Pay Cuts To Fix Budget?

This is the proverbial crock of shit. State employees are being forced to take a pay cut in an already poor pay situation to fix the budget issues in North Carolina. How this will work is beyond my understanding, as many state employees already use the state programs of Medicaid for insurance because their pay does not exceed the income requirements. Many barely exceed the income limits for food stamps. So, I guess the lesson here for state employees is...

HEAD TO YOUR LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT boys & girls. If we are forced to shoulder the weight of the budget crisis facing North Carolina, than we should take advantage of the very programs that our taxes support.

The next question - Is Perdue taking a pay cut? One would certainly hope so. Though I doubt she has to worry about feeding her family and giving them appropriate housing, food, medical care and clothing.

Is she raising the taxes for non-state employees so that they also shoulder the responsibility? Most likely it will happen, and then state employees can get a double whammy. Let the writing campaign begin kids. It is time to tell our elected officials (makes me want to puke, I didn't vote for her!) that we will not stand for them collecting an inflated pay check and allowing us to pay their bills while they continue to give us the shaft.

Contact Ms. Perdue and tell her how you feel about her newest plan. She can be reached at:

Governor Bev Perdue
Office of the Governor
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
Phone: (919)733-4240
Fax: (919)733-2120

Our First Crazy Question...

Isn't really crazy at all.  I had to go find the answer to settle a disagreement between my kids. 

"What is Slim Shady's real name?"

So, my son eventually asks me to go look it up!  He and his sister are having a major disagreement regarding this topic, and the fighting was driving me insane.  I would have sworn that Slim Shady was a famous person from my childhood or before, but it turns out that "Slim Shady" is actually singer Eminem!

Eminem was born October 17, 1972.  His real name is actually Marshall Bruce Mathers III.  His debut album, Infinite, released in 1996.  The Slim Shady EP was released in 1998, and went platinum 3 times!  While Eminem isn't one of my favorite rappers (I dislike rap in general), it behooves me to say, I made my kids laugh when I provided them with more information about Eminem than they thought their old mama could possibly know!

My New Past Time

I have been trolling the net lately, watching the crazy questions that people ask sites like Answerbag, Wiki Answers, Yahoo Answers and more.  It amazes me, facinates me, surprises me and sends me into gales of laughter at times.

It is obvious that the need to answer crazy questions with sometimes crazy answers exists.  And so we are going to start the next era of The Ranting Office, with a Crazy Questions, Crazy Answers section.  Hold on to your hats or chairs, grab your coffee...just be careful not to spit all over your screen.

These are real questions asked by people every day!  Laugh and have fun with them!

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Women's Shoes

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The next time you need a quality pair of shoes for a great price, take a trip on over to Shoe-store.net and find the best!

CAPM Certificate

In a quest to identify, research and utilize the best programs that are available online to further my education and increase my earning potential, I came across Saint Joseph's University and their CAPM certificate.

What is a CAPM? It is a certificate for Online Project Management. You will become a more effective project manager through readings, lecture notes, supplemental videos/readings, discussion questions, case study analysis and course projects. Completing this program enables you to increase your earnings, qualify for more opportunities and become more well rounded in your chosen career.

Saint Joseph's University was founded in Philadelphia by the Society of Jesus in 1851 and is home to 4,150 full-time undergraduates and 3,450 graduate, executive, and non-traditional students. Currently, they offer certificates in three programs, but state that they will be adding new programs in the future. You can choose between Project Management, Crisis Management, and Purchasing Management at this time. Payment options exist to suit almost any budget.

Why choose an online program? You learn at your pace. You work at your pace. If you want to work on your classes at 3 am in your jammies, the opportunity is there. No frustration because your professor is moving to slowly or to fast. These types of programs exist to allow you to work around your family, your work schedule and your social schedule. Take advantage of one today to increase your earnings, your employment potential and to further your career with Saint Joseph's University.