After shopping for perfume for my wife at the Mall of America, we headed to visit my youngest son.  My wife and I have two sons, both with families of their own.  My wife had purchased a few weeks go some Easter baskets which my daughter in law needed for next week.  The grandkids will be hunting for eggs next week.  At this time we are not sure such event will be outdoors or indoors.  When we went to bed last evening there was no snow on the ground.  This morning all is covered with about two inches of fresh snow.  The weather forecast calls for a warming period.  Hopefully the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul will be experiencing highs in the 50′s by the end of this week.  The kids might be able to spend time outdoors next Sunday.

On our way home we decided to go to the Best Buy store in Eagan, MN.  Last week a technician from the cable company stopped by to address an issue we were experiencing.  The cable box and the cable between it and the TV were replaced.  The technician swapped the RCA (composite video and stereo audio) with a HDMI cable.  After all was done the issue was resolved and most interesting the quality of the picture was improved.  My wife and I decided to swap the cable connecting the Blu-ray player to the TV for added quality.  On a side note, if you decide to purchase a HDMI cable make sure you check prices.  Some manufactures and stores are asking exorbitant amounts of money for four feet wire and a couple connectors.

As we were leaving the store my wife received and unexpected phone call from a long time friend.  The husband of a common friend passed away earlier that day.  He left behind two daughters and wife.  A death in the family is never welcomed, but what made it worse is that his wife, a retired oral surgeon affected by crippling rheumatology arthritis, lost not only her husband but also her primary care taker.

Last evening my wife was on the phone for over two hours with another friend whose husband works for the same company as the deceased.  She mentioned that employees in there fifties are extremely concerned with the state of our economy.  In the past couple months it is not uncommon to hear several times a week the sirens of paramedics in the corporate main campus of the company these people work.  Several employees have been taken to hospitals with heart attacks and stokes.  The main cause appears to be the high stress being exposed due not only to job demands but also to the uncertainty that has been brought on us by our economy.  I am not going to mention the name of the firm but it is listed as a Fortune 500 company.  It is one of the largest employers in Minnesota.  As a matter of fact I used to work there about twenty years ago.

So besides the tragedy of the death for the family and friends, Naive Americans need to stop and reflect on the most likely culprit for this untimely death and the death of other in this and other companies in the USA. 

In a different blog I mentioned a study conducted for years on the world population regarding happiness.  It was surprising that Naive Americans with our large houses full of stuff and huge SUVs that waste so much energy are ranked far from to the top.  Most Naive Americans are unhappy and angry.  The study points out that most Naive Americans are not happy because we do not have the stability provided by our government and our society like in so may other countries around the world.  If you do not believe this, take a few minutes and read the news on the Internet:

 ”… A silent killer carrying two handguns opened fire in an upstate immigration center Friday April 03, 2009, executing 13 people in a brutally efficient murder spree.  Wong, was bitter over his recent layoff from a Shop-Vac factory when he grabbed two handguns, a bag of ammunition and his body armor Friday …”

This individual was pushed to the limit because of the state of our economy.  I do agree that the perpetrator does not fit the age profile (50′s) of the worker that passed away Saturday, but it does not take much to figure out that the root of the problem is quite similar.

Last week president Obama attended the last G-20 meeting in Europe.  Their main goal was to come up with measures to fix the world economy.  Sounds like something a candidate in the Miss America pageant would say, “fix the world economy“.  If you look at the list of countries that make up the G-20 and follow what goes on in the world, you can easily figure out that correcting the issues in the US would go against helping other countries.

Naive Americans are interested in making money but not study or work.  We are a nation of investors, lawyers and accountants that demand (we believe that we somehow we deserve) very high returns on our investments and are not able to put in a 40-hour week of hard work.  Our industries and know how are being outsourced and globalize for the benefit of the American Royalty.  This is why our automobile industry is about to collapse.  The Naive American predicts that the automobile industry in the US will follow the same road as other technological driven industries had in the past (e.g., television sets, photocopiers, small home appliances, watches, etc, etc, etc).

Next time you have some time to spare, look through your TV guide, for the program “How is it Made”.  Each episode covers a handful of products.  It shows how raw materials are transformed into desirable finished goods (manufacturing).  I have watched the show a few dozen times.  It does not take too long to figure out that the show is not based in the USA.  It is Canadian.  The Naive American offers some kudos to our northern neighbors.  Do you know which show did “How is it Made” replaced?  When I say replaced, I do not mean in the full extent of the meaning.  One show is on The Discovery Channel and the other was on The Travel Channel.  The show was “Made in America”.  I am not going to get into further details, but industry, manufacturing and technology are fleeing the USA.  These actions are weakening our economy to the point of no return.

We are in need of a massive CHANGE in our government and in the ways Naive Americans conduct ourselves.  The economical problems in the world were mainly cause by American Royalty.  We need to make the necessary changes to be able to get out of the hole we are in.  We need confidence and peace of mind to grow and hopefully get America back on track.

Arthur, rest in peace.

The Naive American