Well…I know that economics are not a topic that most people will voluntarily read but there is an interesting thing going on in
Europe with the Greek debt “crisis”….and it is the hypocrisy that the Germans are showing in regard to Greece’s debt… as we all know now, austerity does not grow economies and usually hurts them worse when they are in a recession, but that is exactly what the Germans want for Greece…more austerity so they can pay back their debt…but to see the hypocrisy of this action, you only need to look at what happened to Germany in the 50’s, when they were swimming in debt. At that time, economists actually used facts to set policy….not ideology as is being done now. Back then, economists looked at the debt situation that faced Germany and realized that they would destroy their economy if they would have to pay back their massive debt they incurred rebuilding the country…so what did the world do? They basically wiped out the debt that Germany owed and allowed them to become the economic power they are today….so what would be wrong with doing the same thing for Greece? Many, many countries have had their debt forgiven across the years and not one time did it cause a meltdown in the world economy…in fact there was usually some benefits in the removal of the constant crisis and restoration of confidence in the future. That’s what should be done with Greece right now…wipe out their debt and give them a chance to get back to normalcy….geez…
Too weird…
Well…when I was picking berries yesterday, I lost my sunglasses somewhere in the patch….after looking for them for a half hour or so, I just gave up and finished my ride. So, today….I go out and take the bike ride and decide I’ll give it one more shot to try to find them….so, I pull up to the patch and there they are, just sitting in the grass where I must have passed them four or five times…I’m still shaking my head at that one…it was cool to find them but I know I looked where I found them yesterday…weird…
July 6th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I did get a few things done…but not enough…I have a bunch of huge spiders in the bathroom and they are going to go today…slept okay last night and feel okay today…I think the coffee is starting to work and I will need that on the bike ride today…I am getting used to not having music on the bike and it is not that bad anymore…I did get a bunch more berries yesterday and I am still splurging on calories with the ice cream since it just tastes good….I am sore today, again, but it is better than yesterday so that is progress…I did get out to see the twins yesterday and that was fun and the mex place has such cheap beer that I should go there all the time…I mean 2 bucks for a 20 oz draft? Even I can afford that…..not much to do today…I may try to repair the grill today since new burners are on sale for 14 bucks at Meijers and the one I looked at this morning looks like it will fit…need to take it apart after the bike ride to make sure….more later…
July 5th
Well….it was an okay day yesterday and I made a little cash so that was cool…woke up sore this morning from the golfing and I hurt in some really strange places that I don’t remember hurting the last time….slept okay last night but feel a little crappy today…have been coughing, too, so I’m not sure what is going on…but, it doesn’t feel like a bug so I guess I’ll just wait and see….I did treat myself to some ice cream with black raspberries that I picked on the ride the other day…kind of a tradition around my birthday and it just tastes so good…I think it’s the first time I’ve had it in over 10 years but I think I can afford the calories for this one time thing….not much to do today…watching the F1 race right now then I’ll get out on the bike…can’t wait for the women’s world cup match tonight….go USA!
A few things…
Well…just had to comment on a commercial I just saw…does anyone else think the guy playing Colonel Sanders in the new KFC ads sounds like Jon Stewart doing his GW impression? Even down to the grating chuckles at the end? I sure do and it makes me cringe every time I see it. One other thing…out on the bike today and came across a burned out patch of the trail that was littered with what looked like car window glass…just south of 60th st at Wing where you can drive your car right onto the trail…there was even leftover firefighting foam all over the place…and the asphalt of the trail is just melted for about 8 feet of it…not something you see everyday….
July 4th
Well….it was an okay but busy day yesterday…and I lost at pool but that was okay…I did get out to hit a few balls and I’m not sore today so that is kind of weird…I do have some pain in my elbow but I think that was there before…slept okay last night and have been up since really early and have already gotten the grocery run in and need to finish this before F1 qualifying starts in a few minutes…I did do the bike ride without music yesterday and it is just tedious…but it did show me that I need to really lube the bike better since it makes lots of noise that I can’t take…so that will be a project for today…not much to do today…just the bike ride and then I am going to make some cash this aft so that will be cool…more later…
July 3rd
Well..it was an okay day yesterday and I made enough cash to get through the next week so that was cool…slept crappy and that is the new normal…crap…but, I just need to stop thinking about it…my back is really sore today and I was going to go hit some golf balls but the F1 practice is on in a few minutes and I want to see that…and I need to run an errand this morning so the bike ride is going to go for the day….if the practice is boring, I may just put the clubs in the car and take a run over to the range….need to take some ibuprofen right now so it will work before I go out the door…not much to do today…just fooling around mostly, then pool this aft…I will get to try the cd player in the car for the first time since I had it put in almost three years ago….more later…
What a day….
Well…this was a day that started out great and then threw some curve balls my way….had a nice lunch with T but My mp-3 player died on the way home…tried to repair it but I just don’t have the vision or equipment to do that…so, I bought a new one for 49 bucks that I can afford once I get my income tax back….then, I get a burger ready for the grill and the burner rusted out making the flames a little large…going to continue to use it until it blows up or stops working since I can’t find a replacement burner anywhere…may try at Meijers Sat since I know they carry that stuff but I don’t want to do a lot of work…I did make some cash so I guess that helps but no music on the bike until next week is going to be a pain…oh, well….
Down goes Bobby…
Well…no politics again today but there have been lots of laughable stuff going on with the right twisting themselves into knots trying to not comply with the marriage equality rulings from the supreme court….but, ole Bobby Jindal got slapped down by the courts today telling his state that they have to issue licenses…once that happened, ole Bobby, who has been blustering all week that he would never let the marriages happen, just disappeared…funny for someone who is running for president…but, really, is this guy so delusional that he believes he can get the repub nomination? Never, ever, going to happen…his approval ratings in his own state are down in the 20’s and that is never going to get you elected to anything….okay, I did have a political one in me today…yay!
July 2nd
Well..it was an okay day yesterday and I started the weekend cleaning process with getting rid of the cobwebs in my room…much more to do but with everyone out of town, I’ll have plenty of time…slept okay last night but still no dreams..oh, well….I did get a few errands run and a good ride on the bike so that is something of an accomplishment….I am sore everywhere, though, so getting out to the driving range might be a little too painful tomorrow morning…going to try the ibuprofen today to see if that helps on the bike…not much to do today…I do have lunch with T to look forward to and I am going to make a little cash, too, so that will make for a weekend that I can eat and drink…more later…