We've been at Syntax's side all day. We're recording vitals every 5 minutes. When she's awake she is in horrible pain. No more seizures, though. The only cause for her condition that will let her come home is an infection. No temp, but that's not conclusive. The plan: ulrasound. If tumors in body, stop. If no tumor and she's stable at 5, xfer to overnight vet and see if antibiotics kick in.
Syntax, our 17 year old, went into seizures at 6 this morning. We took her to the emergency vet for Valium and now we're at her side at Her regular doctor's.
As an 80% owner in AIG, I want to know why I haven't fired the scum that lost money and "earned" bonuses. The bonuses may have been owed because of [fraudulent] contracts, but did "we" also guarantee lifetime employment? I'm ready to toss out my under-performing employees. Today. HR, prepare the termination notices. And, I am no lawyer, but I thought there is an ability to challenge contracts that are manifestly against the public interest. These tie ups, platinum parachutes, and other "got you" clauses cooked up in the past year by the AIG crooks are clearly against the public [...]
Yesterday the Obstructionist Party of a Vengeful God kept California from accepting over $2.5 Billion in Federal stimulus money which would have extended unemployment benefits for 20 weeks. California's unemployment rate is 10.1%. The vote in the California Assembly was one vote short of the super-majority needed to accept the money. All Democrats and 2 Republicans voted for the measure. The Republicans swear that they love the idea of helping the unemployed. They were just afraid that there might be flaws in the bill or, in my favorite comment, worried that the aid for people hurting NOW, "might raise costs [...]
Sequel (right) cuddles up with Syntax on the the Queen-size hide-a-pet to make her full membership in the Ozdachs pack official.
It's time for the government to use its ownership muscle to fire the Board of AIG. These folks ran the company into the ground. They begged for taxpayer money. Then they agreed to give multiple millions of dollars in bonus money to their employees (who would be out of a job completely if the taxpayers hadn't ponied up). Damn it. These managers just don't get it. They're still paying bonuses to people who failed. Yeah, not everyone screwed up. And, there's the argument that you want to retain employees so you have to pay them competitively. But, here's a thought. [...]