Online obscurity...

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The US electorate were not over enamoured by either candidate, 90 million didn't vote, a whacking 10 million more than last time; and "They’re not undecided - they’re completely uninformed".You have to laugh otherwise you'd cry: seems hard to believe but that saying didn't appear from nothing: sometimes it really is true. Paul (One Page In A Library of Millions) brings to our attention the article from Fox News that begs the question just what the hell goes through the minds of your average U.S. American. Looking at the graph below (from Google search HERE) we see a chart from Google Trends showing the continental US numbers for the search of the term "who is running for president" (since 2004). Jeez, the known unknowns.

Online obscurity...

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The US electorate were not over enamoured by either candidate, 90 million didn't vote, a whacking 10 million more than last time; and "They’re not undecided - they’re completely uninformed".You have to laugh otherwise you'd cry: seems hard to believe but that saying didn't appear from nothing: sometimes it really is true. Paul (One Page In A Library of Millions) brings to our attention the article from Fox News that begs the question just what the hell goes through the minds of your average U.S. American. Looking at the graph below (from Google search HERE) we see a chart from Google Trends showing the continental US numbers for the search of the term "who is running for president" (since 2004). Jeez, the known unknowns.

Obama's oldies...

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[Edited: 'dead' video/image removed]
I hope Romney wins...only so I'll have to think a bit more about the blog titles! Anyway, after this coming week I promise to wind my neck in a bit about the US. Anyhoo, looking at the image (click to enlarge) we'll see something ZeroHedge has banging on about for years: like the UK, the US workforce is 'slowly but surely converting itself from a full-time to part-time worker society', the reasons are obvious and explained in this post. But this isn't the only 'schism' and as Tyler mentions, it is very much an "under the radar" phenomenon; when I see - and I do - the changing 'categories' of employees in UK stores and other outlets I begin to wonder whether the same is happening this side of the pond; (apologies for multiple links to one site but it's an interesting tale).



So, if you're old, vote for Obama! Owsblog does not endorse this message!



P.S. Mark Steyn on form: "But let him keep the bomber jacket."

Obama's oldies...

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[Edited: 'dead' video/image removed] I hope Romney wins...only so I'll have to think a bit more about the blog titles! Anyway, after this coming week I promise to wind my neck in a bit about the US. Anyhoo, looking at the image (click to enlarge) we'll see something ZeroHedge has banging on about for years: like the UK, the US workforce is 'slowly but surely converting itself from a full-time to part-time worker society', the reasons are obvious and explained in this post. But this isn't the only 'schism' and as Tyler mentions, it is very much an "under the radar" phenomenon; when I see - and I do - the changing 'categories' of employees in UK stores and other outlets I begin to wonder whether the same is happening this side of the pond; (apologies for multiple links to one site but it's an interesting tale).

So, if you're old, vote for Obama! Owsblog does not endorse this message!

P.S. Mark Steyn on form: "But let him keep the bomber jacket."