Folks:
Golly gee wiskers!
Generally, I try to distill this nebulous, philo-political BS that I don't really understand myself (beyond the limited principle that people in power are generally self-promoting schmucks and create fogs of non-truths for everyone else).
Anyhoo, I had an AHA moment that was quite momentus today!
So, in the moments between making the next move in the game of "hearts," my congestion monumentally became obnoxiously annoying. Honestly, there is no flaring of the nostrils when both are blocked.
I tried everything. I tried eating Kimchi; I tried snorting dijon mustard. Alas, to no avail.
Without any success, I called my mother (the first, BTW, Indian woman, to do residency at Johns Hopkins). Glorified mechanics, I call them - those MDs - overtrained buttheads, willing to go through a bunch of successive hoops to make a nominally interesting nest egg.
So, I looked for the tea tree oil and found quite a cache of Tiger's Balm in a colorful and cylindercal bottle.
And, now, after putting some of that weird Asian balm on my palm, breathing it in, each nostril had a fill, and, indeed, I didn't have to take pill!
Because: I could breath once again.
Cheers,
Pum
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Numbers Are Personal
Oct. 5, 1967 - Five Years Before Johnson's Death. Shake off the loss or just "shaking the bush, boss. Just shaking the bush." - Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke, 1967).
24 hours x 60 minutes x 60 seconds = 86,400 seconds per day.
24 x 60 x 60 x 365 = 31,536,000 seconds per year.
24 x 60 x 60 x 365 x 60 (years) = 1,892,160,000 seconds per a lifetime (of 60 years).
I really miss the Gipper. Loved the man, loved his politics.
Just want to forget warmongering idiots and rash, overspending Communists.
24 hours x 60 minutes x 60 seconds = 86,400 seconds per day.
24 x 60 x 60 x 365 = 31,536,000 seconds per year.
24 x 60 x 60 x 365 x 60 (years) = 1,892,160,000 seconds per a lifetime (of 60 years).
I really miss the Gipper. Loved the man, loved his politics.
Just want to forget warmongering idiots and rash, overspending Communists.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Charasmatic Leaders Will Win the Young
All:
Copy and paste the following string: An Alarming video every Westerner should see - posted by Memri Videos (MEMRITVVideos) - tangle.com
Movements rise by charismatic leaders - obviously, this dude is one (in the video), and in my estimation should be assasinated - bilking the young for their penchant for idealism, while endowing himself with his own blessing from God (all people come from God but this guy will die by the slip of tongue into his own sword). But, by the same token, there is no sacrement in insane violations against any human being.
This is really scary. We need the moderate Middle Easterners (Muslims, Christians, or otherwise) to quell the problem - there are so many (but their sentiments reside in a free Palestine (by the same token, why don't the Saudis build Palestine's infrastructure - perhaps because they are inept, selfish, monied pheasants? - with money but no culture and no decent sentiment)).
My God! Egads! What has this world come to - that tyrants will rule or have sway?
My point being is: the young are easily swayed by ideologues spewing extremism. That's where the problem lies - sway the young, win the movement.
But, then again, is a movement worth winning if the spoils are truly losses. Can you count the losses and the losers?
HippoParamus
Copy and paste the following string: An Alarming video every Westerner should see - posted by Memri Videos (MEMRITVVideos) - tangle.com
Movements rise by charismatic leaders - obviously, this dude is one (in the video), and in my estimation should be assasinated - bilking the young for their penchant for idealism, while endowing himself with his own blessing from God (all people come from God but this guy will die by the slip of tongue into his own sword). But, by the same token, there is no sacrement in insane violations against any human being.
This is really scary. We need the moderate Middle Easterners (Muslims, Christians, or otherwise) to quell the problem - there are so many (but their sentiments reside in a free Palestine (by the same token, why don't the Saudis build Palestine's infrastructure - perhaps because they are inept, selfish, monied pheasants? - with money but no culture and no decent sentiment)).
My God! Egads! What has this world come to - that tyrants will rule or have sway?
My point being is: the young are easily swayed by ideologues spewing extremism. That's where the problem lies - sway the young, win the movement.
But, then again, is a movement worth winning if the spoils are truly losses. Can you count the losses and the losers?
HippoParamus
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Nature Abhors All Monopolies
"The private sector runs the Federal Government." - M. Burris
But, now, at an exigent historical crossroads, our status as a Super Power is slowly ebbing away by ridiculous expenditures. (China will implode through environmental degradation and Russia will implode through corruption and the same).
Nonetheless, do you think that it is okay for an EPA executive to spend $80,000 on a 4’ by 6’ marble slab imported from Italy for an office nook? This is only one gross example. There are so many other instances of Government wastage on these and grander proportions.
Simply put, the private sector and political interests now run the Federal Government. There are so many expectant companies, groups, and people expecting pay days previously received – that the Federal Government will implode.
IT WILL IMPLODE IF WE DON'T ACT.
There is no Social Security Fund, so to speak, because all the monies arriving into the "fund" proceed somewhere through sinuous tunnels. If there was a fund, it would be extant into one, managed account. But, the truth of the matter is that social security taxes swim into the sea of Federal extravagances - not put into a fund but in a pool of regular expenditure (like a Ponzi Scheme).
So, ultimately, there will be a global vacuum. And, who will be there to take over? Russia or China or some other nucleur power?
I’m not a politician; I’m not an economist. But, I do know one thing – when there are multiple pressures on one system – that system will eventually implode. Because:
Nature abhors all monopolies – Leonardo de Vinci
But, on a larger level, the problem is endemic – a lack of ethics envelopes our culture – whether a mortgage officer encourages a client who can’t afford to purchase a home when the market is hot (when the officer knows that the client will go bankrupt within 2-12 months); whether Bernanke says that “the big banks are too big to fail” (hence the bailout at taxpayer expense); or whether a corporate schmuck trades integrity for personal ground by kissing ass instead of performing, etc.
By all means – KISS ASS AND LOSE ONESELF - lose generations for that matter.
Alternatively, do the right thing? Perhaps find oneself by a wisp or a tether of integrity.
Cheers,
HippoParamus
But, now, at an exigent historical crossroads, our status as a Super Power is slowly ebbing away by ridiculous expenditures. (China will implode through environmental degradation and Russia will implode through corruption and the same).
Nonetheless, do you think that it is okay for an EPA executive to spend $80,000 on a 4’ by 6’ marble slab imported from Italy for an office nook? This is only one gross example. There are so many other instances of Government wastage on these and grander proportions.
Simply put, the private sector and political interests now run the Federal Government. There are so many expectant companies, groups, and people expecting pay days previously received – that the Federal Government will implode.
IT WILL IMPLODE IF WE DON'T ACT.
There is no Social Security Fund, so to speak, because all the monies arriving into the "fund" proceed somewhere through sinuous tunnels. If there was a fund, it would be extant into one, managed account. But, the truth of the matter is that social security taxes swim into the sea of Federal extravagances - not put into a fund but in a pool of regular expenditure (like a Ponzi Scheme).
So, ultimately, there will be a global vacuum. And, who will be there to take over? Russia or China or some other nucleur power?
I’m not a politician; I’m not an economist. But, I do know one thing – when there are multiple pressures on one system – that system will eventually implode. Because:
Nature abhors all monopolies – Leonardo de Vinci
But, on a larger level, the problem is endemic – a lack of ethics envelopes our culture – whether a mortgage officer encourages a client who can’t afford to purchase a home when the market is hot (when the officer knows that the client will go bankrupt within 2-12 months); whether Bernanke says that “the big banks are too big to fail” (hence the bailout at taxpayer expense); or whether a corporate schmuck trades integrity for personal ground by kissing ass instead of performing, etc.
By all means – KISS ASS AND LOSE ONESELF - lose generations for that matter.
Alternatively, do the right thing? Perhaps find oneself by a wisp or a tether of integrity.
Cheers,
HippoParamus
Sunday, August 1, 2010
On Carroms
Ladies, Tomboys, and Gentlemen:
Carroms is a beautiful game - like cricket and hockey.
Like chess; they are physical and psychological configurations of fouls and goals married in a game.
Simply put: sleep with classical music!
With love,
Pum
Carroms is a beautiful game - like cricket and hockey.
Like chess; they are physical and psychological configurations of fouls and goals married in a game.
Simply put: sleep with classical music!
With love,
Pum
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Stand Up
To travel with such spirit at 15 to a new country all alone; what spirit does it take! Imagine, all alone without friends and without family.
That is courage that I can’t imagine (because I can’t possibly do it myself).
It takes spirit and courage to do anything of that import – with all odds against oneself - to stand up for oneself with courage, character, and consistency and to stand alone.
With love and hope,
HippoParamus
P.S. - But, America is not a national grab bag. Just because the economy is down, doesn't mean that we should lose our humanity. Immigration reform and border protection are two separate issues. Yes, we must protect our borders (because of terrorism plus illegal immigration) but does that necessitate animosity towards the people that constitute only .03 percent of the population? I base my estimates on an approximate supposed 11 to 12 million that are here illegally (those are Obama's estimates) divided by an estimated 380 million population in America (my estimate).
Indeed, securing the borders is essential. And, I can't dare to speak that I know the economics driving people to come to America - or, is it that simple - that we have the best economy in the world, and it is entirely just a grab bag?
My conclusion: first secure the borders then, second, deal with immigration reform for the illegals who are here. Or, alternatively, treat these items as separate issues to work simultaneously.
That is courage that I can’t imagine (because I can’t possibly do it myself).
It takes spirit and courage to do anything of that import – with all odds against oneself - to stand up for oneself with courage, character, and consistency and to stand alone.
With love and hope,
HippoParamus
P.S. - But, America is not a national grab bag. Just because the economy is down, doesn't mean that we should lose our humanity. Immigration reform and border protection are two separate issues. Yes, we must protect our borders (because of terrorism plus illegal immigration) but does that necessitate animosity towards the people that constitute only .03 percent of the population? I base my estimates on an approximate supposed 11 to 12 million that are here illegally (those are Obama's estimates) divided by an estimated 380 million population in America (my estimate).
Indeed, securing the borders is essential. And, I can't dare to speak that I know the economics driving people to come to America - or, is it that simple - that we have the best economy in the world, and it is entirely just a grab bag?
My conclusion: first secure the borders then, second, deal with immigration reform for the illegals who are here. Or, alternatively, treat these items as separate issues to work simultaneously.
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