Our friend Joel has been there, and his recollection of riot day is well worth a read. As are the comments, particularly one by "Buck."
There's no particularly sexy money quote, but the entire thing is a useful reminder that our leaders keep dinking around in a culture whose bases they do not understand -- except possibly as a series of crises which they can manipulate for domestic electoral purposes.
See also: Identity group politics.
Sep 13, 2012
Speaking of goat ropes...
While the Mideast burns, your federal government reminds you that you have an inalienable right to a goat, even if you can't afford it.
A goat enthusiast is capitalizing on the drought which killed much of our nice grass but left some ugly weeds. Forget that icky 24D. Get a goat.
“(Goats) will eat grass but they really prefer things like vines and rose bushes and poison ivy, things that give us problems.” For Iowans who are interested in eco-goats, the federal government has programs to help pay for fencing and watering facilities."
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I haven't provoked any local bureaucrats lately; shame on me. This may be my chance. Imagine their surprise when I request a special-use (eco-goat) permit from the governors of my village, Smugleye-on-Lake. These are the guys who last achieved statewide recognition by making it a criminal act to feed a stray kittie.
A goat enthusiast is capitalizing on the drought which killed much of our nice grass but left some ugly weeds. Forget that icky 24D. Get a goat.
“(Goats) will eat grass but they really prefer things like vines and rose bushes and poison ivy, things that give us problems.” For Iowans who are interested in eco-goats, the federal government has programs to help pay for fencing and watering facilities."
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I haven't provoked any local bureaucrats lately; shame on me. This may be my chance. Imagine their surprise when I request a special-use (eco-goat) permit from the governors of my village, Smugleye-on-Lake. These are the guys who last achieved statewide recognition by making it a criminal act to feed a stray kittie.
Well of COURSE I feel like shooting some wogs. And YES, I think the Marines en route to the Shores of Tripoli should be issued live ammo and given permission slips to defend themselves.
Now, if someone will explain just WHICH Egyptians and Libyans and Yemenis need shooting, we'll be ever so grateful.
Meanwhile, I believe I'd tell President Mursi that because of his failure to operate a civilized government we're planning to reduce our annual $1.3 billion Cairo bribe.
Arab Spring. Vive la revolucion. I see no way out for us unless we get busy with high-speed rail.
Now, if someone will explain just WHICH Egyptians and Libyans and Yemenis need shooting, we'll be ever so grateful.
Meanwhile, I believe I'd tell President Mursi that because of his failure to operate a civilized government we're planning to reduce our annual $1.3 billion Cairo bribe.
Arab Spring. Vive la revolucion. I see no way out for us unless we get busy with high-speed rail.
Sep 11, 2012
For some reason I'm not too cheerful this morning. Don't know why. The weather is suburb. I have hunted and gathered about all the renewable, sustainable biomass I'll need for the cold months ahead. A naggy problem with Rusty Red, the F150 wood hauler has been found and fixed at no cost, right here in the Camp J motor pool.
Maybe it's just a piece of undigested roast beef degrading my emotional innards, part of a rump which, by the way, costs upwards of five bucks a pound in these days of drought, the warp-speed money press, and the ethanol mandate.
Aha. That's it, and if I gotta be a little grumpy I have a right to suck away at your happiness, too.
Bernanke is probably about to screw with our money again, and even some of the world's big bankers are going public with warnings. Printing money willy-nilly is a heck of a lot of fun, they admit, but it's a little like Wild Turkey. Too much and you find your soiled self collapsed in the weeds, wondering what the Hell happened.
" we think we will get on-going synchronized QE [quantitative easing]. Central banks will have to print more money and this will continue to drive up inflation expectations."
Yeah, the Fed bosses are meeting this week to decide how much more of your savings account they should steal by tapping the keyboard a few times to create more magic money.
They'll tell us Thursday. All the experts say they will QE3 us. The guru in the above cite says they should do something far more intelligent: nothing. Fat chance.
Maybe it's just a piece of undigested roast beef degrading my emotional innards, part of a rump which, by the way, costs upwards of five bucks a pound in these days of drought, the warp-speed money press, and the ethanol mandate.
Aha. That's it, and if I gotta be a little grumpy I have a right to suck away at your happiness, too.
Bernanke is probably about to screw with our money again, and even some of the world's big bankers are going public with warnings. Printing money willy-nilly is a heck of a lot of fun, they admit, but it's a little like Wild Turkey. Too much and you find your soiled self collapsed in the weeds, wondering what the Hell happened.
" we think we will get on-going synchronized QE [quantitative easing]. Central banks will have to print more money and this will continue to drive up inflation expectations."
Yeah, the Fed bosses are meeting this week to decide how much more of your savings account they should steal by tapping the keyboard a few times to create more magic money.
They'll tell us Thursday. All the experts say they will QE3 us. The guru in the above cite says they should do something far more intelligent: nothing. Fat chance.
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