midnight

I had Mexican for lunch. Fajitas and a cheese quesadilla. They try to make me feel like a fat bastard when I roll in there, but I have no shame. They bring the fajita mix out on the skillet, then the tortillas on a plate by themselves. A plate for the salad stuff, and a plate for the quesadilla. 4 plates. Fuck it. More for you to wash. But it was goooood.

Bad, Pat. Bad, bad, Pat. Didn't even offer to share. Damn.

That ''blows.'' That joke fell ''flat.'' Wah wah. I'll be here all night.

Are you sure it's the fangs people were scared of?

I can shoot pool either way as well. But who can't?

Batting left, I had an open stance and was a pull hitter. Everything went to right field. Batting right, I had a more closed stance and could manage to hit up the middle. I was a far more consistent hitter from the left side.

That's her way of telling you men don't need tissues. Haha.

I still think if every company/corporation is forced to pay, let's say, a $15 an hour minimum wage, then prices for everything will go up. You take the folks who are not making minimum wage now, and are making $15 an hour. Those folks will also have to see a substantial pay raise. If the folks making minimum wage now, see a doubled salary increase, everyone else will see a large pay increase as well. Then, companies will seek a way to get that money back, and the way they will do it is by increasing the prices of their products. All companies will do this. Henceforth, the cost of living will increase, and everyone will still be in the same boat. Companies aren't going to lose money. And raising wages is considered losing money in their eyes. The people who work minimum wage jobs are doing those jobs now for the minimum wage. Corporations will not lose their healthy profit margin to satisfy their employees. With all of that being said, don't confuse any of that with being something I want to see happen. I am all for people making a livable wage. I just know how these corporations work. They will get their money. If I am making $7.25 an hour and my rent is $400 a month, it's not going to help me any if they give me $15 an hour and my rent goes up to $950 a month.

Chili's sucks. Been once, and got a refund.

My bad. I made a wrong turn at I don't give a shit and what the fuck did I just see. (Slides back out real fast)

Happy Birthday, @bnmjy! Hope you have a great day!

I can see the ball better when I am batting left. Although, I have more power from the right side of the plate. But I mostly batted left.

The trouble is getting the companies to part with a little extra. The rich don't want to give up any money. Even if the minimum wage is raised, the big corporations will find a way to get that money back, via price increases on everything. We remain lower-middle class for a reason. The 1% controls everything. It is sad to think that a company like McDonald's is a multi-billion dollar company, and most of their employees can't afford to live. People are working for, in my state, $7.25 an hour, just to help make more money, not for themselves, but for more rich bastards. My state is boasting about unemployment being the lowest it's been in years, due to so many jobs being filled. Those jobs are minimum wage jobs. There are Dollar General's being thrown up all over the place down here, and $7.25 an hour is what they start at. That's not much to boast about. But, if Abrams wins our governor's race, she wants to increase the minimum wage. I just hope we don't see price increases on everything, which will put everyone back in the same boat they were in. Buddy said it best. It has to work the way he mentioned, or it won't work.

Had?

It reminded me of some of the levels of Rygar, which is a game I hated, but for whatever reason, I like Battletoads.

You didn’t capitalize correctly. Hahahaha!

I forgot all about this game. I loved this game.

Ok. I just did. Did you see it?

Ahhh, finally a picture of Nabs.

Nabs banned you from Rants. Because, he has mod powers and all. Seriously though, you're not missing much. No one likes my political opinions either, mainly because I'm like, both sides are lame. I just want a steak and a milkshake. Fuck the rest.

Yes. This is a very good concept. An employee is only going to be as efficient as their supervisor. If the boss doesn't care, why should the people under him/her? It can work, but only if it is done like you suggested.

Right. But I can throw a baseball with either hand. And I bat, or should say, batted, left. I cannot eat left handed. Fuck that noise. But I can pick a booger with either set of fingers.

I just don't know wacky anymore, since he went full Bob for Halloween.

It is a complicated subject. I understand folks not wanting to bust their ass for 8 bucks an hour, but at the same time, I have worked with folks who make 15 an hour, and they didn't give a shit either. If corporations are made to pay their employees a minimum wage of 15 an hour, then the prices are going to go up on everything. A company isn't going to lose money. The employees will. Even with a raise, across the board, everything is going to go up to accommodate that salary increase. Then the employees will be back in the same boat, not giving a shit. That's the only way I see that playing out. I think the people deserve a raise, but without repercussions. At the same time, if this could happen, then the employees should be expected to at least pretend to give a shit.

I mean, I can see both sides too. It's hard to care about a job that's paying only that much, but at the same time, are they gonna do it better if they are making more money? I don't know. I have worked with folks making more than 15 an hour, and weren't worth a shit.