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what’s so crazy
about living in peace
with our neighbors
without a military empire
all over the world?
what’s so crazy
about protecting individual rights
and freedom of speech?
what’s so crazy
about ending the
expensive,
ineffective,
and invasive
war on drugs?
what’s so crazy
about having a monetary system
that’s based in reality
that anyone can understand?
what’s so crazy
about at least talking about these things
in the debates for our elected officials?
who’s [...]

We’re on the way to it. Starting with our very own food company!

My commute brings me right around the site of the old World Trade Center in downtown NYC. Every year on 9-11, there’s some big hubbub. This year I took a few pictures and grabbed a few flyers from my commute experience, which I’m sharing here.

Here is the source for a lot of what I’m reading on the bailout. It’s the most consistent explanation I’ve come across. It breaks things down without getting caught up in fuzzy abstract things that are all mysterious.
Warning: you may find that reading this carefully and with an open mind is a lot like taking [...]

On the way home tonight I passed by the local Washington Mutual branch. It was late, so it was closed of course, and there was this memorial someone had constructed on the corner of the building, complete with candles and personal messages. I thought it was pretty funny.

Both major presidential candidates support the bailout. All the third party candidates oppose it. Our debate doesn’t include this issue, and it’s pretty fucking important. The lesser-of-evils choice we’re presented is looking more and more transparent..

Bush Tries to Scare Congress into Giving Him More Authority Again.

Section 8. Review: Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency. [from Paulson's proposed legislation]

WMDs in Iraq. Eep! Attack!
(a few [...]

In this economic environment, what I’m looking for is a reliable investment.

Commentary on this article from the ny times.
Paulson’s argument: the government has to act now to prop up the markets, whether or not it has a clue what it’s doing. Remember the tragic passage of the Patriot Act? Amongst dire circumstances and fear, the government grabs some power from its citizens that it’ll never willingly [...]

I go to the grocery in the afternoon. Organic produce section. Loads of plums and peaches, without clear pricing as usual. I load up on both, head to the dairy section, then checkout. When I get my receipt: organic plums, $1.49/lb. I got 3.53 lb for only $5.26. 16 plums. Sweet! I have to go [...]