Interesting Things

Just found out some interesting things this morning that really piqued my interest. My wife has been studying medical transcription (MT) for the past year and was close to graduation. Today she began to make some phone calls in order to inquire of job positions and received a very grim outlook: MT companies are out of work due to the new EMR (Electronic Medical Record) systems that Obama has put in place through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

A) people nationally would feel MUCH better (general happiness would be improved, family relations and tensions eased and so on, even if at least for a limited period of time),

B) financial institutions would get the money back that they so very much need to triage their varied issues and

C) consumer spending, home purchasing, business investment, et al would dramatically increase(!!) and the nation would be lifted out of this recession back into productivity.

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This morning I feel somewhat sobered.  My wife came to me and said, “I feel like I’m mourning.”  I asked her why and she explained that this economic crisis and the condition of our nation make her feel like someone great has died.  She is very concerned about what will happen next and as to what our children will be facing.

I, too, feel this burden.  It seems that we have made the full transition from the world superpower to the world’s super-farce.  I indeed hope that this is temporary, but the only way that it can be temporary is if we make some changes. Read the rest of this entry »

Perhaps we should take another route.

I believe that this money, perhaps a little more, should be divided up between all indebted (perhaps more) households in the United States and thus given back to the people so as to allow the amelioration of financial bondage to occur.  If the government empowers families to pay off their homes, their loans, their credit cards, and other debt, which will SIMULTANEOUSLY GIVE BACK to the financial institutions we will see a much happier and freer society with the side effect of assisting the financial institutions somewhat.

It may also be simultaneously considered that this be used to free folks from current IRS debt as well. The effect will be a stimulation of people’s personal finances, an assistance of small business owners that will in turn drive our economy much further ahead and raise general happiness and satisfaction amongst the ranks.

Wow, now that is a solution that will have immediate tangible benefits.

Throughout the course of starting our new company I’ve learned quite a bit about “tech” culture over the last few years.  As I continue to listen and to associate with folks from tech centers of our own nation and around the world I do not cease to be amazed at the way in which people communicate.

Rudeness is the singular hallmark and keystone of the majority of communication. It seems that no one can, with respect, kindness and soberness, share their feelings or thoughts anymore. Much of thought seems void of depth and meaning and often when it is meaningful, it is salted with vulgarity or rudeness that obliterate it’s real depth and appeal to the audience.

As leaders and members of the human family, we used to speak with more thought and paced ourselves versus throwing out vulgar rants and crudeness. Can we please try to get back to these roots and raise the bar a bit for society as a whole? I believe that if we can do this that we will all be able to work better together, appreciate deeper thinking and have a more productive society.

There’s a quote that I will paraphrase that has always lingered in my heart and that is that course language is the attempts of a feeble mind to express itself forcibly. How true this is and what a poor shortcut it has become in our society. We need to bring civility and charity back to our world or we have no hope of really progressing together. If we cannot progress together in unity, then, as a nation, we will certainly fully fail.

We really need to add our voices to this initiative. It is being supported by Google and will benefit all of us across the nation, particularly in Appalachia and sparsely populated areas. It will also add competition to the existing broadband providers, which will continue to drive technology. We’ve needed this for years and it makes perfect sense to utilize the unused television channel bandwidth that is so abundant, particularly in the areas that need it the most!

Hear this Google and others in the initiative: Ohio has over $200M (I believe around $280M) to invest towards bringing ubiquitous high speed Internet service to citizens across the state. This money could help to bring this to full fruition. The governor is from southern Ohio and I could help put you before key individuals to help push this along if you contact me.

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How interesting: A 38-State Nation.  This is something that has never crossed my mind previously, but is something certainly worth exploring if enacted with some other changes that could benefit our nation.  

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A couple of days ago, I had a very… odd… experience.  It was about 8:30 at night and a child, probably about 10 years old, called our home telephone.  The child asked if we supported Obama and then fumbled and bumbled around as there was a pause and then continued asking if I supported McCain and how I felt about these candidates.  

It was an awkward call and I felt very moved by this child’s telephone call.  Albeit, moved in an awkward way. 

Granted, this call is great experience for such a young person.  It teaches them grit and the ability to talk to people which is a sorely needed skill today.  Notwithstanding, I feel that it is wrong to place them in such a position at such a young age where they may receive some very scathing and abrasive remarks.  I feel that their hearts are too tender for such activities.  

I politely explained to the child that I did not support either candidate, Obama nor McCain.  I feel that they are both inappropriate choices and that the only candidate that I did support was Romney as he has integrity and we could trust him unlike other candidates.  We certainly need a political savior and leader at the moment.

So, what do you think?  Seems like a loaded gun to me.

We live in a sad and fallen world. There are so many topics of conversation covered in this clip. Some is rather graphic certainly could be considered inappropriate, however we are inundated by this smut (and so much more) as well as the deluge of corruption on a daily basis. I am, however, glad to see others recognizing the destructiveness of our society:

You know, I do ponder at times on the possibility of whether a devastating event such as a depression is what it will take to start to create change nationally. I’ve recently been asked by a friend to write a book about a pretty profound idea that I’ve had for quite some time. I think that it may be time to begin discussing things that would bring about a real and lasting for our nation and world that can lead us towards the future that most assuredly will come. I think that the ideas of our national fore fathers we deeply inspired and that their ideas were preparatory for greater things.