Well heck...

***I've already messed up regarding my resolve to blog every day. Oh well, I'm sure you weren't waiting breathlessly. :-)

***How about all the stuff going on - Harvey, Irma, the fires, etc? We might have unpredictable weather in Indiana, but we don't get those extremes. I'll stay right here, thank you.

***Hear Hear!
Small businesses need their own separate regulatory system. It should be simple. It should be accessible from one place. And it should be focused on meeting regulatory goals rather than larded with details and prescriptions.

That argument was made Wednesday by Philip K. Howard, founder of the anti-bureaucracy nonprofit Common Good, at a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee. Howard called the current regulatory framework a "powerful disincentive to entrepreneurship" and blamed compliance costs--in both time and money--for part of the decline in business starts.
Overly complex regulations are unfair, Howard said, because compliance costs per employee are far higher for small businesses than for large ones. "Small businesses that try hard to comply are often at a competitive disadvantage to businesses that realize they can often get away with ignoring regulation altogether," he added.

This is so true. It's like when you have a small business there's a target on your back. Business owners (or anyone, for that matter) should not be punished for succeeding.

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I dunno, I thought it was cute...<g>

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Open My Eyes, That I May See

Text: Clara H. Scott, 1841-1897 
Music: Clara H. Scott, 1841-1897 

1. Open my eyes, that I may see 
glimpses of truth thou hast for me; 
place in my hands the wonderful key 
that shall unclasp and set me free. 
Silently now I wait for thee, 
ready, my God, thy will to see. 
Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine! 

2. Open my ears, that I may hear 
voices of truth thou sendest clear; 
and while the wavenotes fall on my ear, 
everything false will disappear. 
Silently now I wait for thee, 
ready, my God, thy will to see. 
Open my ears, illumine me, Spirit divine! 

3. Open my mouth, and let me bear 
gladly the warm truth everywhere; 
open my heart and let me prepare 
love with thy children thus to share. 
Silently now I wait for thee, 
ready, my God, thy will to see. 
Open my heart, illumine me, Spirit divine!
 
***Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. - Winston Churchill

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