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We’ll provide a few services, and use the lion’s share of revenues to pay the bribes. More than providing services to ‘em, taking people’s money is what makes organizations real. Be they formal, informal, or temporary. Mayor E.B. Farnum as depicted in the Series Deadwood, episode “No Other Sons or Daughters”
Norman Borlaug passed away yesterday. He most likely did more for humanity than anyone in history. Most of the people whose lives he saved were extremely poor, in Mexico, Pakistan and India. Despite a boatload of awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize, nearly nobody know who he was. He deserves, but likely will not get, [...]
My favorite part is the bag at the end. My only disappointment is they missed the opportunity to use the line, “Those jobs weren’t even on the table.”
So we’re in a recession, at least, where one of the biggest problems is that people with money won’t lend it. Then the President stiff-arms secured creditors to pay off his union buddies, overturning basic law to do so. Who will lend money now, without seeking potentially high rewards with higher interest rates? Scott Grannis [...]
“If you don’t know who the mark is, you are the mark.” Good advice for any poker game. Sometimes you might think somebody else is the mark, but an elaborate ruse has been created to fool you. This mostly happens in movies, like The Sting. Other times your partner might double-cross you, and after you [...]
A couple of days ago, I stumbled upon a Facebook group prodding Sean Hannity to keep his promise to undergo waterboarding for charity. They describe themselves as follows: Sean Hannity recently volunteered on his show to be waterboarded to raise money for the U S Troops and their families. I think this is a laudable [...]
This is considered torture, and by some a constitutional violation: In this procedure, the individual is bound securely to an inclined bench, which is approximately four feet by seven feet. The individual’s feet are generally elevated. A cloth is placed over the forehead and eyes. Water is then applied to the cloth in a controlled [...]
I found this article fascinating: Most Americans trust the judgment of the public more than political leaders, view the federal government as a special interest group and believe that big business and big government work together against the interests of investors and consumers. Only seven percent 7% share the opposite view and can be considered [...]
Stopped by the NYC teaparty on the way home. The crowd was forced into tight labyrinthine cattle pen on the sidewalk next to City Hall Park. This made it impossible to attend on the periphery, hoping to make a quick exit. If you wanted in, you had to commit for the duration, as there was [...]
