Inverse Paradigm

Every now and then I hear the statement: “He had to lie to get elected.” And hearing that I always wonder why that’s a good thing.

I was talking with a coworker the other day and we both agreed that the drivers with the offputtingly loud stereos are annoying. Then I said, “….yeah, it’s the original file-sharing.”

Think about it. This is a tallish humanoid individual who walks around biped on cloven hooves and never sleeps. His bill for OTC meds has got to be astronomical.

When asked what sort of compensation arrangements he had made with the Prince of Darkness, the doctor said, “Mephistopheles pays well. And I get to keep my soul later on when I die.

Back in the 80s a friend told me that her chemistry prof. had told the class that Aspartame was a “left-handed” sugar molecule…that it was chemically a mirror image of sugar, providing all the sweet without the calories.

I don’t believe the professor was deliberately deceiving them. However I do think he had been given false information and hadn’t analyzed the sweetener himself.

If we had had the truth then and quit buying the diet drinks, there would be less people suffering now and maybe we could have put enough of a dent in the soft drink companies’ bottom lines that they might have dropped it.

Off to pay the property tax installment, which is pretty close to what the truck note was. Fortunately it only lasts 6 months this year. Once I am done with the 401(k) loan I should be able to save up enough to pay it on time.

I just reduced my future contribution percentage to zero in the company 401(k) plan. I am done entrusting my future to insane people with unchecked avarice and agenda. The idea of men flying in private jets to a meeting to beg for money that I have to help come up with has only been affirming evidence of the insanity. This came on the heels of the bankster bailout with most of that money going to bonuses and firesale purchases of other banks. And more of the same to come.

I can do a better job of taking care of my finances and my future than a bunch of idiot fund managers who continue collecting fees and blame the losses on “the market.”

I do have an outstanding loan with this account. I am going to make additional payments to get that paid off by the end of the coming year. To that end I will be ending my investments in the stock market and applying the money that would have gone to that account to eliminating this loan.

It’s been an interesting ride. However having my money at the mercy of people who don’t have my interests at heart is no longer acceptable.