Sunday, March 29, 2009
Do you realize
what you have done?
If the proton decays,
it does so very slowly.
Everything seems stable
in ordinary life.
What gave you the right
to destroy your marriage
without decay?
No arguments,
no tension,
no coldness
or signs that anything was wrong.
One day you woke up,
not waiting for us to return,
and decided you didn't like the sex
so you maxed out the credit cars
and caught the next flight out.
Coward!
You just walked out of my life
with no warning
and no way for me to prepare.
You tried to just walk back in
with some redneck guy
thinking that you love me.
and that everything will be the same.
That isn't possible.
A moment of recovery
is the most fragile.
You ripped yourself away
and then acted
like my heart was velcro.
I had just gotten my social legs
and was beginning to recover
from my childhood torture
when you chose to decay.
You chose your libido
and left me a ruin.
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what you have done?
If the proton decays,
it does so very slowly.
Everything seems stable
in ordinary life.
What gave you the right
to destroy your marriage
without decay?
No arguments,
no tension,
no coldness
or signs that anything was wrong.
One day you woke up,
not waiting for us to return,
and decided you didn't like the sex
so you maxed out the credit cars
and caught the next flight out.
Coward!
You just walked out of my life
with no warning
and no way for me to prepare.
You tried to just walk back in
with some redneck guy
thinking that you love me.
and that everything will be the same.
That isn't possible.
A moment of recovery
is the most fragile.
You ripped yourself away
and then acted
like my heart was velcro.
I had just gotten my social legs
and was beginning to recover
from my childhood torture
when you chose to decay.
You chose your libido
and left me a ruin.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Long time, no blog. Anyway, the economic meltdown.
1. The bad mortgages were simply irrational. They were given under the assumption that the homeowners would refinance, preferably with the company making the initial loan. Thn we overbuilt, home values didn't grow as expected, the mortgage market tightened up, and since the borrowers didn't get 1000% raises (surprise), they couldn't pay the bill.
2. Bailing out companies without actually changing the market structure is a waste of money. We got where we are because people acted in what they thought was their self-interest. (They were wrong.) Without more regulation, regulation more effective and independant that what Fearless Leader W and the neocon bunch have advocated, market players will continue to do stupid stuff in search of a buck. Unfortunately, the stupidity is also dangrous for us-- and for them. Regulation can (if done right) save us not just from greed but from stupidity as well.
3. If a CEO makes decisions that lead their company to the verge of bankruptcy (only saved by a government bailout), their performance suggests they don't deserve a multimillion dollar severance package, whether taxpayer funded or not.
4. Bush's original bilou plan shows more than neocon greed or ideology. It shows that the game Republicans play is a quest for power. (Anyone remember Karl Rove's "permanent Republican majority"?) They want power and will destroy anyone who gets in thir way, if possible. How can anyone who even might disagree with them vote in good conscience to give them power??
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1. The bad mortgages were simply irrational. They were given under the assumption that the homeowners would refinance, preferably with the company making the initial loan. Thn we overbuilt, home values didn't grow as expected, the mortgage market tightened up, and since the borrowers didn't get 1000% raises (surprise), they couldn't pay the bill.
2. Bailing out companies without actually changing the market structure is a waste of money. We got where we are because people acted in what they thought was their self-interest. (They were wrong.) Without more regulation, regulation more effective and independant that what Fearless Leader W and the neocon bunch have advocated, market players will continue to do stupid stuff in search of a buck. Unfortunately, the stupidity is also dangrous for us-- and for them. Regulation can (if done right) save us not just from greed but from stupidity as well.
3. If a CEO makes decisions that lead their company to the verge of bankruptcy (only saved by a government bailout), their performance suggests they don't deserve a multimillion dollar severance package, whether taxpayer funded or not.
4. Bush's original bilou plan shows more than neocon greed or ideology. It shows that the game Republicans play is a quest for power. (Anyone remember Karl Rove's "permanent Republican majority"?) They want power and will destroy anyone who gets in thir way, if possible. How can anyone who even might disagree with them vote in good conscience to give them power??
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
10:02. With 1000 votes left to count, Barack Obama has won Tippecanoe County 58%-42%, Jill Long Thompson wins in the governor's race 54-46.
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9:47. About 75% of the votes counted and things are pretty stable here. Who I've seen: local candidates David Woolums, Keith Austin, John Polles, Sheila Klinker, as well as Congressional candidate Nels Ackerson.
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9:08. Obama 59, Clinton 41.
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8:55. Obama has pulled out to 6% lead. Nels Ackerson is here and reports getting more votes than Steve Buyer (his likely general election opponent) in several other counties as well as Tippecanoe.
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8:26. Clinton has closed to 48% to Obama's 52, Long Thompson hs opened up a 55-45 lead on Jim Schellenger.
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8:12PM. No real change in the Pres. race. Jill Long Thompson is leading a tight Dem. governor race. On the Republican side, incumbent Steve Buyer is having a hard time breaking 70% against two no name opponents for US House.
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7:50 PM. Obama by about 100 votes. VERY early, though. Maybe 1000 votes counted on the Dem. side.
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7:22PM. I just spoke with John Polles, the Dem. candidate for Indiana House district 26, the seat held by Joe Micon (D). No results posted yet.
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