Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Random crap
Completely random.
(1) I noted recently that both of our "parties" like to quote the egalitarian ideal, but both understand genetic reality at ground level. I was trying to think of a catchy way to express their common devotion to the all-are-equal myth. It came to me this morning.
The common point is "Anyone can become..."
For the 'R' team, "Anyone can become rich. It just takes hard work. That's why we need ZERO TAXES."
For the 'D' team, "Anyone can become poor. It just takes one missed paycheck. That's why we need TOTAL WELFARE."
The 'D' side is a little closer to truth, but both are essentially wrong.
You can only become rich if you have the right combination of attractiveness, forcefulness, and discipline, or if you inherit the money. Working hard will marginally increase your income within your natural boundaries, but it won't change your natural boundaries.
It's much easier to become poor by accident, but natural caution and discipline can eliminate some of the accidents.
(2) A local Green wacko who has unfortunately infested City Council for several years is now running for State Rep. I might vote for him just to be sure he infests Olympia instead of Spokane. One state legislator does much less damage than one city councilman.
His yard signs illustrate poor use of fonts. Each sign is a simple rectangle containing two lines:
At first sight it says "Election Snyder." This doesn't make sense, so my second thought was that he was appealing to the local Bosnians. But electjon only looks Slavic, it isn't a real Serbo-Croat word. I finally sussed out that the sign was using a font change instead of a space.
(3) I really need to buy a digital camera. Animating or Photoshopping local observations is fun, but sort of pointless when they could be photographed more easily! ¶ 12:46 PM
(1) I noted recently that both of our "parties" like to quote the egalitarian ideal, but both understand genetic reality at ground level. I was trying to think of a catchy way to express their common devotion to the all-are-equal myth. It came to me this morning.
The common point is "Anyone can become..."
For the 'R' team, "Anyone can become rich. It just takes hard work. That's why we need ZERO TAXES."
For the 'D' team, "Anyone can become poor. It just takes one missed paycheck. That's why we need TOTAL WELFARE."
The 'D' side is a little closer to truth, but both are essentially wrong.
You can only become rich if you have the right combination of attractiveness, forcefulness, and discipline, or if you inherit the money. Working hard will marginally increase your income within your natural boundaries, but it won't change your natural boundaries.
It's much easier to become poor by accident, but natural caution and discipline can eliminate some of the accidents.
(2) A local Green wacko who has unfortunately infested City Council for several years is now running for State Rep. I might vote for him just to be sure he infests Olympia instead of Spokane. One state legislator does much less damage than one city councilman.
His yard signs illustrate poor use of fonts. Each sign is a simple rectangle containing two lines:
At first sight it says "Election Snyder." This doesn't make sense, so my second thought was that he was appealing to the local Bosnians. But electjon only looks Slavic, it isn't a real Serbo-Croat word. I finally sussed out that the sign was using a font change instead of a space.
(3) I really need to buy a digital camera. Animating or Photoshopping local observations is fun, but sort of pointless when they could be photographed more easily! ¶ 12:46 PM
