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November 16 TV TriviaWhen asked by the host of the cable tv program "Dirty Jobs" why he gave up a successful professional career as a psychologist and counselor in mid-life to become the supervisor of a crew that cleans out city sewer systems using shovels and buckets, a man answered, "because I got tired of dealing with other peoples' crap." Three cheers for the unnamed guy who came up with a goddamned good answer to a difficult question.
Moral: Those who deal with shit daily should be preparared to get some on them, have the proper tools at hand, dress appropriately, and buy soap in bulk lots from Sam's club...
November 13 und so weiterA presidential election, no sunshine for two weeks, missed opportunities, Paradise Lost, no radio contact, pissed into the wind and got wet.... oh, well, tomorrow's another day...
November 04 The Non-revolutionThis month's Mensa Bulletin had a story about universal health care with lots of boring statistics which few bother to read anyway, because we Americans don't like socialized medicine. There was a spreadsheet of health care numbers comparing the US with 13 first-world countries which have universal health care (12 in Europe plus Japan) in several categories. The average cost of national healthcare payments for those 13 countries amounts to $2900 per person. The average cost in the US is $6100. Ranked by the World Health Organization, France came in 1st with quality of healthcare. We came in 37th in the world, behind every single one of the 13 countries with universal health care. We also came in last as far as life expectancy. France, the cheese and cream eaters, wine drinkers, and smokers of unfiltered turkish tobacco cigarettes, beat us by 12 years.
We are urged to vote for a Democrat or a Republican today, neither of which have the balls to suggest universal health care here, because we hate Socialism. Except for Social Security and tax relief for bankers, agribuisness and the oil companies - you know - corporate welfare...
Today we can buy Ford or buy Chevy. We only need two choices after all, right? Americans believed that shit until the '80's when we bailed out Chrysler and nobody in Detroit could build a good car anymore. Then we started buying from Japan and Korea and Germany because their stuff "work good, last long time."
Vote early and often. Good night and good luck. We're going to need it.
November 01 Belated Halloween PoemA Richard Brautigan Poem:
Boo, Forever Spinning like a ghost on the bottom of a top, I'm haunted by all the space that I will live without you. |
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