Spitting Into The Wind?

Inspired by the great song included in the Lost In Time post over at the ladybluerose blog, I went searching on YouTube for more great music by Jim Croce. While I was doing that, I had The Rachel Maddow Show playing in the background on my TV. I don’t know about you, but Jim’s music…

Crony Shenanigans and Darwinian Economics

“Deaf, dumb, and blind, you just keep on pretending That everyone’s expendable and no-one has a real friend. And it seems to you the thing to do would be to isolate the winner And everything’s done under the sun, And you believe at heart, everyone’s a killer.” Pink Floyd – “Dogs” (video + lyrics) (lyrics)…

Connect The Dots

A simple “current events” puzzle: “If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything” The version I wanted to post “Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty” I want ice water. More Random Ravings

Money

“So you think that money is the root of all evil? Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. … Your wallet is your statement of hope…

The Great War Hero Death Benefits Scam

As if all the scandals surrounding the governments use and treatment of our military these days isn’t enough, it now appears that the giant insurance companies that were charged with dispensing death benefits for our fallen war heroes are actually scamming the beneficiaries out of the money! According to CBS News – A Fallen Hero:…

Who’s Pimping Whom?

Having had some small exposure to the world of prostitution, I’ve always fascinated by how those who participate in it seemed to view it as some sort of game. From my perspective, it always appeared that no matter which of the various roles a participant played, each thought that they were “getting over” on all…