Thank God for That

There was more corn and wheat produced in the USA than expected, and demand has been weak. Fears of shortages appear to have been assuaged. When I read it to myself, and when I read it to my Darling Wife, we each said "Thank God for that."

So should you. If we can't extend the debt ceiling and we have to cut back Federal government spending to meet what we take in (and it barely covers debt service so we don't go from AAA to D bond market ratings) we can still eat. If we don't have corn and wheat growing, we can't eat. Last I checked, Congress couldn't tell the sun to shine or the rain to fall in season.

How do YOU Like It?

Old way: I get special projects at work. They sometimes take a while. Regular production quotas do not apply to me most days. Everyone else gets the screws put to them. Guido asked me how it felt to not have to worry about meeting a quota every day.

New way: Realizing the non-critical nature of what we do, t3h Management decided not to sweat so hard about quotas. A day after the change, I rolled up to Guido and broke out a tough aggressive voice and said "How do YOU like it?!"

Turns out he likes it plenty, as do all the rest of the people on the floor. One guy even said he might do more work on some days. The stress you could cut with a knife turns to hot butter. Good success.

Oh Sure, Blame The Equipment

Blogger went down last night. I had pure brilliance distilled into blog post form but you'll never see it *snif* because the free blogging site was broken down. Oh well. My condolences to your family if you killed yourself over this.

No Talent Assclown

One of the men where I work shares a firstname with Listing Buddy. The usual method of getting someone's attention around there is to holler a name from across the room. This results in confusion until nicknames are well established.

This morning I called the other fellow and he didn't respond, thinking I was calling Listing Buddy. He said I should just go ahead and call him Guido like the rest of the shop does. I told him I know it's a perfectly legitimate Italian name, but the problem is that Guido makes me think of this guy (not to mention the ethnic slur!):



He laughed and said that guy is probably richer and definitely more famous than him - but he's had the nickname since the 1990s and that guy is a recent phenomenon. A reference to Office Space was made, more LOLing was done, and I said I'd have to revisit the issue. I think based on the Michael Bolton comparison I'm going to have to go ahead and use the nickname the guy at work wants me to use.

I just have to get over calling somebody a nickname with such (for me) negative connotations.

Lives Will Be Ruined

. . . but it's fashionable to tolerate such things in the days in which we live.

So New York passed a law permitting queers to call themselves married and receive the attendant benefits. They are not the first, probably not the last. Oh, how sweet, they might want to have children! Next up: several years of lawsuits shopped to Democrat-appointed judges. Then a few decades of allowing people with a need for mental health care to adopt children, ruin the children's minds, and all sorts of horrendous outcomes the left will poo-pooh if you call it ahead of time. Then, if we're still in one piece, a period of sober policy re-examination followed by bans or restrictions on various queer "family" arrangements. This pendulum has very, very far to swing to the left. If it swings back right, it could be pretty wild.

Or instead of legislating, you could leave it to the voters (who pretty reliably turn out against queers calling themselves "married" in the USA). But then the governors don't get to take part in the fabulous "Gay Pride" parades, so . . . nah!

Who Coulda Guest?

The BATFE allowed shady purchasers to buy lots (2500+ at last report) of guns, despite the puzzled "are you sure?" from lots of gun shops. The idea was, you know, to, like, see where they went, and junk.

Turns out when bad people buy guns to distribute to other bad people, the guns go all over the place. Sure there are hundreds of dead people from thousands of guns allowed to "walk" into Mexico. Plus a couple of US Americans which suddenly made it a problem, and lookee lookee, what a surprise: "Gunwalker" guns showing up in the USA, as well.

If President Obama was in on this plot, what would happen? I mean, aside from the obvious attempt to have a coordinated falling-on-the-swords by everyone who knew he knew . . . .

I Think That Was A Top Call

There is no reason to be optimistic about the second half. The recovery, assuming you think we had one, is dead. -Michael Shedlock

"Unexpectedly" negative numbers two months running. Four more and we'll officially have "another" recession. Unexpectedly, with results failing to meet economists' expectations all along the way. Why anyone would bother with such economists is beyond me.

What're You Gonna Do About It, Pipsqueak?

"It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good."

That right there is a stiff upper lip when you have to swallow a bitter pill. Wow. More of the story

Not only should you train your children when they are young; you will want to also make sure as much as you can that they stay on track. Things are different now, sure. But God still is the same, and he still doesn't like bad deeds to go unanswered by those who should stop them.

Fabulous Timing.

Not.

Laugh at me then. I was all ready for a between-church nap this afternoon. The baby was asleep and I sent #2 and #3 for a post-luch nap. As they got settled in, #4 woke up. Darling Wife already asleep. No nap for me!

:(

Then in the middle of "nap" time, the neighborhood heathen children came around asking for #1 to go outside to play, causing our dogs to sound the all-hell-breaking-loose alarm. I told #1 to tell the kids outside to kick bricks, which was translated into something less-rude by feminine instinct.

Did you hear the story a week or two ago about the 11 year-old who was shot for trespass when a group of children wouldn't get the heck off sumdood's lawn? Well I still think that was WAY excessive, but I can maybe sympathize a little after this afternoon.

More Cheery Economic and Social News!

1. Greece will default, but at this point it is irrelevant.
2. The situation in Spain, Ireland, Portugal, and Italy is now so dire that it is does not matter whether or not Greece defaults.
3. Expect chaos

Michael Shedlock: the type of analyst who does not seem to care if his message is 'politically correct' as long as it is correct.