So one thing that’s great about statistics is that they are what they are. Sure they can be tweaked to put a point forward but in the case below the numbers are what the numbers are.
Statistics Aren’t they Great?
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The Clinton’s – Making Money
Saw this and had to share – kinda funny right?
So we have Hillary running for President who has basically been a government employee for the past 25 years and her net worth is $31,000,000 and Bernie has been a government employee for about 40 years and his net worth is $530,000. What did she do to get that much money?
- Gave speeches for $225,000 each
- In 2013, Hillary received $9,680,000 from her paid speeches
- Salary as a senator ~$174,000/year for 8 years
- Salary as Secretary of State $186,000 for 4 years
The Clinton’s – out of touch with reality. I loved how she couldn’t work the turnstile on the subway, she’s not driven a car in 20 years, of course, she feels our pain and understands Americans who struggle and knows what they need (dripping with sarcasm). Just go away, please.
The best two-line jokes
Submitted by the most tenured FOCM Member, my womb-mate for 9 months, Jon Matheus
- Parallel lines have so much in common.
- It’s a shame they’ll never meet.
- My wife accused me of being immature.
I told her to get out of my fort. - Women only call me ugly until they find out how much money I make.
Then they call me ugly and poor. - How many Germans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
One, they’re efficient and not very funny. - What do you call a dog with no legs?
It doesn’t matter; it’s not going to come. - Someone stole my Microsoft Office and they’re gonna pay.
You have my Word. - What’s green, fuzzy, and if it fell out of a tree it would kill you?
A pool table. - I went to a really emotional wedding the other day.
Even the cake was in tiers.
- Want to hear a word I just made up?
Plagiarism - Why do cows wear bells?
Because their horns don’t work. - What did the pirate say when he turned 80?
Aye Matey. - I took the shell off my racing snail, thinking it would make him run faster.
If anything, it made him more sluggish. - Someone stole my mood ring,
I don’t know how I feel about it. - I tried to catch fog yesterday,
Mist. - Why does a chicken coop have two doors?
If it had four doors it would be a chicken sedan.
with an additional one submitted by Vicky:
- What do you do with a dog with no legs?
Take it for a drag
Gecko for Peace
I spotted this gecko flashing the Peace sign, while dining with Don and Carol Lewis at Nicola’s in Wilmington.
Fifteen dollar minimum wage
So I see this article on the LA Times site about the $15 minimum wage and they open with:
The people who stand to benefit most from minimum wage hikes across California are low-income adults, most of them household breadwinners, according to an analysis by UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education.
A law proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown would gradually lift the statewide minimum wage from its current $10 to $15 an hour by 2023. About 800,000 workers were already promised raises to $15 in several cities that passed their own minimum wage hikes, including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Monica.
Unfortunately the people (low income adult household breadwinners) they say will benefit will only benefit in the short term. Artificially raising wages will lead to unemployment of those people are trying to help. Doing things to help the economy will better serve everyone. Reduce strangling regulations on businesses so they can have the time to make upgrades to their business and improve services. I fail to understand why people don’t understand how harmful this minimum wage increase will be – either prices will go up making it difficult for low income people to buy goods and services and/or businesses won’t be able to afford to hire people or will lay people off.
Let’s say you own a frozen yogurt store and you net $50K per year as your net income. You have two employees that you pay $7.50 per hour and each works 30 hours per week. They both make $11,250/year, so you’re paying $22,500/year in wages. Now the government comes along and says you have to pay $15/hour. If you continue as before, your wage expense is now $45,000, making your net income as the owner is now $27,500. What can you do?
- close the business
- lay off one employee
- double the price of the yogurt
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-minimum-wage-raise-20160330-story.html
May 2015 Networking Outsourcing Conference
On May 27-28 found me staffing the YPrime exhibit at Arena International’s Outsourcing in Clinical Trials East Coast meeting in King of Prussia, PA. There were many FOCM members attending and proudly wearing the FOCM Sticker on their name badges. Six people received their FOCM membership cards: Ellen Bloome, Elizabeth Van Etten, Linda Mooney, Eric Monroe, Rachel Daniel and Michele Ross.
FOCM Event and Card Ceremony
On May 6, 2015 while traveling to San Francisco for a client meeting, I ran into Tom Gottschalk (also a North Carolinian) with Rx Solutions who was also going to San Francisco. So, of course I invited him to the FOCM event I was having at TasteVin Wine Bar & Bistro in San Carlos, CA. TasteVin is one of the “recommended businesses” (see tab on FOCMnetworking.com home page). TasteVin is owned by FOCM member Sue Simpson.
Tom received his FOCM member card in a very solemn ceremony. Just visible under his FOCM card is the FOCM sticker in the window at TasteVin (located at 890 Laurel St. in San Carlos).
Witnessing this event were FOCM members: Claudia Kunzler, Cindy Howry and Sue Simpson.
Beer Commercials I Miss
I had almost forgotten about these great commercials. Worth another look:
FOCM Card Ceremony
On April 29, 2015, Jennifer Brown officially received her FOCM card. She had received one before, but we felt like perhaps it hadn’t followed the proper procedures. I’ve known Jen for 3+ years. She has been in business development for the language translation segment of the clinical research industry for over 8 years. She now works for SDL. She is a card carrying FOCM member and therefore has access to all the benefits of membership.
Famous FOCM Member
From April 29, 2015, this once thought lost-forever photo of Steve Jacobs speaking to a room of empty chairs has surfaced. With a tip of the hat towards Bud Light’s Real Men of Genius series: FOCM salutes Steve for his indefatigable (I’ve been waiting for many years for the chance to use that $20 word) leadership role in the Global Clinical Supply Group.
