Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone, and Me - RobertRinger.com
Something of a coincidence that I wrote something about Ringer just yesterday, which was the day after he wrote this. I hadn't read this yet. One might get too tangled up with the speculation about coincidences. In other words, not worth mentioning, but I did anyway, didn't I?
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
Recap of last weeks posts 7/13 to 7/19/14
Not much to recap as I spent a lot of time on my trip early in the week. My thoughts have been dominated by the new land I've purchased, and what I'll do with it when I have the opportunity.
Finishing up the week with yet more chores and things to do. Bills have to be paid and work has to be done. I wanted to post more, yet the words aren't coming when I do have the time.
A few posts about the bigger picture rounded out the week. Like I said, not much to discuss.
Finishing up the week with yet more chores and things to do. Bills have to be paid and work has to be done. I wanted to post more, yet the words aren't coming when I do have the time.
A few posts about the bigger picture rounded out the week. Like I said, not much to discuss.
Chappaquiddick
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.
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.
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.
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