Did you know that if you run out of the paper money in a game of Monopoly, the banker is permitted to create more to continue the game? So it is in real life, that the Federal Gov’t can print cash and mint coins as it needs, and can borrow its own money to spend, just as easily as the banker in Monopoly. It’s quite a shift in mindset, because we are led to believe by politicians and corporate news…
Here are some gingerbread castles and their ultimate demise. They were all constructed from 100% edible materials (except for the base.) They were all about a month old at the time of recording, so I wouldn’t recommend eating them… Links to third-party articles and/or websites are for general information purposes only and do not constitute any offer or solicitation to buy or sell any services or products of any kind. The other parties are responsible for the content on their…
Lucretius outlined in “De Rerum Natura” the nature of the Universe, as prescribed to by Thomas Jefferson with the phrase, “the pursuit of happiness” found in the Declaration of Independence. Our unhappiness comes from our misunderstanding of the natural world and from the religious dogma that misleads us. The following tenets of Epicureanism are paraphrased from “The Swerve” by Stephen Greenblatt (link to the book at the end). I’m amazed by their prescience: The physical world is made up of…
The original posting of this essay on the Government of Louise’s web site is no longer available, so I am reposting it here. I’m tired of the ineffective, sputtering outrage of progressives in government; we need to tirelessly call out this bullshit, and challenge the Unity from Conformity Party’s ideology whenever there is a “mask off” moment like this. In a nutshell, this essay was anti-feminist/anti-diversity at best, and pro-fascist at worst, but 100% prescribing to the religious doctrine of…
To all whom read the articles below, these are the self-evident measures to exit a confederation of states: Article I – The deconfederated nation shall have no name, as indeed, it no longer exits and so is no longer a confederation of states. Article II – The deconfederated states will themselves dissolve into city-states and territories. Article III – The city-states and territories will self-govern, free from the dictates of any other city-state or territory. They may negotiate security and…
Alejandra Carillo tightly gripped Rosa’s wrist with a long-sleeved black glove and cradled a ball of tightly wound wad of money, roughly pulling her forward with her under the bright afternoon sun, heading towards the complex of fortified buildings shimmering in the desert heat. Kenji followed a few steps behind them, trying to keep up. Rosa and Kenji looked at each other anxiously, glancing at the woman between them and her oddly smooth, toe-less bare feet appearing under the hem…
Dante Valderez glanced out the large windows of the control tower to see the dissipating, twisted columns of orange-tinged steam still rising into the dark, dense orange cloud that had formed high over the rotating Quadristar. He returned his focus to the green console screen in front of him, adjusting the power output slider gradually down to zero. As he did so, the vibrations rattling the control tower subsided and the movement of the horizon subsided with it. “Starburst sequence…
Rosa Jardine lay protectively over Hanyo Soon, who himself was lying flat on his back on the dusty ground. Both were looking up at the woman standing over them, her green eyes flashing brightly with anger. She stepped back from the two on the ground, and gestured to the bodyguards surrounding them to step back as well. She leaned down to pick up the ball of money she had tossed beside earlier, and rolled it around between her black-gloved hands….
Leanna O’Regan sat on the rear bench inside the helicopter cabin, with both of her arms held on each side by young men in light grey uniforms. She had an alarmed look on her face, seeing through the opened side door of the aircraft the churning white waves of the ocean around them and the huge column of steam rising from the center of the massive battleship. They could feel the rattling vibration come from deep withing the ship, making…
Dante Valderez stood in front of General Thompson, swaying slightly with his posture subtly changing between authority and subservience. Dante was certainly more intimidating than the balding, pudgy, middle-aged General, although they both wore the same all-black uniforms. Dante was taller, fitter, and more ominous than the petulant man with the distended belly pushing out the bottom of his jacket, and the lower half of his face was concealed behind the mask of a respirator, with tubes running from each…