications for a job that I may have formerly supervised. And clearly the biggest issue is the applicant tracking systems that are employed by so many companies, which utilize keyword searches to determine who is and isn't appropriate.
I forge on, hopeful of connecting with the right employer who can appreciate my experience and record of success. He or she is out there, we just have to find each other!
Looks like President Trump has found a new enemy, or in this case, SET of enemies, in the form of the "Squad" of four freshman Congresswomen of color. He's apparently been looking for a new foil for all of his negativity to replace former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary "Lock Her Up" Clinton. Thus far he's received ample resistance to his distasteful comments about how these women hate America and how they should simply "go back where they came from," to use his words.
I won't even attempt to trace how we reached this point in our national discourse, but we can only hope that this won't be long-lasting.
Major League Baseball has started its season's second half, which is always marked by the All-Star Game, and the Cincinnati Reds are still hanging around in the National League's Central Division. Since no one team is running away with the division, the Reds still have a chance to make some noise through the remainder of the season. They've been scuffling a bit of late, and lost two of three to the division-leading Chicago Cubs this week. The Reds start a homestand tonight and that will probably define whether they contend or simply work to play out the string as best they can.
I like how so many "experts" are already ripping Apple over what will apparently be a nondescript update of its iPhone product line. And the phone hasn't even come out yet. But these same "experts" are, in many cases, lauding the wildly creative and visionary design of the NEXT iPhone that will follow. Nothing like poisoning the well to make sure travelers move on to the next one.
Speaking of products, did you see where Subaru detected a major flaw in their manufacturing process? Something to do with the welding of the engine compartment where it adjoins the passenger compartment, and how these welds would not provide an adequate seal between the two areas. Subaru determined that it would be more cost effective simply to junk the cars that had the defective welds than to attempt repairs. Good for them.
Boeing should listen to this story a bit harder. A Kenyan whose entire family died in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max testified before Congress yesterday and the company, coincidentally, announced a compensation fund for those who lost relatives in crashes of these airplanes. I honestly can't believe Boeing is still fighting to get these planes back into the air with what's happened and nearly happened. It's been reported that they are nearly ready with a software fix, but it's up to the Federal Aviation Administration (and its Acting Administrator) to decide whether the planes will be cleared to fly.
I wouldn't want to be aboard any of them.
And finally, the long slog of locating career employment continues. As before, I still marvel at how frequently my resume is dismissed out of hand, with form letters indicating that I lack the necessary qualifications for a job that I may have formerly supervised. And clearly the biggest issue is the applicant tracking systems that are employed by so many companies, which utilize keyword searches to determine who is and isn't appropriate.
I forge on, hopeful of connecting with the right employer who can appreciate my experience and record of success. He or she is out there, we just have to find each other!
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