Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Switzerland and its Vote on Executive Pay

             I was always a firm believer on the idea that hard work pays off. It is frustrating to me, that the government is telling CEO's that they can't reward themselves for the hard work and great business that they are bringing in. The consequence of rewarding themselves because of their hard work, being jail time up to three years or to have to forfeit up to six years of their salary, is not right. Bringing in the text of peoples initiative into the Switzerland constitution did not agree with me. Giving shareholders voting rights with more power, but along with not threatening criminal sanctions was rejected and it is not surprising. I give great gratitude for Mr. Vasella, declining a severance package of seventy-six million dollars. That is a great deal of money and a great deal of money to give away. Much voting will be going on by shareholders and pension funds coming up. I never expected any outbreak to occur in such a prosperous society, but in a society where a taxpayer is due his money, it would be reasonable for such an outbreak to occur.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Twitter Doing It Big

              I cannot say that I am a fan of Twitter nor one of the 230 million users. I used Twitter on my smart phone for two weeks and then deleted it. I never really liked it, but maybe thats because I'm kind of shy and don't like sharing my feelings or "tweeting" them. I stick to Facebook, as my main social media and would choose Facebook over Twitter any day. I do agree that Twitter may have been a little too cautious and could have made a lot more money than the amount that they came up with, but that decision may have been smart, although a problem like the one Facebook had to go through could have been waiting. I think that it is amazing that Twitter and Facebook are along side Google. Google is an outstanding search engine that every human being uses and it is a great accomplishment to be at Google's level. The prices for Twitter are shooting up every week and changing rapidly. A five dollar increase occurred in a single week, from $44.90 to $50. I do not want to say this, but I do believe that Twitter will leave Facebook in its dust. Twitter going public is an amazing accomplishment, that would put any huge company into a nervous state. This will only show how many people really believe in Twitter and what people will dig into their pockets to throw down their money for such a company. A six month waiting period occurred before twitter went public. Twitter going public is a huge step and I think its time that  Twitter is ready to throw down with the big shots and label its stock.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Bigfoot

               It seems so bizarre and strange for someone to even be looking for Bigfoot in the first place. I never have believed in any of those myths or the mythical creatures that interest the minds of so many people. It boggles my mind to know that men were out in the woods hunting for Bigfoot, let alone that in the act, one of the hunters shot one of his friends. It may be true that most religious people do not believe in such mythical creatures, spooky stories, and haunted houses because as a Christian, I believe in none of it and think its nonsense.
               Getting past the event, which does boggle my mind, that took place in Rodgers County, Oklahoma, where three men went hunting for Bigfoot and one of the fellow hunters got shot accidentally. If it is possible to think past that event, lets think of what even made these men believe that there was such a mythical creature in the first place and what made them go out and hunt for one. I would assume that these men did not have much practice for any religion and probably did not believe in one God. It is also understandable to believe that all humans want an answer to questions. If there isn't an answer to a certain and interesting question, then one would probably imagine an answer, an answer that is interesting and cool. It seems that these men went out to hunt for Bigfoot because they were interested in catching such rare game, but there are many other aspects that could be filled in for their actions. They could have wanted to become famous, rich, special, or could have just been mentally insane. Mentally insane may be a good answer to the question, for these men could have answered the question, of why one of the fellow hunters were shot, with a simple answer of, "it was an accident." Instead much more investigation went into the incident and unanswered actions appeared to be suspicious.
              I personally believe in none of the mythical creatures and myths that roam the Internet and the minds of so many individuals. Maybe the event that took place was an attempt of murder that was blamed on a hunt for a mythical creature. I do not think it is crazy to say that, for three men were out in Oklahoma looking to hunt Bigfoot. I'm going to leave with the question of, "Was the event that took place in Rodgers County, Oklahoma an attempt of murder, or actually a hunt for Bigfoot?"