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Back from the proverbial abyss
Greetings and salutations
Life is getting better, but it's been a rough road. I hope to be able to keep up here with greater frequency.
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I just started reading "The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves" by Matt Ridley and I came across this passage that I thought I would share.
"The experience left me mistrustful of markets in capital and assets, yet passionately in favour of markets in goods and services. Had I only known it, experiments in laboratories by the economist Vernon ( Read more... ) -
How to start this? Well, there's a proverb, which I've quoted before, 'no good deed goes unpunished'
How to start this?
Well, there's a proverb, which I've quoted before, 'no good deed goes unpunished'.
In the last two weeks I've imposed upon two of my best friends, ignored my girlfriend, my health, my mother, and an opportunity to work, all because I was preoccupied trying to help a friend. Trying to do a good deed.
I recently spoke by telephone ( Read more... ) -
An Open Letter to Tarl Cabot
Hello Tarl,
I hope this finds you well, it's been a while. So tell me, are you still acting like a noob? Last I recall, you were forever rushing off into the wilds of Gor to do the Priest Kings' bidding and getting in trouble for acting like an Earthling. Seriously! What part of 'when in Rome' do you just not get?
I mean sure, Gor is a misogynistic ( Read more... ) -
I am so angry right now.
I am very angry.
I am very angry that I live in a world where some pervert feels free to abuse and murder people.
I know it happens every day.
I know this is not the first time and I know it won't be the last time but I have had it.
I am angry.
I didn't know Melissa, but we had friends in common and they are hurting and grieving.
She had family, she was ( Read more... ) -
Online Update for the Overseers... yes you lot in the Alphabet Soup Agencies.
Well now, I'm a bad sheeple, I left my phone at home today, (okay yesterday, but stay with me) went out into the world and couldn't Foursquare or Tweet or anything. Unreachable, untraceable, untrackable, I was off my leash like a bad dog. So, since I know that they listen in (or used to, I think that they would actually use me to test the new guys ( Read more... )