Hey, everyone. I feel a little better today so I took a walk in the woods. I saw some huge deer tracks at the creek in the soft mud. There wasn't a whole lot of water in the creek. Sometimes I wonder if someone is damming it upstream. I believe that is illegal.
It was music to my ears when a huge flock of Canadian geese flew over with their mellow song. I'm glad to say they were heading north. Hopefully it is the harbinger of spring.
I spooked a big hawk who was sitting in the top of a dead oak. He went flapping away, irritated with me, I'm sure, for interrupting his observance of some rabbit or squirrel that he planned on inviting to dinner.
The flu bug insured that I'd be tired when I returned home, but at least I got out and got some exercise.
I was thinking about the NFL today. It is certainly human nature to mess up a good thing. Do you remember a few years ago when something similar happened with baseball? The fans at the games started throwing money at the players and cursing them. It was the next day when the thing was settled.
I remember, some years ago, when the agreement was signed so that the owners of NFL teams gave the players something like 60% of the revenue. I shook my head. Name a factory or store or any business where the person who lays out a huge investment gets less of the profit than the employees. It was a stupid thing for the owners to do. The problem is that once you have an untenable deal, it's hard to go back. The players certainly don't want to give back ground that has already been gained. In fairness, they probably should. Of course, I wouldn't want to either. One thing lost in the shuffle is the fans, of course. An average guy can't afford to go to a game. They sell a bottle of water for $4 and a beer for $5 or $6. I'm not sure that charging what 'the traffic will bear' is always a good thing.
It's like Apple, a couple of years ago. During the worst recession in a generation, with people's homes being repossessed all over the country, I-Tunes goes up on songs by 30%. Makes you look, well, greedy. By the way, let me lay the blame for that world-wide recession where it belongs. When people had to pay four dollars a gallon for gas, all their wiggle room, financially, was gone. When the idiots saw that they had caused a meltdown they pulled back on the price. Then they have steadily raised it as much as 'the traffic will bear'. They gave us a little break around Christmas, because they know Americans are pretty touchy about that. Then they started pushing the envelope again. The people that do these things with gas, that don't care about the results concerning little kids and old folks, young marrieds, well there has to be a reserved section in the pit for these guys. But I digress. I'm supposed to be talking about the NFL.
The football fans who didn't get their seats at the Super Bowl is an interesting thing. Was this like an omen of the things that were to come, when no fan will get their reserved seat in any stadium? Maybe.
The resolve and ego is high on both sides. They could do the ritual Japanese Samurai thing. They could all get together in a big room somewhere. They could lay a snow-white cloth in front of themselves with a dagger laying upon it. Then they could commit Seppuku. It would be swifter than having to work a regular job, actually take orders and be productive. Scary thought. But hey, we can't give in. We could not live with that shame.
From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills and I approved this message.
P.S. When I'm sick I get cranky.
It was music to my ears when a huge flock of Canadian geese flew over with their mellow song. I'm glad to say they were heading north. Hopefully it is the harbinger of spring.
I spooked a big hawk who was sitting in the top of a dead oak. He went flapping away, irritated with me, I'm sure, for interrupting his observance of some rabbit or squirrel that he planned on inviting to dinner.
The flu bug insured that I'd be tired when I returned home, but at least I got out and got some exercise.
I was thinking about the NFL today. It is certainly human nature to mess up a good thing. Do you remember a few years ago when something similar happened with baseball? The fans at the games started throwing money at the players and cursing them. It was the next day when the thing was settled.
I remember, some years ago, when the agreement was signed so that the owners of NFL teams gave the players something like 60% of the revenue. I shook my head. Name a factory or store or any business where the person who lays out a huge investment gets less of the profit than the employees. It was a stupid thing for the owners to do. The problem is that once you have an untenable deal, it's hard to go back. The players certainly don't want to give back ground that has already been gained. In fairness, they probably should. Of course, I wouldn't want to either. One thing lost in the shuffle is the fans, of course. An average guy can't afford to go to a game. They sell a bottle of water for $4 and a beer for $5 or $6. I'm not sure that charging what 'the traffic will bear' is always a good thing.
It's like Apple, a couple of years ago. During the worst recession in a generation, with people's homes being repossessed all over the country, I-Tunes goes up on songs by 30%. Makes you look, well, greedy. By the way, let me lay the blame for that world-wide recession where it belongs. When people had to pay four dollars a gallon for gas, all their wiggle room, financially, was gone. When the idiots saw that they had caused a meltdown they pulled back on the price. Then they have steadily raised it as much as 'the traffic will bear'. They gave us a little break around Christmas, because they know Americans are pretty touchy about that. Then they started pushing the envelope again. The people that do these things with gas, that don't care about the results concerning little kids and old folks, young marrieds, well there has to be a reserved section in the pit for these guys. But I digress. I'm supposed to be talking about the NFL.
The football fans who didn't get their seats at the Super Bowl is an interesting thing. Was this like an omen of the things that were to come, when no fan will get their reserved seat in any stadium? Maybe.
The resolve and ego is high on both sides. They could do the ritual Japanese Samurai thing. They could all get together in a big room somewhere. They could lay a snow-white cloth in front of themselves with a dagger laying upon it. Then they could commit Seppuku. It would be swifter than having to work a regular job, actually take orders and be productive. Scary thought. But hey, we can't give in. We could not live with that shame.
From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills and I approved this message.
P.S. When I'm sick I get cranky.
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