Posts with the tag "useless"

Sleepless in 24 Sussex?

Our great economist and fearless leader is kept awake at night because of the economy? Capitalism is a vengeful mistress. I guess the Socialistic bail-outs have been making Capitalism jealous. Or maybe he feels he is being unfaithful. But why is our perfectly quaffed and immaculate leader having difficulty finding the zeds? Is it because he has not been entirely … Continue reading

News Roundup – October 4, 2008

Forgiveness is not real if it is coerced. Coercion can look like lots of negative press. Maybe I am cynical. But this is not really an altruistic act. From the book of “Entirely Useless and Stupid Ideas Which Waste Money, Resources and Energy” comes this elevator. An even dumber idea than the escalator to nowhere. In the midst of a … Continue reading

It all must end

Well, not really. But the political blogging should. I mean, really. What is the point? Who are we trying to impress, convince or prove wrong? Or are we just getting “the word out?” We can impress ourselves and those who think like us. (And so far I am less than impressed.) We can convince no one (Really? You think that … Continue reading

The Purge of 2008

I am looking for at least one good, solid reason not to purge all of the previous posts on my site and then change course dramastically. Blogs are easily ignored. In fact I generally ignore them. Their power is like power found anywhere else. Power only exists where it is granted. And usually the only people who grant power to … Continue reading

Alternative Fuels Are Not the Solution

The discussion on biofuels has cooled off a bit in the last while; Likely due to the hubbub about the US election. But the search for alternatives fuel sources is a red herring. Replacing one fuel for another fuel does not solve all of our problems. The impending problems include global warming or climate change, and the depletion of non-renewable … Continue reading