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A few Thoughts:
There is a rumor that Ken Starr is about to reopen his investigation.
This time he has asked the First Lady to tell if she has ever
serviced the President in the oval office. Of course, the President
has denied any wrongdoing. The First Lady was overheard to say,
"Why would I want to service him?"
Communiqués:
From a British Garrison:
Of our original garrison of 50 men and officers, 27 remain. Although
a group of the blighters got over the wall evening last, our lads
stood firm and we dispatched them all in the court yard. Another
two of our stout lads were lost in the fracas. We will hold out,
of course, however, it would be deucedly decent if you could dispatch
some relief in the near future. Until then, I remain cordially
yours:
Lt. George Flemishing III.
From an American Garrison:
They're blowing us away. Half our men are dead. They even got
over the wall last night before we could stop them. We had to
butcher them in the yard and lost two more men in the massacre.
We can't hold out much longer. Where the hell is my relief?
Lt. John Smith.
Everyone's Horoscope:
Someone will ask you to rescue them. Do so at your own peril,
knowing that they can take you down with them. Be mindful that
there are those who, due to their own actions, cannot be rescued,
but they can entrap you in the bottomless well of their psychotic
needs. If you help them, they will denounce you when they fail.
Confrontations:
Most of the silly confrontations of life could be avoided. The
movie, "Roger and Me" should never have happened. Most
revolutions should never happen. They happen because of the lead
laden hand of mindless, my way or no way, management and government.
Ocean Farming:
There is a great deal of work to be done here. Sea farming should
be as big an industry as hog or chicken farming. We have billions
of acres of off shore territorial waters to cultivate. That's
one heck of a lot of real estate lying fallow. We should be able,
with some research, to raise all the sea food we want and love.
We should be able to raise shrimp, tuna, salmon, lobster and any
other sea food.
The government needs to start leasing farming rights on the continental shelf. There should be competitive bidding for these rights. To encourage development, leases must be very long term but there should be no sweet deals. We must also take care about the impact on the natural reefs and life forms now existing in our off shore waters. We sure don't want a repeat of what's happening in North Carolina with the hog dung.
If you can fence in cows or hogs, you should be able to figure a way to fence in shrimp and feed them and control their environment. Even if it's necessary to breed a hybrid variety. We breed cattle for crap sake, why not shrimp or salmon. Breed them for the environment and food we can supply. We need to do this before the varieties become extinct. If we want to preserve the ocean life forms, what better way to do it than to raise them in ocean farms.
Then sea food becomes a renewable resource. Just like trees ,as the big lumber firms are finally figuring out. Salmon and tuna need to be though of as no different than hogs or chickens. You breed them. You raise them. You harvest them and market them for profit. If you do it like Christmas trees, you will have them in all stages of development for a continuous operation.
Stupid:
Most people who work are quite intelligent. That's why they have
jobs which are actually useful. Except for the technical professionals,
most people who wear suits and ties are incredibly stupid. That's
why they are managers and agents.
Who to fear:
In grade school we were taught that the police were our allies.
They came to school and told us that. We believed it then. Isn't
it strange now, that since I reached age 15, I have always feared
the police more than I have feared criminals.
Murderers:
By calling murderers terrorists we glamorize them in the eyes
of the public. Murderers are not glamorous. They are vile, ugly
cowards. Whether they pretend to represent democracy, the US Constitution,
the Arab Republic, or Irish freedom is irrelevant to the single
fact that they are skulking cowards who murder women, children,
and any other bystanders who happen to be in their way. They are
indiscriminate and evil in their action and their intent. Their
life is about murder and that is what they have come to enjoy.
Study groups:
Here is a major difference between a business situation and a
political situation. In both case, most of the available evidence
will be presented and heard. After that, in a business situation,
one person will make a decision and work will proceed. In a political
situation, a study group will be appointed. Understand that political
situations don't only occur in government. They can also easily
occur in large corporations.
If I am mayor of a town and a problem occurs, I take the problem to the town council and they appoint a study group which will report long after the problem has become unmanageable. If I am president of my corporation in the same situation, I call in my key people and hear all the ideas. Then I take full responsibility, make a decision, and we get to work. Sometimes I will be wrong but the job gets started and corrections are made if necessary.
Youth and advertising:
The advertising industry in our country is geared toward glorifying
youth. As a consequence we produce a great number of young Turks.
Most of them can't handle maturity. They fail and screw up big
time when they can no longer be young and virile. O. J. Simpson
was just one example. He could not handle not being a stud. ‘Never
trust anyone over 30' will translate into ‘self destruct
when you reach age 30.' The age of Aquarius era which produced
that phrase no longer exists, but the mentality remains. The youth
philosophy is still there. You see it clearly in the new sitcoms.
Contractors:
With one noteworthy exception, every small contractor I ever encountered
was a crook or a con man by choice and a contractor as a cover.
Purchasing agents:
Possibly the most important decision a retail firm can make is
what products they will be offering to their customers. This is
why it's so difficult to understand why they make their very stupidest,
idiot employees purchasing agents.
A service:
Here's an idea for a great new service. It's called "Move
a Pet." People are forever moving around to new jobs and
locations and they have to move their pets. It's a pain. This
new service transports people's pets for a fee. It's franchised
in every major city. Kind of a UPS for pets. We only move legal
pets. Not Tigers and lions and bears, "Oh my!" Just
dogs, cat's, and maybe monkeys and snakes. The people bring the
pet in and pay in advance or by credit card. Each franchise must
have a vet on call or on staff. In addition, the drivers must
be trained in handling animals. The pet is tranquilized and put
in a vehicle. We won't need big trucks because we are not moving
elephants. The pet gets to the destination through our network
of "Petportation" and is held for pickup. For a larger
fee, we will pick the pet up at the home and deliver it to a specified
address.
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