Author Archives: sparky
On the troubles in Pakistan.
There is a word for beings that are uneducated, docile, can’t think for themselves, eat, reproduce, take up space, and only do what others tell them, etc. They are called cattle. Continue reading
Still in Japan.
Back to Japan for the second time; exactly one year after the last time and feeling much better physically than the last time. (I got sick just before leaving Singapore then.) My visit this time around was not planned as … Continue reading
Getting back to business
Just reset the theme of this site to the standard WP one since I did such a hatchet job on the old HHD one in pink. Need to come back and fix this. BTW, damn Facebook takes away all of … Continue reading
Fuck Russia.
The New York Times reports that Ikea is putting a hold on all new investment in the country as a result of ongoing problems with corruption. Unfortunately, the Russians are probably too fucking stupid to understand why this is important. … Continue reading
Common sense at the world’s greatest hotel.
Seems the Canadian government decided to finally address some of the issues that have a created a tragedy of the commons dynamic around Canadian citizenship. In an op-ed piece from last week in the Globe and Mail, The writer, Natalie … Continue reading
Weekend
Sitting down for some pizza. Going to watch some hockey. Maybe watch some Ulysses on Jaman and rank up on Call of Duty. Throw in some income tax returns and whipping freeto.be in to shape and you have yourself a … Continue reading
The good news and the bad news.
On the topic of Russia, the NY Times reports, “The United Nations predicts that the country will fall to 116 million people by 2050, from 141 million now, an 18 percent decline, largely because of a low birthrate and poor … Continue reading
Suck it.
The Guardian reports that Moscow and Russia are experiencing hard times. The babushkas are even finding it hard. Hey, they voted for Putin, they can deal with the consequences.
Russia has a special place in my heart.
The Schadenfreude place to be exact.
Spot on.
In Friedman’s column today on the Great Reset (nod to Richard Florida), there is a great quote that goes to the heart of the matter of why things have to change. “We created a way of raising standards of living … Continue reading