Refugee Fishes

For those of you who don't know, I work at an apartment complex getting vacant apartments ready to be leased. Anyway, the apartment I was sent to today had a fish tank left in it with several fish. Amazingly the fish were still alive even though the apartment had been vacant for about a month. I couldn't bring myself to just dump these poor fish in the dumpster to die so I rummaged through my car and found a couple empty water bottles. I then caught as many of the fish as I could and took them home. Sadly one of them died on the ride home, but the other four seem to be doing good. I guess I should start naming them. I'll have to ponder on that for a while.

 

I want to mention Netflix real quick. One DVD at a time and unlimited online watching for less than $10. Between this and the Redbox, how is Blockbuster still in business?

Next, I heard on the radio this morning that even after receiving more than $13 billion in taxpayer loans, GM's managers still get a couple extreme perks. They get a brand new car for free every six months AND get all the gas they want completely free. This is just ridiculous. The company claims the managers who receive these vehicles are required to provide crucial feedback that is used to correct flaws and to make the vehicles better. A former GM economist estimates that last year alone, the automaker spent nearly $12 million on fuel for its staff. These guys need to take their heads out of their asses and put that money towards bailing themselves out instead of charging taxpayers for it.

Lastly for today, I've heard that Obama plans to host an online town hall meeting this Thursday. Anyone can go onto Whitehouse.gov and submit questions about the economy to ask Obama. You can then vote for the top questions which Obama will answer in a live online video at 11:30 a.m. ET. Obama has used the internet and technology more than any president before him which has helped immensely in his popularity in the younger age groups who have grown up in the internet age. This truly is the beginning of a new era.