This is probably the only time I will ever post song-lyrics in a blog.

1986-04-26  01:23:45
R-4, CHERNOBYL NPP, UKRAINE, SOVIET UNION


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Humans are soft.  Relative to other animal species, we lack many of the common physical attributes of survival in the "wild."  Sharp teeth, claws, extremely strong legs for running, excellent night vision, complex sense of smell....all attributes which wild animals have, and we do not.

The human being's evolutionary tool of survival is, and always ( Read more... )

Bar Stool Economics
Our Tax System Explained: Bar Stool Economics

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes
to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go
something like this:

The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay ( Read more... )

My dad and I had a good discussion today.

I spent most of the day chainsawing timber...trees and limbs that had fallen during the ice storm.  I've got a pretty sizable timber pile stacked up...girthy and taller than a man.  It will make a good bonfire when the first few weeks of summer dry the ground and woods out.  I haven't had a good bonfire in ( Read more... )

During college, I focused most of my studies on the subject of crime theory, leading to my degree in Criminal Justice.

In crime theory, there is a pervasive issue known as the Dark Figure. The dark figure represents all the crime that occurs, but is not reported, due to, for example, failure of victims to report, inefficient research procedures, ( Read more... )

First, we need to understand how value is created.

This is the difference between "getting" money and "making" money.  America was built on the notion of making money, and creating value.

A fundamental example of this is a simple rocking chair, the kind you might find sitting for sale in front of the Cracker Barrel, or at a roadside general store ( Read more... )

This is Ronald Reagan's inaugural speech, delivered January 20th, 1981.  One might objectively analyze and compare our nation's current economic state with that of the 80's and 90's (currently-decline....80's / 90's-MASSIVE growth) and one might think...who's paradigm was better?

Ronald Reagan...hardline fiscal conservative...hardline political ( Read more... )

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I'm gaining a Brother!

...in law!!