Tuesday Gallimaufry

[neadods]

Via a new member of crafty_tardis, a set of downloads to make paper printout tab A-slot B toys. Am linking to the whole page, as I know some of the members of the flist will be interested in the Justice League and Batman stuff as well as Doctor Who.

Never give an obsessive a new hobby (you may have noticed this about the whole bento thing.) Last night I skipped on just about everything I'm *supposed* to be doing in favor of fiddling with exercise mixes, to the point of testing one while it was fresh. And you know I'm not on the treadmill for the love of walking!

Two mixes, interchangeable songs, all the same beat. They work out to just about 1.20 miles each.

The First Mix
1 - Wind It Up (Barenaked Ladies)
2 - Black or White (Michael Jackson)
3 - Joyride (Roxette)
4 - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' (Scissor Sisters) What will I do with myself when I get sick of this song?
5 - Lawyers, Guns, and Money (Warren Zevon)
6 - I Run for Life (Melissa Etheridge)

The Second Mix
1 - Kung Fu Fighting (Karl Douglas)
2 - Tubthumping (Chumbawamba)
3 - Black Horse & the Cherry Tree (KT Turnstall)
4 - Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On (Neil McCoy)
5 - What I Go To School For (Jonas Brothers)
6 - How Do You Do (Mouth & McNeil) I grew up in the 70s, I have no taste in music
7 - Ticks (Brad Paisley)

Speaking of songs, I urge all Americans on the flist to learn the lyrics to "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" The Post reports today that Nasdaq is set to launch tomorrow what its executives are calling one of the most significant developments on Wall Street in decades -- a private stock market for super-wealthy investors... Any private firm can list on Nasdaq's new platform, which is called the Portal Market, and raise money by selling stock to an elite group of shareholders. These companies would remain private and not have to make public their financial statements or submit to federal regulation, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate accountability law.

Yet again, people are forgetting that things have changed since "the good old days" because 1) the days weren't good and 2) THE SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK!

"Ya had plenty money 1922..."


PS - I never know whether the response to some people in fandom is to grit my teeth and try to be not utterly snarky when I respond "just because you say This Is The Way Things Are, Period doesn't actually make them so, sweetie" or just pat them on the head and say "there, there, it must really suck when you tell people the Right True Way to think and see, yet they persist in having their own opinions."

Comments

[fyrdrakken]

We're revisiting past eras of American history at high speed, aren't we? From the Gilded Age to the pre-Depression.

Having stuck my nose in a discussion in another LJ on why exactly the American healthcare system is still in the condition it's in, I'm thinking the single biggest thing that could be done in this country to shift us back from the best government money can buy to one that's actually accountable to voters first and foremost would be campaign finance reform. Because right now, anyone with deep enough pockets gets more weight with Congress than the opinion of the majority of the voters in this country.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Oh, how I LOVE that icon!

I agree about campaign finance, but it's going to be hard to peel the moneybags away from their comfortable control.

We also need to see if we can elect a Congress with half a brain and balls (women too.) I cannot for the life of me grasp why it keeps rolling over even while the duck gets lamer and lamer.

[fyrdrakken]

It's a grand icon, isn't it? By darthmaligna, and I remain glad I borrowed it because it comes in so very handy.

Congress is an utter quagmire and it's a wonder they get anything at all done. I've been through all seven seasons of The West Wing now and I still don't know how it works in practice, beyond that there are too damned many people in positions to throw roadblocks into others' paths and a hundred different competing agendas.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I think the theory was that they'd work together for the sake of the country (lovely fantasy, even if it only works in The West Wing.) The reality appears to be "if you don't fuck me over and help me instead, maybe I'll return the favor."