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Dec 01 2019
Who Is John Galt?
I’m sure that, like me, you’ve been waiting to binge the highly touted 3 Part 2011 adaptation of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged until it was free (with commercials) Well here it is you parasites! Slightly under 6 hours. Yes, I am a horrible human being.
Nov 30 2019
Destination Planning
In addition to cranking up the Lumens (don’t ask, I wear SPF 50 at my desk) another thing I do to combat my SAD is plan my Summer travel (not so much a vacation as an education). I’m thinking about adding some of these to my list of potential destinations. Niagra isn’t so bad. I …
Nov 29 2019
My Box In A Box
No, I didn’t suddenly change my mind about YouTube- Retail Flashbacks. I was initially a seasonal employee and kind of waltzed right in after Local Life Guarding was done. I spent a long time learning the Department Directory and moving Merch from Pallets to Carts so we didn’t scare the Customers. And we moved Merch. …
Nov 29 2019
Cow Tokens of Clay to Pieces of Condensed Oil
Black Friday Economics. Money is a generally accepted medium of exchange, not a store of value. Want to store value? Invest in Enterprise. That part is pure Samuelson/Keynes, as conventional as it gets, the Modern part of Monetary Theory is recognizing that Taxes are not necessary to raise State Revenue (the State is already entitled …
Nov 27 2019
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose- Meleagris gallopavo Edition
Turkeys Away “Oh the Humanity!” Did you watch the whole episode? How could you possibly think this was a good idea? Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane by Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic 11/20/18 Here in Yellville this cold and rainy weekend, there are turkeys everywhere—turkey shirts and turkey costumes and …
Nov 26 2019
The New Manafort
As it turns out Rudy Guiliani has Ukraine connections that are just as deep and corrupt as Paul Manafort’s. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman are the two Guiliani associates that were arrested at Dulles International. Parnas at least has signaled that he wants a deal for testimony and has already released a tranche of documents …
Nov 26 2019
Taking the Temperature
After a weekend of intensive WMUR watching (mostly for the weather which has been terrible) I’d like to report that campaign season finally seems to be getting underway. Last time I was here, in October, lots of personal appearances, not much coin. Now Steyer and Gabbard of course, but also Buttigieg, Warren, and Sanders. The …
Nov 25 2019
McGahn Must Testify
This is big, really big folks. McGahn used all of the same arguments that every other Administration Official made and he had a much better case than most for Lawyer/Client Privilege. All shot down. As Burt Gummer says to Earl Bass in Tremors 2– Why are you hiding behind that? You said it was going …
Nov 25 2019
Not the Hero Intially Reported
So the early stories on Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s firing by Defense Secretary Mark Esper painted the situation as Spencer courageously standing on principle to strip a convicted and confessed (that’s what a pardon is folks, a confession and clemency) War Criminal of the honor of belonging, or ever claiming to have belonged to, an …
Nov 24 2019
Not A Rant
With my best girl by my side I would sing, Sing, SING! Can’t be a Yooper without knowing about Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox Babe.
Nov 24 2019
Turkey for Me, Turkey for You
Don’t worry, I promise to spare you the rest. Everything is Fine I got Mom hosting Thanksgiving Energy Thanksgiving with the In-Laws As it turns out, Pocahontas dumped John Smith, was captured, forced to adpot Christianity, and taken as a Slave Bride to England where she died. Funny, huh? What a World! What a World. …