After two weeks of being good about posting on a schedule I blow it again. Thankfully, I’m only a few hours late rather than days.
I don’t have much to say today. That’s not true I have lots to say but none of it is in a format that would make sense to anyone but myself right now. So, I’m going to take the bloggers’ easy way out and construct a post out of random links!
First though I need to come up with a theme… think. think. think.
Man, that’s a lot of work… Worse, I’m not coming up with something compelling. Damn, this easy way out is working at all like I assumed it would.
Let’s start this post of with something… depressing. It appears that 2010 isn’t the future people thought it would be. I’m not even talking about the ridiculous stuff either, like flying cars and floating cities. We haven’t even cured cancer yet!
We should be grateful it isn’t a full on dystopia yet, seeing as some people really think we’re heading that way. That is only Kunstler’s latest post read his archive which goes back years, all of which are just as cheery. Some people will be ready if and when collapse does come, it seems (I’m not talking about militias either those people are just silly.)
If civilization doesn’t collapse in the near future then we’ll be left dealing with the institutions we all know and love. Sadly, the possibilities these days in government seem to be limited to two flavors of the same drink. Which is it nice to see such vibrant alternatives as full-blown socialism. I might not agree but at least it is something different, something to get excited over and talk about. Not that it seems to matter, seeing as even when the government delivers no on seems to notice.
If you really want to dig into things you can always read Government Code. It is dry but you’d be fascinated by what you’ll learn that in California stealing a gilt or a barrow is considered grand theft (CA Penal Code Sec. 487.)
Finally I’ll leave you with how much privilege I don’t always recognize I have and this quote by Epicurus: If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not give him more money, but diminish his desire.
Real updates resume Wednesday.
