Cornucopia

So a couple things:

1.  I love the way little old men treat women.  They can be so traditional and sexist, yet somehow (usually) its really cute.  This morning as I’m walking out of my apt and down to the snow covered, icy steps toward my car,  I ran into my very sweet Indian old-man neighbor shoveling the sidewalk (for fun…cuz that’s what retirement is all about…can’t wait).  We exchange pleasantries, and as I go to take my first step off the porch he stops, looks up again at me and says…’you be extra careful on this…it very slippery’.  Now, mind you I am probably 40 years his junior, stronger, healthier, and wearing snow shoes…but still he felt compelled to remind me to be cautious.  It was sweet.  Chivalry always makes me smile.  Its nice to be worried about

2.  I don’t consider myself to be a conspirator or conspiracy theorist about much except one thing (well ok two things…I don’t believe we landed on the moon either)….

I truly believe the government is planning on (has already) uniting with Canada and Mexico to form a North American Union to compete against the ‘Supernations’ (European Union, African Union, soon to be South American Union, and Asian Union)…which will have its own legislation, it’s own currency (Amero), its own central bank, its own trade tariffs, its own GDP, and its own elitist aeriodites trying to rule the world.  Although from what I know about Obama (which isn’t much seeing how I’ve never met the man), I’m sure he’s a lovely man.  hell I even voted for him.  But I’m terrified how popular he is.  People are blindly believing anything he says.  This aggregate bank he just set up…part of the stimulus package…buying up bad bank debt…SCARY.  Speaking as an Economist…this new government practice is going to seriously devaluate the US Dollar (basically paving the way for a new currency to replace it). 

Although I typically think all governments are corrupt, I’m specifically referring to the US government.  If I were born in the Revolutionary war days…I would have totally been a patriot.  And no I don’t mean ‘oh I’m an American I do my civic duty, I pay taxes (scam) blah blah blah patriot…I mean a shot gun loading, government hating, fighting the power tooth and nail for individual liberties patriot.  What happened to the days when people questioned everything and took nothing their leaders said at face value?  Since when did having an opinion make you unpopular?  Where did all the people go who used to care about freedom from religious laws, taxation without representation, and government dictating their lives?  Am I the only one who will care when America isn’t a sovereign country anymore (oh she’s just not open minded enough…yeah right).  Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one of my generation that gives more of a damn about where our country is going instead of American Idol or their hair.

Despite getting all worked up just now,  I actually had a great night and woke up extremely happy today

~Cheers to you old man…and now on to saving the world