In The Beginning

WARNING

You are now entering a sarcastic zone if you are one of these people who can find something positive about the death of Bambi's Mother you are in the wrong place this writing may show shades of Jaded views.

Hmmmmm Blogging! I really have no intent to blog and in fact my generation traditionally can't spell blog let alone create one, but I am being influenced by my children to share my prospective of life. Personally I can't understand why I am creating something that I'm sure will be used at my commitment hearing but at least it will give my children some good value when they are seeing there 500 dollar an hour psychiatrists to discuss their childhood.

Let me start by explaining a little about the opinions of this blog. You see I am in that forbidden American Class of citizens, you know the white over 50 crowd. This means I am walking on a banana peel health wise, am on the verge of losing what little mind I have left and my only goal in life is to attempt to live to retirement. I have recently entered the in between job phase (another way of saying I was laid off) and I am realizing the world is a much different place since I turned 50.

You see back when I was hiring people I had a keen knack for looking at resumes and picking out the bull from the flowers. I learned that when a resume said VP of local landscaping corporation for 6 months it meant two guys and a mower working summer jobs. Now the companies actually do this. I applied for a Financial Services Representative position the other day something I have been doing for over 15 years now to find that was the companies title for a teller. I guess I should have looked for postings for Fed Chairman in training. In fact even the way you construct your resume has changed. I met with a gentleman who was trying to explain the current job market to me.

Him: Now make sure you downplay your experience and try to conceal your age.

Me: so your telling me I don't want to be good at what I do and have wisdom?

Him: That's right they can't afford the best and they don't want to pay too much. They also don't want someone with bad health. It costs too much for their insurance program.

Me: isn't that like age discrimination.

Him: No it's health cost discrimination and that doesn't count. You also need to know the best way to actually get a job is to know someone. They don't hire anymore on job postings from the Internet.

Me: from the Internet? Isn't that the same thing as the classifieds?

Him: (with look on his face he just found the missing link) do they still do that in the papers? And how is your facebook page?

Me: Facebook page? You mean where I go to play Bejeweled Blitz? It seems to work fine.

At this point I was given up for dead and he recommended I start checking out Monasteries in the Himalayas.

You just once I would like to turn in a resume saying Hi I'm 24 and a runner up to the Nobel peace prize Uncle Bill Gates and Uncle Steve Jobs suggested I talk to you. I won't be able to interview for 2 weeks though because I'm going on vacation with my cousin Rachel Hunter. I'd love to see if I'd get an interview.

So while I am waiting for Bill or Steve to call I am doing what I have done for years Currency Trading. This is one of the best jobs in the world. I work from home with a laptop and can pretend to do something important. You see most people have no idea what currency trading is it has a certain mystery to it. You can talk to your neighbors and say Yes I trade currencies in the morning and then follow Indiana Jones search for the Holy Grail in the afternoons and they'll buy it because of the mystic of the currency trading. In fact it's a great way for the little guy to feel important knowing he is right their trading currency just like the Arabian Sheik or Ford Motor Corporation. The Game is a little different though (Conversation after losing for the day at currency trading)

Me: Dear I'm sorry but we are going to have to sell one of the Children I know they're married and their wives won't be happy but I can't afford the loss.

The Sheik: Camel Fodder I had a loss today call the real estate broker tell him I can't buy Hawaii today but keep the deal for Cancun and ask him if he would mind holding Hawaii for next week.

Ford Motor: Alright we lost a bundle at currency trading today now we qualify for the bailout and we'll double our money again this year.

This is the general idea of currency trading. Much like a real life monopoly game with real money. I have to admit though for some reason I don't think the sheik trades in his pajamas and I'm willing to bet his has something a little faster than my laptop and a wireless connection but hey no problem I can still play with him.

Now you have a brief look at the beginnings of this blog. Parables on Life according to me. I should probably let my kids commit me, I'd get free meals a place to live and I hear there Internet connection is great for currency trading.