jim

Ringing in the New Years

Last Vegas - Over 40,000 fireworks mounted on rooftops. By far, its the largest show in the world!

Its nice....with the fireworks, the Macy's day parade and all.
The Lucy Tribute was cool. Terminator 3-d was cool.
I even liked Barneys Theatre, and I hate Barney!!!

I've spent a lot of the day on the phone, feeling like ET phoning home.
ET PHONE HOME...ET phone home.
At any rate, I have no home, and this planet will do just fine. None the less, I'm homeless.

I've used this time to discover this thing called life and I have come to the following conclusion:
If the Earth has existed 11 billion years, and dinosaurs existed 80 million years, and humans have existed 60,000 years, and the average human lives 76 years, and the average smoker lives 70 years, and I have lived 47 years and I smoke, but my best friend quit smoking after living 38 years and died anyway after living 47 years, then tell me what is the point of this sentence.

-- Too be continued --

For a long time, I felt like an ant who has spent his entire life moving the colony's hill over 2 feet.
A bicycle will run over the colony's hill anyway, so what's the point?
It's nice to leave the colony and see beyond the hill.
Some day, I'm gonna build a bigger hill, with better walls, more queens and more aphids.

Then they'll all see!
Yup.

I'm living in a town where only four people know my name. We've only got each other this year.
My mind flashes back to the old days to that old house in the woods.
The fireplace is lit. The Christmas tree is decorated. The Juno's tail is wagging. Rastus (the sparrow I nurtured back to life) is saying 'Hello' in his little bird cage. Kelly and I are tired, because we stayed up most of the night, looking at the presents.
For our family, it was the most exciting day of the year.
All of those Christmas's have became fond memories.

If I told someone with power, that I invented a device that could save Las Vegas homeowners $60 million dollars a month in the summer time, I'd be rich. Instead, I told people who expect to be working for someone else until their 70.
If I knew people who could help me make things happen, they'd happen. Instead, the device sits on my roof. It's already paid for itself.
I don't know any enterprenuers.
If I did, I'd know who to ask about getting financing for this lvdarlings/lvdude project I've been doing. Instead, I'm having to do all the work myself. I'm doing things ass backwards, aren't I.

The trend seems to be headed from self employment toward working for others.
In a market driven economy like ours, the labor force should follow the biggest markets.
Unfornutely, most of the labor required for what we buy is outside the US.
Our current labor force is mostly comprised of providers for public and private services: Construction, Health Care, Stores.
Since farming and industry is out, what's left?
I'm assuming, since the US doesn't manufacture much, wealth is our product. Sharing it creates jobs.
The Rothchilds don't want to run their household.
- They hire Stephan to do it.
-- He hires Alex to handle the landscaping.
--- Alex hires Pedro to mow the lawns.
---- Pedro buys groceries which helps Mel keep his grocery clerks employed.
---- Alex eats at McDonalds, and that helps them keep their cooks.
---- Stephan eats at Cafe Michelles, and helps them keep their gourmet chef.
In the about scenario, no one has produced anything. The Rothchilds spent money which trickled down.
So, how do the Rothchilds get their money. Inheritance and investments.
- They loan money to the insurance companies and banks through bonds. They buy stocks.
-- That money goes to business loans.
--- The business loans cause employment in other sectors of the economy.
So, how do you get business loans?
- That, I don't have any ideas for. I don't know anyone who has gotten a business loan.

In the last week, we've seen Christmas Carollers, alligators, owls, ice hockey, a huge ice rink, malls...yadayady. Same ol stuff.
It will be really nice to get back into the real world.
We haven't heard much from anyone lately.
I did hear from an old buddy of mine in Austin, Texas.

He says Dell Computers is moving their Information Technology department overseas because it's cheaper,
so he's going to be out of a job.

I talked to my dad about this country.
Everyone knew what was going to happen when businesses started using other countries for manufacture and technology.
It should have been taxed way back when. I think its too late to rebuild this country.
We used to be an industrial power. I still haven't found out what kind of power we are now.
So, what's left of the great old US when other countries produce everything we need.

- The automobile industry is gone. It's in Mexico and China.

When I was young, the big push was to join the Union and get a job in factory.
- The technology industry is disappearing. It's headed towards India and Australia.
When I was in college, computer technology was the push.
- Farming is on its way out, Florida gets most of its produce from Mexico.
When I was in High School, kids would come in wearing FFA (Future Farmers of America) jackets.
What is backing the US dollar these days?
Probably force, military strength. Kill the foreign business owners when they try to raise prices. Call them terrorists.
10% of the people in Florida were born in foreign countries. 20% barely speak English.
The white race will soon be a minority.
My real question is, what do I do to stay on top of things.

Which direction do I go? Is there a direction? Are the white and black middle and lower class being phased out?
That Indian guy who looked at me like I was some kind of thing in my interview, did I sponsor him in India 30 years ago?
The next thing I'm going to say sounds racist, and I don't like sounding this way.
Why should the middle class Americans pay taxes, when the foreign work force and the people paying them don't.

Played miniture golf in a mountain with streams and waterfalls. Watched some eat alligators too.
Ate some Thai food. The food in Florida is the best I've ever had.

Mikey found the reciept for his laptop. Yea. Now I can get it fixed.

It was decent, but nothing I've seen yet beats the malls in Las Vegas.