Thursday, June 18, 2009
Bureaucrash Crashed... Check Out Fr33agents.com
Well, well, well. Me no likey neoconnie take over of that old fav, Bureaucrash. When Crasher in Chief, Pete Eyre, left BC, I knew I wouldn't be far behind. I will now be blogging at his new gig on Fr33agents.com, after PorcFest. If you haven't already registered for the Porcupine Freedom Festival (which I'm organizing), don't miss the libertay partay of the year! More info: www.porcfest.com.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Check Out Bureaucrash!
Dear Readers--all six of you--I will be blogging on Bureaucrash.com from now on. Check it out here.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Amtrak: Hate To Say It But... In the End, It's Still "Papers, Please!"
Had a positive customer relations experience with Amtrak. Automated system that understood me and said "Gotcha" in a perky voice. Found an alternate train when the one I wanted was full, and put me through to a human who finalized the deal with no fuss. The tix cost $48 to NYC from Vermont. Surprisingly cheap.
But: All government monopolies are bad. Think post-office. I find it annoying as all get-out that the reason my experience didn't suck is because I've been subsidizing Amtrak for years, even though this is the first time I've ever used it.
And, imagine if other train services were allowed to compete... The tickets would be cheaper... The seats more comfortable... The services would have to offer various perks, from dining carts to booze cabooses. Why? In order to draw more customers. That's why competition is good. That's why government is bad. It leaves you no choice.
The call ended with a reminder that I would only be permitted to board the train if I have photo ID. Ei! Don't get me started...
But: All government monopolies are bad. Think post-office. I find it annoying as all get-out that the reason my experience didn't suck is because I've been subsidizing Amtrak for years, even though this is the first time I've ever used it.
And, imagine if other train services were allowed to compete... The tickets would be cheaper... The seats more comfortable... The services would have to offer various perks, from dining carts to booze cabooses. Why? In order to draw more customers. That's why competition is good. That's why government is bad. It leaves you no choice.
The call ended with a reminder that I would only be permitted to board the train if I have photo ID. Ei! Don't get me started...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Hey Obama, how about a prezzie for Malia Ann and Sasha?
Wouldn't this have made a precious little citizen stocking stuffer?
Monday, January 19, 2009
The DEA is Watching
I recently read about naltrexone, a drug used to treat alcoholism and excessive drinking. It is cheap, generic, non-addictive, safe and works better than AA.
Sinclair, the doctor who made the discovery back in the Seventies says: "A person isn't born an alcoholic but every time they drink there is a release of endorphins. For genetic reasons some people have very powerful receptors for endorphins, get a lot of reinforcement from the alcohol and have a high risk of developing alcoholism. The neural structure that is causing this behaviour, and the craving, gets stronger each time they drink, and with some people it becomes so strong that they can't control it. The only solution is somehow to weaken the behaviour that is so powerful."
Being that I have powerful endorphin receptors and wouldn't mind tippling less, and being of the curious sort, and adverse to doctors, and hell, being that I believe I should be able to decide what meds to take, when, I googled "nalprexone online prescription."
Here's the first hit:
How creepy is that?
Sinclair, the doctor who made the discovery back in the Seventies says: "A person isn't born an alcoholic but every time they drink there is a release of endorphins. For genetic reasons some people have very powerful receptors for endorphins, get a lot of reinforcement from the alcohol and have a high risk of developing alcoholism. The neural structure that is causing this behaviour, and the craving, gets stronger each time they drink, and with some people it becomes so strong that they can't control it. The only solution is somehow to weaken the behaviour that is so powerful."
Being that I have powerful endorphin receptors and wouldn't mind tippling less, and being of the curious sort, and adverse to doctors, and hell, being that I believe I should be able to decide what meds to take, when, I googled "nalprexone online prescription."
Here's the first hit:
Prescription Drugs Online
www.DEAdiversion.usdoj.gov Buying Prescription Drugs Online Could Mean Doing Time. DEA WarningHow creepy is that?
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Imagine...
God, imagine if we were free?
Cool bars where parents could bring their kidz (and pets) to listen to live music and inhale, dare I say it? Cigarette smoke. Blues and jazz mean nothing without blue clouds.
No babysitters, unless you wanted one, not because you had to get one to go out. Better family relations because you weren't dumping your kidz just to get away. Kidz might go, "When I grow up, I want be a trumpet player."
And he could make a living.
Venice combined with Seattle on the harbor of Manhattan. Boathouses, ala Holland. Instead, we have TSA tunnels.
The choice to hang out where you fit in, instead of where someone who knows nothing about you--and never will--deigns to allow you what they like to call "permissible behavior."
When did I sign my rights away? When did I say I wanted to be their slave? I must have missed the memo.
Cool bars where parents could bring their kidz (and pets) to listen to live music and inhale, dare I say it? Cigarette smoke. Blues and jazz mean nothing without blue clouds.
No babysitters, unless you wanted one, not because you had to get one to go out. Better family relations because you weren't dumping your kidz just to get away. Kidz might go, "When I grow up, I want be a trumpet player."
And he could make a living.
Venice combined with Seattle on the harbor of Manhattan. Boathouses, ala Holland. Instead, we have TSA tunnels.
The choice to hang out where you fit in, instead of where someone who knows nothing about you--and never will--deigns to allow you what they like to call "permissible behavior."
When did I sign my rights away? When did I say I wanted to be their slave? I must have missed the memo.
Friday, January 16, 2009
More Evidence That the Government is a Gang of Thieves, Writ Large
This just in: Cah-lih-fornia has announced it will begin issuing IOUs instead of providing tax refunds to people who are owed their own money.
So glad I'm no longer living there. Here's some man on the street reaction from The Onion.
So glad I'm no longer living there. Here's some man on the street reaction from The Onion.
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