Credit the fence, maybe?

My president made me proud  yesterday down there in El Paso where he reported on what a good job he is doing controlling the border. Of course he is right. There has been a drastic reduction of American citizens sneaking into Mexico for the greater opportunities there.

Boooooring

Boring to most people, maybe, but not to me. Among my exciting personal goals is  economic survival. That depends largely on a Yankee C-note being worth more than a Snickers wrapper.

The world's biggest bond fund isn't making me feel too good about that.

For those who won't click the link because of limited patience for market and economic jargon, a condensation will cover the main point:

These guys are pretty sure anyone buying U.S. debt (aka the Clinton-Bush-Bernanke-Obama IOU) will lose his or her ass.

...and the crick don't rise

Rivers are libertarians. The can be temporarily coerced in relatively small ways, but, in the end,  they will obey no laws but the laws of physics. Even one of the great journals of statist Washington is beginning to recognize that the Corps of Engineers is no match for Mother Nature.

You'll recall the dam and dike builders promising their latest gazillion-dollar projects will protect people from 100 or 200 or 500 year floods. Which they don't do very dependably.

A cynic might suggest what we really need is an continuous flood of common sense, i.e., "Don't build stuff on flood plains, or, if you must, don't come whining for handouts from smarter folk when the river reaches your  BarcaLounger."  

Dog facts

1. A certain new dog named Libby guards the perimeter. She poses like a cartoon pit bull and barks death threats when home and master are threatened by jogging tourists, aggressive rabbits,  or grazing families of invading geese.

2. When thunder and lightning occur, same dog discovers that the hard pine floor of the smallest room in the house, the only one without windows,  is the only acceptable hangout.  Not even the sound of a  refrigerator door opening will lure her out. " I'm really a lot more comfortable here, Boss, than in all those soft chairs and pillows. Thank you just the same."

3. She eats whatever onion slices I manage to let fall on the floor.