2018 Belmont Stakes (Nag-O-Calc III points) 1 Justify 125 10 Blended Citizen 125 3 Bravazo 124 7 Tenfold 124 8 Vin Rosso 118 4 Hofburg 108x, 105 2 Free Drop Billy 75x, 107 5 Restoring Hope 100x, 102 6 Gronkowski 93 9 Noble Indy 74x, 85
Saturday, June 9, 2018
2018 Belmont Stakes
Saturday, January 28, 2017
A New Beginning
"The general public are viewed as no more than ignorant and meddlesome outsiders, a bewildered herd. And it's the responsible men who have to make decisions and to protect society from the trampling and rage of the bewildered herd. Now since it's a democracy they - the herd, that is - are permitted occasionally to lend their weight to one or another member of the responsible class. That's called an election."
- Noam Chomsky
Well, it has been a while, hasn't it? I guess I've been busy.
I've learned a lot in the last year and a half. How about you?
My rational take on the entire situation is, "Things are not so good. Miss the Olden Days."
Of course, the Olden Days were not so Golden. Maybe I just miss being younger.
I am now sixty. That is incredibly old. How did I get here?
Modern science has kept me alive. I am like Frankenstein, except mostly original parts.
The Monster was only looking for love...but then he got confused and angry. And then pitchforks.
I am trying to move past the anger and the pitchforks. We be a Monster of Love.
- Noam Chomsky
Well, it has been a while, hasn't it? I guess I've been busy.
I've learned a lot in the last year and a half. How about you?
My rational take on the entire situation is, "Things are not so good. Miss the Olden Days."
Of course, the Olden Days were not so Golden. Maybe I just miss being younger.
I am now sixty. That is incredibly old. How did I get here?
Modern science has kept me alive. I am like Frankenstein, except mostly original parts.
The Monster was only looking for love...but then he got confused and angry. And then pitchforks.
I am trying to move past the anger and the pitchforks. We be a Monster of Love.
Monday, August 17, 2015
Adjectives for Government
Here I work on a song, sort of.
Fictional Government
Made-up Government
Sham Government
Imaginary Government
Fraudulent Government
Ersatz Government
So-called Government
Purported Government
You have no contract with government.
Everything has been coerced from you.
You don't understand now but you will.
All of your thoughts must be government approved.
The herd must follow the majority.
The herd must comply or die.
There is safety in numbers.
Watch out for that next step.
Follow the leader, lemmings.
Follow the leader over the cliff.
Don't stop. Don't think. Don't turn.
Just do whatever the big boss say.
Fictional Government
Made-up Government
Sham Government
Imaginary Government
Fraudulent Government
Ersatz Government
So-called Government
Purported Government
You have no contract with government.
Everything has been coerced from you.
You don't understand now but you will.
All of your thoughts must be government approved.
The herd must follow the majority.
The herd must comply or die.
There is safety in numbers.
Watch out for that next step.
Follow the leader, lemmings.
Follow the leader over the cliff.
Don't stop. Don't think. Don't turn.
Just do whatever the big boss say.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
They Just Never Stop
Financial software maker Intuit is now accepting pre-orders for a $30 mobile EMV reader ahead of the October liability shift to Europay, MasterCard and Visa standards.
What the hell is this? A new "law" slipped under our noses? International law, it seems...
Europay. Have we not paid enough already?
http://www.zdnet.com/article/intuit-to-offer-30-mobile-emv-reader-ahead-of-october-liability-shift/
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247485
So, we are getting about 3 1/2 months notice to change to a new technology platform -- Europay.
Funny, my phone company just did the same thing -- render a fully-functioning technology obsolete.
Apparently, stuff is not supposed to work at all, much less correctly.
Sure, you can buy a $30 dongle for your smartphone, but I'm sure the real cost to real businesses will be real high. The guys that run the show are real good at shaking down the rubes.
What the hell is this? A new "law" slipped under our noses? International law, it seems...
Europay. Have we not paid enough already?
http://www.zdnet.com/article/intuit-to-offer-30-mobile-emv-reader-ahead-of-october-liability-shift/
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247485
So, we are getting about 3 1/2 months notice to change to a new technology platform -- Europay.
Funny, my phone company just did the same thing -- render a fully-functioning technology obsolete.
Apparently, stuff is not supposed to work at all, much less correctly.
Sure, you can buy a $30 dongle for your smartphone, but I'm sure the real cost to real businesses will be real high. The guys that run the show are real good at shaking down the rubes.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Thursday, October 9, 2014
RINGSIDE TO MADNESS
"When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat." George Carlin
The psychopaths appear to be firmly in charge, but their paranoia does not allow them to ease the pressure of their boots upon our necks. Every day our condition worsens but their tyranny grows.
America is now a police state. It's official. The law is upheld with overwhelming force. No mercy.
I do not believe I have to explain to you, dear reader, the criteria I used to come to my conclusion. The conclusion is obvious. A moron would laugh if told otherwise. The conclusion is now self-evident to anyone capable of using an internet search engine.
America is now a police state. Let it sink in. It's real.
The Constitution seemed like a good idea, but it turned out it was just a piece of paper. Imagine that.
George Carlin declared we have no rights and he is absolutely right about that. We only have what we successfully defend. The only thing about me I am willing to defend is my humanity. I am human.
As an aside let me mention that many laws enacted by government suppress your ability to defend yourself. A free man is free to own anything he pleases as long as he harms no one.
Carlin called everything bullshit (and it's bad for you.) He was right, again. So bullshit is all we really have. In the end, nothing we do matters a whit. Of course,
The End(TM) is a long way off. On the other hand, the older you get the faster the time flies -- so I expect the end of everything very soon.
Returning to the short term -- How about them Giants?
Seriously folks, try to keep from being shot by the police or imprisoned for being a dumb ass. It's comply or die, nowadays. The cops who train other cops have been trained by Israelis. Maximum deadly force.
You might ask, "How do we fix this?" A question of Biblical proportion. Specifically Luke 6:31.
The psychopaths appear to be firmly in charge, but their paranoia does not allow them to ease the pressure of their boots upon our necks. Every day our condition worsens but their tyranny grows.
America is now a police state. It's official. The law is upheld with overwhelming force. No mercy.
I do not believe I have to explain to you, dear reader, the criteria I used to come to my conclusion. The conclusion is obvious. A moron would laugh if told otherwise. The conclusion is now self-evident to anyone capable of using an internet search engine.
America is now a police state. Let it sink in. It's real.
The Constitution seemed like a good idea, but it turned out it was just a piece of paper. Imagine that.
George Carlin declared we have no rights and he is absolutely right about that. We only have what we successfully defend. The only thing about me I am willing to defend is my humanity. I am human.
As an aside let me mention that many laws enacted by government suppress your ability to defend yourself. A free man is free to own anything he pleases as long as he harms no one.
Carlin called everything bullshit (and it's bad for you.) He was right, again. So bullshit is all we really have. In the end, nothing we do matters a whit. Of course,
The End(TM) is a long way off. On the other hand, the older you get the faster the time flies -- so I expect the end of everything very soon.
Returning to the short term -- How about them Giants?
Seriously folks, try to keep from being shot by the police or imprisoned for being a dumb ass. It's comply or die, nowadays. The cops who train other cops have been trained by Israelis. Maximum deadly force.
You might ask, "How do we fix this?" A question of Biblical proportion. Specifically Luke 6:31.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Tomorrow is 9-11
No more al-Qaeda? (Hey, I looked it up on wiki, that's how you spell it.)
Is this a shift in the rhetoric? Zombie Bin Laden was finally annihilated, the Prophet rest his soul, in 2011 - a politically satisfying ten years beyond his actual demise from failing health. Lucky for him, the US government knows how to create golems. Not convincing golems, but golems nevertheless.
In Kabbalah (a Jewish "magical belief system" ERRRRR. STOP RIGHT THERE. No Kabbalah.
"Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1:00 am local time." I swear to God, SEAL TEAM SIX, posthumously.
On to ISIS, or ISIL (to avoid blasphemy.)
Osama Bin Boring. We need a new bogeyman. No names yet, but introducing the random collection of maniacal killers commonly referred to as ISIS - what the powers that be want you to think of as ISIL. "S" means Syria. "L" means Levant - which is the whole of the Middle East, pretty much.
This all leads to tyranny. I believe this is 1938 Germany and all the real people are Jewish. Get out while you can. Get out now. Just Go. Save the Jewish Mexican Hillbilly Surfer Episcopalians.
I am going. I am going to Palau. It looks like a nice place. It's small and "independent." Heh.
America is finished. Stupid has won. I'm headed somewhere overlooked. Follow if you dare.
Is this a shift in the rhetoric? Zombie Bin Laden was finally annihilated, the Prophet rest his soul, in 2011 - a politically satisfying ten years beyond his actual demise from failing health. Lucky for him, the US government knows how to create golems. Not convincing golems, but golems nevertheless.
In Kabbalah (a Jewish "magical belief system" ERRRRR. STOP RIGHT THERE. No Kabbalah.
"Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1:00 am local time." I swear to God, SEAL TEAM SIX, posthumously.
On to ISIS, or ISIL (to avoid blasphemy.)
Osama Bin Boring. We need a new bogeyman. No names yet, but introducing the random collection of maniacal killers commonly referred to as ISIS - what the powers that be want you to think of as ISIL. "S" means Syria. "L" means Levant - which is the whole of the Middle East, pretty much.
This all leads to tyranny. I believe this is 1938 Germany and all the real people are Jewish. Get out while you can. Get out now. Just Go. Save the Jewish Mexican Hillbilly Surfer Episcopalians.
I am going. I am going to Palau. It looks like a nice place. It's small and "independent." Heh.
America is finished. Stupid has won. I'm headed somewhere overlooked. Follow if you dare.
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