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I'm ready to get to work.

I was laid off last Monday, along with many, other talented people, because the company is in trouble. After buying other companies and other software products, it routinely uses layoffs to temporarily make the finances appear better. While this looks good in the short term, it's misguided. The abandoned workers did nothing wrong, and in fact, they were necessary to maintain quality. When an organization gets too large to provide the wonderful customer experience that they talk so extensively about, cutting staff in favor of AI and offshore solutions, will ultimately lead to more dissatisfied customers and subscription cancellations. There is still no substitute for human talent. I can write better than Claude, and I provide higher quality customer service than Forethought can. I am skilled at writing and effective communications, technology support, customer service and streamlining workflow. If anyone knows of an employer in need of this type of experience, drop me a message. I...

Penguin Hat Tarrifs

If some of the tariffs are being suspended yet again, maybe I will be able to buy that cool red hat from the Penguins!

CuTRis Imposes Tarrifs on Trump and China

CuTRis Imposes Tarrifs on Trump and China UnAssociated Press April 9, 2025 Earlier today, CuTRis imposed an 82 million billion trillion percent "reciprocal" tariff on Donald Trump , and a 44 million billion percent "reciprocal" tarrif on China . The stock market has reacted favorably. Even though he doesn't have stock , CuTRis stock went up 98 trillion points.

Government Shutdown

I just got an email from my contact at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, where I have been known to volunteer as a (volunteer) park ranger. They are preparing for a government shutdown and closing the Refuge if that happens. The wildlife is busy packing up in case they have to leave.

Vikings Kicking in Another $500K for New Stadium

Hey Vikings ! Thanks a lot for paying some more for YOUR new (way over budget) stadium—because some of us TAXPAYERS are a little "short" right now from trying to make ends meet. I hope this won't cut into your millions of dollars in profit too much! Yay team! You guys are great... I mean except for sucking on the field and making us buy your stadium and stuff...

CuTRis Downgrades Credit Ratings of Standard & Poor and Fitch

CuTRis Downgrades Credit Ratings of Standard & Poor and Fitch UnAssociated Press October 16, 2013 Early today, CuTRis was seen downgrading the credit ratings of both Standard & Poor's and Fitch . He was changing their scores with a purple crayon . While onlookers thought it was a joke , the stock market has apparently taken CuTRis' scores of F-C+D 2 seriously.