“A writer’s notebook is not a diary. Writers react. Writers need a place to record these reactions. That’s what a writer’s notebook is for. It gives you a place to write down what makes you angry or sad or amazed, to write down what you noticed and don’t want to forget. A writer’s notebook gives you a place to live like a writer.” - Ralph Fletcher
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
There is also a financial cost. The federal government makes about $250 billion in interest payments a year. So even a small increase in the rates demanded by investors in United States debt could add tens of billions of dollars to those payments.
(Source: The New York Times)
Some White House strategists and independent analysts have concluded that the economic impact would be modest, despite the embarrassing blow to the global financial standing of the United States.
(Source: The New York Times)
The lowering of the country’s rating could rattle confidence and raise borrowing costs for the government and consumers, impeding the already fragile recovery.
(Source: The New York Times)
There is nothing more petty, insipid, crowded with paltry interests—in a word, antipoetic—than the daily life of an American.
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America [1835]
Brief Dispatch Before Sleeping: War. War. War.
So.. if gas prices double .. all prices go up - especially food — and most people in America are barely making it now — paycheck to paycheck —
…and most of the oil in North Africa is in Libya — one of the many News Outlets told me that earlier — RTAmerica, I believe..
So, attack!!!
…and, really, how else does my government solve problems, be honest: it drops high explosives while weaving deceptive speeches—high-minded love of human rights — oh, except for China — and Gitmo — That’s Different.
Crap. Just crap. Hypocrisy. So tired of it..
.. and did the Libyan Rebels really tell us to stay out of it .. their civil war ?? I’ve heard that a lot today .. but who the hell knows which media sources are trustworthy anymore .. the “News” is a mass of contradictions ..
So.. I’m at a real loss tonight, fellow humans.. I have nieces and nephews.. What a terrifically shitty world Capitalism has made for them …
.. good night ..
(Source: charlesbivona.com)
