Friday's Rambling

For all of you whom are working and searching for a new job, good luck. Just remember to make yourselves as valuable to your current employer as possible.

The job market, as you are discovering, is flooded with at least 100 applicants for every position being filled. The point being, hang on to the sure thing. And reach for the moon in search endeavors.

The City of Flint’s political scene has somewhat returned to normal with Michael Brown, a competent man, at the helm. The “Don” Williamson refuses to die a whimpering death, much to the amazement of the taxpaying public. Twenty-two Michigan cities require residents to pay income taxes. Flint is one of the few requiring the non residents, who work inside city limits, to pay a half percent incoming tax. The strange part is while you pay the half percent, you absolutely have no say in the City’s economic decisions. Talk about taxation without representation.

Sports sponsorships are taking a major hit. Companies having received Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) Funds are cutting back on sponsoring major events, most notably PGA Tournaments. Among these entities were the Royal Bank of Scotland, Wachovia and other government fund recipients. Someone must have realized a portion of the biggest financial deals have been brokered on golf courses throughout the world.

I would like to take a moment to thank this blog’s senior editor for guest writing for a couple of days. After all, he has the talent which makes this somewhat readable. He previously was an editor-in-chief for two college newspapers, as well as a reporter with two daily publications.

Everyone have a wonderful weekend. Don’t worry about a thing. Everything will be okay – recovery is just around the corner, yada, yada, yada!