Flatulence

Inflation. Infatuation. Flatulence. The former and the latter, the farmer in the dell, Laurel and Hardy, the hurdy gurdy, Tango and Cash. Flash. Inflation, and flatulence… should go together. When we sit in 90+ heat at a traffic light that lasts over 3 minutes, contributing to the equity and retirement funds of British Petroleum employees, lets think how pumping gasoline into our cars is akin to putting money into the wallets of the oil CARTEL. Let’s think how unlike historical Europe we are. Instead of small stands in a market selling fresh produce, coffee, and ice cream, we have cars. Stinking cars. Cars for as long as the eye can see. We have car insurance. We have car inspections. We have license plates. We have driver’s license. Cars. Used cars. Used car parts. Car upkeep. Zen and the Art of Car Maintenance. If a value meal now costs $4.50, then we should change the name to un-value meal. Combo meal is more appropriate. What exactly is it we see when we look out at America like Jay Leno suggests? We see a country so misguided from the basic principles of human existence it is almost hard to comprehend. Fast food? While I like a good burger as much as the next guy, we have known for a long time fast food is bad for us. Why instead has entrepreneurial America not seen the possibilities of a healthy stable lifestyle supported by viable models from history? Do we think Americans would not patron a “fast” restaurant that had fresh vegetables, fruits, fish and rice? Has anyone even tried it? It would take logistics to make it happen. You would have to figure out where the freshest produce was then figure out how to get it to your restaurant quickly. Airplanes anyone? Anyone that has been to Charlotte Amelie, St. Thomas knows that it is difficult to find a healthy meal at a reasonable price. Why is this? A common New York city hot dog vendor, if his dogs were tasty, would rake in money in St. Thomas. Imagine four cruise ships, burning hot sun, hot sweaty people, and one hot dog cart with ice cold drinks and tasty “hot” dogs. It is a formula for success, but why is it not being done? Is it because Havensight Mall regulates vendor traffic on their private property, not allowing private entrepreneurs to exercise their constitutional right to the pursuit of happiness and economic independence? America’s “market” is not free, and it never has been. Although the idea of a free market sounds good in Capitalist philosophy, the reality is money controls. Money controls real estate, local government, distribution, transportation, and security. Imagine trying to start your own business when someone else controls all of this. You would have New York city throughout the ages, rival gangs battling for control and a “piece of the pie.” Political Correctness has all but destroyed the boundaries between what is real and what is fantasy. It used to be we knew who the MOB was, any number of semi-famous Italian immigrants who controlled gambling, prostitution, and other illicit activities. Now we are faced with corruption in our GOVERNMENT! It becomes difficult, really difficult, when evil comes disguised as good. Life is easier when you can tell the difference. Good guys, bad guys. The guys that wear the white hat or the black hat. Policeman, gangster. Cowboys, Indians. Now I am not sure who the enemy is. This can not be good for the economy. People don’t feel good about buying when they are confused about what is good and bad. This is why customer service is so vital to retail business. You must have a liaison between the manufacturer and buyer that instills the human value of the product. Internet porn is a bad idea. Certainly it is convenient, but who thinks a selfish man videotaping a teenage girl performing fellatio on him for money is a turn on? It exhibits what it is, a misguided capitalist philosophy based upon greed and immediate gratification. It can’t be good that thousands of teen-aged girls are having sex for money on the internet. What is worse, our daughters being paid to have sex on the internet, or a prostitute on the street selling her affections in the “free market?” It is about time our federal government begin studies on this, but of course they can’t handle the issue we have on the table now. Illegal immigration. The War in Iraq. Education. The Budget. Regulating the internet must seem insurmountable to them. That is because the world is changing around us. America is different now. Life is different than it was even ten years ago. Conservatives that can not see these changes and adapt to new ways of life will only be a failure to the American people in the future.
“What are we having for dinner tonight, Ethel?” “Porkchops, Fred. You know we always have porkchops on Tuesday.”