It may only be a coincidence that this incident occurred in 1969, at the height of America's power. Was it really at the height of America's power? Okay, let's say the height of its economic power. The GDP per capita in gold was never higher than what it was then. That includes today and all the days from this day to sometime in 1968.
Was there anything quite like Chappaquiddick before? I'm thinking no. Kennedy's story was repeated on the news as I recall. Even though I was only a teenager, I sure didn't believe it. It sounded false, and it must have sounded false to most people. Unfortunately, not everybody, or not everybody seemed to care. This man did run for President in 1980. Fortunately, this man never did become president. But we've done worse than that, even. Barack Hussein Obama may not have left a young woman to die, but may be responsible for a lot more deaths than this. All very predictable, but when it happens, they'll try to escape responsibility just like Kennedy did.
Al Fin: "Cowboy Commentary", aka "Eat your veggies" The Flag banner is posted in order to defy those who would make patriotic symbols illegal or disreputable.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Back from dentist
Hooray. My troubles are behind me, the bad tooth is gone. If I hadn't been so neglectful, I wouldn't have lost it. Anyway, there's no time to grieve the loss, because they put in a bridge immediately. It looks a lot better than what it replaced, I guarantee. The anesthetic hasn't worn off yet, so I can't say whether it feels better or not. But it looks good.
The dentist's bill is what I'm grieving over. Yep. I write that we all love our money too much, and I'm no different. Here I am, a tooth short, and I'm worried more about my bill than what I've just lost forever.
I think I'll just blog for the rest of the day. Let's see if this thing starts to hurt a lot.
The dentist's bill is what I'm grieving over. Yep. I write that we all love our money too much, and I'm no different. Here I am, a tooth short, and I'm worried more about my bill than what I've just lost forever.
I think I'll just blog for the rest of the day. Let's see if this thing starts to hurt a lot.
Flowers in space
You don't bring me flowers anymore? Balderdash.
Actually, my land is not that far away from Jeff Bezo's launch pad in Culberson County, Texas. I was thinking of JP Aerospace's light plane that might fly over the mountains between the launch pad and my property so I can go get a job over there. Maybe I can apply for a janitorial position there. I would like to be a part of such an endeavor even if it only meant as a janitor who scrubbed johns each nite after work hours.
Update:
I wonder if I could sell the MABB concept to someone like Bezos? I don't think his hydrogen powered rockets can make it up to orbit without a boost. With a MAAB, he could get a boost to say 50k feet, then it would separate and return to base. Then Bezos' craft can light up its engines and proceed to orbit.
Actually, my land is not that far away from Jeff Bezo's launch pad in Culberson County, Texas. I was thinking of JP Aerospace's light plane that might fly over the mountains between the launch pad and my property so I can go get a job over there. Maybe I can apply for a janitorial position there. I would like to be a part of such an endeavor even if it only meant as a janitor who scrubbed johns each nite after work hours.
Update:
I wonder if I could sell the MABB concept to someone like Bezos? I don't think his hydrogen powered rockets can make it up to orbit without a boost. With a MAAB, he could get a boost to say 50k feet, then it would separate and return to base. Then Bezos' craft can light up its engines and proceed to orbit.
George Carlin "The American Dream" Best 3 Minutes of His Career
A lot of truth here. You have to have the courage to face the truth.
They don't want smart Americans. They want obedient workers. "It's a big club and you aren't in it."
I have to say Carlin probably attracts more lefties than righties. That's because the lefty rank and file really believe the BS they get from the politicians like Obama who promise but don't deliver. Things ain't going to get better unless you start thinking for yourself. That's what it means to have "critical thinking skills".
They don't want smart Americans. They want obedient workers. "It's a big club and you aren't in it."
I have to say Carlin probably attracts more lefties than righties. That's because the lefty rank and file really believe the BS they get from the politicians like Obama who promise but don't deliver. Things ain't going to get better unless you start thinking for yourself. That's what it means to have "critical thinking skills".
Do we need a corporate income tax?
Megan McArdle doesn't think so. Here's something I haven't thought about:
Still, I think corporations should be taxed. Individuals could receive a tax cut to make it revenue neutral. The idea shouldn't be in raising revenue per se, but to make things a bit fairer. Okay, that sounds kinda lefty, but I'd rather be lefty on this issue than to be righty, if righty means to favor corporations over individuals. Corporations have an advantage over individuals. We shouldn't increase that advantage by refusing to tax them and tax individuals even more. That's crazy.
And to be sure, the tax code contains plenty of senseless giveaways to corporations. But these are small beer. Most of the “loopholes” that we argue about are not a result of congressional pandering, or even sharp lawyers who bend sensible rules. They’re an artifact of the fact that calculating corporate income is really hard.---Bloomberg
Still, I think corporations should be taxed. Individuals could receive a tax cut to make it revenue neutral. The idea shouldn't be in raising revenue per se, but to make things a bit fairer. Okay, that sounds kinda lefty, but I'd rather be lefty on this issue than to be righty, if righty means to favor corporations over individuals. Corporations have an advantage over individuals. We shouldn't increase that advantage by refusing to tax them and tax individuals even more. That's crazy.
Niacin and heart health
Perhaps you heard about the study that niacin really doesn't help and may do harm. After finding a link to the article on Instapundit, I read through it. Looks like Merck conducted the study. Merck? There wouldn't be any conflict of interest here? Why would Merck criticize the use of niacin? Could they have an interest in diverting some of those patients to whatever they are selling? I dunno. Maybe they own a few statin patents. Maybe not. But I am inclined to be suspicious that a drug company knocks another "drug". Note that the story refers to niacin as a drug. Since when are vitamins "drugs"? You don't need a prescription for it.
When I visited Worf, he said he used fish oils. Perhaps that is an alternative if an alternative is really needed.
When I visited Worf, he said he used fish oils. Perhaps that is an alternative if an alternative is really needed.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Theorizing
All along, since the beginning of the blog, I have struggled with the failure of this blog to generate traffic. After a long time, I finally gave up on it ever achieving anything that could be monetized into an income. I pondered the question of what makes things popular.
Consider how books are sold. In order for someone to want to read your book, you have to present yourself as something of an expert at something. It helps if you have made a lot of money. An example: take Robert Ringer's story of how he became a successful author. He basically wrote about his success, and convinced many people, including myself, to buy his book so as to enjoy the successes that he found as a real estate broker.
Looking over Ringer's techniques, he did the following:
How do people succeed at what they do? It has to be a manipulation of sorts. You have to get people to do things that you want them to do. Looking over the broad swath of this society, I see how the string pullers are managing us.
Do I want to become like they are? No. I want to resist them better. That should be the reason for reading this blog. If you are wondering why things just keep getting worse and worse, just remember that the string pullers are controlling things. If you want to get control back from the string pullers, you are going to have to find some way to be more independent. This requires a higher order of thinking. Don't rely upon popularity in order to find truth! We are being manipulated by the string pullers through the device of seeking popularity as if popularity had any truth or value. Well, it does for the person who is popular. Anybody else is questionable.
Consider how books are sold. In order for someone to want to read your book, you have to present yourself as something of an expert at something. It helps if you have made a lot of money. An example: take Robert Ringer's story of how he became a successful author. He basically wrote about his success, and convinced many people, including myself, to buy his book so as to enjoy the successes that he found as a real estate broker.
Looking over Ringer's techniques, he did the following:
- came up with a catchy title --- Winning Through Intimidation.
- had a successful background that gave credibility to his story
- he may have had to have used unusual or unique approaches to getting his book published
- got publicity for his book
- the book itself had to be readable and somewhat entertaining, which it is
How do people succeed at what they do? It has to be a manipulation of sorts. You have to get people to do things that you want them to do. Looking over the broad swath of this society, I see how the string pullers are managing us.
Do I want to become like they are? No. I want to resist them better. That should be the reason for reading this blog. If you are wondering why things just keep getting worse and worse, just remember that the string pullers are controlling things. If you want to get control back from the string pullers, you are going to have to find some way to be more independent. This requires a higher order of thinking. Don't rely upon popularity in order to find truth! We are being manipulated by the string pullers through the device of seeking popularity as if popularity had any truth or value. Well, it does for the person who is popular. Anybody else is questionable.
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