The WE SHOULD mentality

Thoughts on idiots

 . it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."

Wm Shakespeare

FREE SPEECH

is Baiting and Outright Lies free speech ? I don't think so - so pretty much any thing goes, but those two areas would be out of bounds.

Random notes: (updated 3/28/2013)

(feel free to comment):

- Republicans have been pushing a good dose of responsibility after the mess of  ality)2001-2009? Why is that?
- The social security tax is funding the defense dept.
- I choose to tell the story of myself as it is a compeling tale. - ancestors coming here - the myth (more compelling than their reality) - means - deisre/motivation (dis-satification)
- the tax code should favor investment not profits.
- the parasite class
- the drone class/ pathetic worshipers of the parasite class.
- I thought the states 'were the ones who can do government better"? Then why the ADA change?
-are people really simpletons? -economic/politcal dummies.
- it easier for a troll to hide behind a nome de guerre; trying speaking some facts vs. taking points.
   - have a opinion that demonstartes some depth. -why do trolls always comment in the third person?
- how much did you pay for that nonsense?
-are republican governors willingly creating single payer.
-only when you have had people in  harm's way under your direction will you know what I mean?
- what are gopers all so infantile? - bad parenting / arrested developement.-orwellian projection -          - childish drivel
- did your handlers tell you to write that
- and a man who constantly saids "me" and "I" will give a shit about you? I didnt think so!
- always take the bigger risk / confuse the enemy / alays have a Plan B.
-the military drives out the non-conformist.
- ignore what I say, pay attenttion to what I do.
-problem formulation / dealing with complexity / well-being enhancement / data assessment / creativity development.
- conversation company - customer experience / conversion strategy / content plan / collaboration with target audience.

1) What if  half the population could not afford to buy anything?
2) solar bonds
3) Why is the economy not like the NFL - what creates a better team, quality tends to win out, startegy/tactics wins out over stupidity.
4) remember fucking yourself is always easier than it looks.
5) sometimes its easier to get caught up in one's own life and forget about those around you.
6) National Development Bank
7) Truth TV
8) oligarchy/ democracy
9) people don't know who the enemy is
10) developing an American gardening style / combo of other gardening styles - japanese/french/english
use of stones/trees/shtrubs/flowering perennials/floweirng annuals/ground covers / creating patterns with the shade & light / limited use of water / rain garden.
11) capitalism creates disposable people
12) they spend more money chasing big payment than they make
13) 4 biggest expenses - health / fossil fuels / defense / money changing
14) my wife and I occasionally go on honeymoons
15) herb garden idea - after dinner drink that is a digestify (settles the stomach)
16) I enjoy every single minute of my life - richard bradigan
17) live healthy, prosperous & connected.
18) consistency / stability / continuity
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1) There's a word for 'people who are in their heads too much': thinkers.
2) Solitude is a catalyst for innovation.
3) The next generation of quiet kids can and must be raised to know their own strengths.
4) Sometimes it helps to be a pretend -extrovert. There's always time to be quiet later.
5) But in the long run, staying true to your temperment is the key to finding work  you love and work that matters.
6) One genuine new relationship is worth a fistful of business cards.
7) It's OK to cross the street to avoid making small talk.
8) 'Quiet leadership' is not an oxymoron.
9) Love is essential; gregariousness is optional.
10) 'In a gentle way, you can shake the world' - Mahatma Gandhi.

New Urbanism, part 1.0

I've been emphasizing this point for years - America needs to re-invent its cities for two reasons - and this is one; the other is energy. I don't see America giving up the individual transportation module (car) any time soon (say the next 100 years) but with fossil fuels ending and thus more expensive, living in suburban is not going to work. the cost and inconvenience will not sustain itself. Small to mid-sized cities would do well as bloomer-centric hubs, particular those with good mass transit and several features that attract activity. With small electric powered cars, zones with a 5-mile radius will be ideal especially with the availibility of transit.We live in an older suburb of Chicago - 95% of everything we need is within 5 miles, everything one would want or need + rail and mass transit & easy access to 3 interstates. And yes, we have our few square feet of grass.
However, many will always live rurally and in the far out suburbs - energy and the recent economic phase shift will pull more people into the cities , particularly if cities can regain employment centers and prove 'safety.

Rmoney's primary numbers will

mirror his November numbers (Feb.28 + 10% = 45%). Thus I see him doing 34% against Santorum & Paul.

Is Obama the victim of

one thousand betrayals. It got me thinking - the Catholic bishops coming out against the requiremnts to provide contraception in their health insurance struck me as a knife in the back against the President - I mean couldn't they contact him off the record, behind the scences - I mean once you call out someone in public they have all the rights to take you down. Wasn't 'The Godfather' the ultimate code of honor -  I will leave you alone and tolerate your behavior, even against me, unless you cross the line and attack me - then the gloves are off.

Second Term Behavior -

Catholic Bishops  - are they that far off the perservation ? / Did they cross the line?

Obama and "The Godfather' identity.
 What man living today exemplies the code of honor embodied in the role of Vito Corleone, from the book by the same name Its Barack Obama. He lives and practices a code of honor that is enshired in the godfaher - I don't care what you do and if its actually directed towards me I will tolerate a  great deal of verbal attack until I preceive its a betrayal of life - then and only then will I unleash all that is at my disposal. I will take you down. This has become the American code of honor.
And so how will the catholic bishops resolve this deliema- I mean they sold Obama to JohnBohner for 30 pieces of silver. And Now, exactly what do they think they have -
before all, to see, the catholic bishops exist in a world where none of their followers support their lreadership - and it is very clear. In tradiitional politics, I would be forced to resign.

Whose's the most dangerous ?

Rick or Mitt ? This is the argument among the demo left, whether you be liberal, progressive, etc. Rmoney is the easiest to beat right now (2-15-12). Does this country want a social/religious debate at this point., when economy, jobs, growth, the future of America financiallly & internationally are at stake? Rick would be all about pre-modern scientific values & an adherance to ideas of Catholism. In the end, I can't see a majority supporting him, but ?

Repugs boxed in on tax cut.

Pelosi said she would support it without amendments - now repugs are adding sh*t - will she support it or bach at the last moment? That's really the sign.

The Myths about the

Great Men. In my life I have studied the stories of George Washington, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick. The issue is with the behaviors their bibliographies install as virtues - and, in light of Malcolm Gladwin's ideas about OUTLIERS, gives one pause about who these great men really are. I mean Carnegie and Frick created very strong myths about the practice they undertook to prepare them for the capitalisyt launch.

PROFITING FROM SERVICES, Part 2.0

other thoughts - 2/19/2012: What we will have to show for any recovery from the Great Recession -
Republicans complaining about Obama - particularly Mitch Daniels - when Indiana is at best a low end preformer in the recovery.
Since the Great Depression, America has gotten out of recessions the same old way - significiant government spending - has been the only tool that works - austerity has never worked, nor has cutting government employment. But big give-aways to the banks with no strings got zero. Increased government paid employment has best the most cost-effective. Infrastructure also - most visual. The most total picture after the end of this economic downturn will be that high-end government players did well - salary increases, more outsource contracting. Republicians are devilishly smart at fooling the people into believing the guy on the rung below you is the fault when the politican above is hicking in your teeth.

The real battle is over defense cuts.

This is the struggle over the future of this country. Very low taxes for the rich, starve governments of revenue, hollow out America and massive defense spending.

What level of taxation do we need to fund the government we think we want, and what’s the best way to get there?"

So which is it Mitt - things getting worst or

things getting better? Still being indecisive, then keep blaming Obama - but what's your plan?

More evidence . . .

Jonathan bernstein article @ Washington post. I predict they will lay low - Canter & boner like their roles.

Ever watch Dennis Leary's

'Rescue Me' - exposing the role of addiction in our lives. Four or Five guys are continuously going througth the addiction struggle centered around alcohol, then there is the food addiction, needy people issues. More on this series later.