If B&R ice cream is kosher, is the iPad 2 Catholic?

Thanks to Mayfield for switching away from high fructose corn syrup in their ice cream products.

I’m skipping the Norco today to let the post-surgery pain, light as it is, tell me how well I’m healing.

Would you let a radio talk show host convince you to let your country go into default and totally wreck the global economy?

There are levels of negotiation you do not observe directly.

There are those who don’t act like proper gentlemen and ladies when high-stakes gambling is involved.

Have you bet short against the market?

Are you stealing from the U.S. government in order to steal home?

It’s too easy to see what’s going on – until politicians adopt personal austerity measures, I’ll bet they won’t make the tough decisions that’ll benefit their aging constituents (i.e., likely voters) rather than themselves and their donors.

Ever wondered why corporations, PACTs, etc., have a greater voice in upcoming elections than voters?  Makes no sense to me.  But, hey, I’m just a human with one vote, rather than a bodyless, voteless corporate being backed by profitseekers.

The cycle of life?

Now, on to more important matters – decentralised power support structures, because the economies of scale have changed.  TVA, FP&L, PG&E, etc., have debt to cancel somehow – how do we retire these ol’ behemoths and move into the 21st century of efficient, locally sourced power supplies?

Time for afternoon meditation.

I’m looking at what, if any, is the cultural competitive advantage here in the ol’ U. S. of A.

Saddle up, boys.  There’s constructions jobs, desert factories, deficits foreign and domestic, and moving company opps.

Any ideas?

And finally, a nod to int’l political movements, Henry.

Dynasties?

Chinese feudal lords of 1,000 years ago?

Now, looking forward 1,000 from now.

How much money/wealth does any one person need/want?

The energy cost of instant gratification.

Lower taxes versus fewer gov’t services.

Buying gov’t bonds and stamps.

Repurposing political entities.

More to follow…

Fortune cookie say, “A cheerful message is on its way to you.”

In times past, I’ve told you about brain implants, trucks/vans which see through vehicles, the crystal ball, the Book of the Future, supercomputers hidden in basements, computer programmers on retainer, business associates/colleagues, and…what else?

Well, it’s what I haven’t told you about that will tell you your future.

For me, I’m going to take a little dose of general anesthesia and forget about all futures for one long moment, sacrificing a part of my body for a greater cause.

And then?

Fore!??!

Nope.

Take charge of the Committee, like I promised.

None too soon.

The Revolutionaires need my attention ASAP!

But first, finish watching a race.

While I’m focused on the income inequality that plagues every healthy economy, which often leads to resource allocation problems and eventually revolution, I look over the cleared forests of Central and South America, the toxic landfills of North America/Europe, the deforested plains of north Africa and the Middle East, and the former jungles of Asia.

How does a culture recycle itself without revolution?

Is that pop saying from the ’70s “Reuse, Recycle, Respect”?

We know what life is like 1,000 years from now and have a pretty good idea how we got there, minus a few details.

Along the way, some subcultures took to euthanising or sterilising those who used their freedoms for selfish reasons.

CEOs and executives who could afford the trip escaped Earth for Moon bases, depositing their hordes of selfishly-gained wealth in offworld satellite banking systems.

All because mobs attacked boards of directors with relish.

Researchers proved a direct connection between the number of people in prison and the rise of income inequality; thus, the more that executive salaries and high-level manager bonuses were lowered, the fewer people we had in prisons, ending in a global declaration that the highest and lowest salaries of any industry couldn’t exceed the imprisonment threshold.

Indoctrination into democratisation of former citizens of dictatorial nations included a selfishness-vs-happiness assessment test.

Finally, we perfected brain reconfiguration, requiring all children to take “retraining” surgical procedures to ensure their brains were growing into perfectly balanced free-market oriented altruists.

Adults were required to demonstrate their nonselfish behaviour on an ongoing basis or sent for their “retraining” surgical procedures.  Those who refused were either sterilised or euthanised, according to their trend chart of selfish behaviour.

To set an example, the Walton family was deported to China and required to work in Chinese sweat shops for the next ten generations.

But you’re more interested in the positive aspects of tomorrow, aren’t you?

For starters, you’re no longer allowed to make an impulse purchase because social scientists were able to convince legislators to require businesses to educate customers about the ecological impact of the goods they were able to buy, similar to the grotesque warnings on cigarette labels today.  Therefore, every purchase is predicated by a quick test of your knowledge of the manufacturing, use and disposal of the item you want to purchase.

Needless to say, this has discouraged many an impulse purchase.

The good news is that we’ve freed up time to spend with our family, now that most of us have stopped wasting our precious hours in shopping queues.

People brag more about their quality family time than about salaries, rarely-worn clothes, underused SUVs or oversized homes.

And it all started because of what you’re doing today, placing value on your selfless devotion to family rather than in idolising objects.