Surly's Soap Box

1. A chicken in every pot and a hybrid in every garage.
2. Proudly endorsed by your Chinese Overlords!
3. (Obama's reelection slogan) Democracy's My Bitch!
4. A full dinner pail.
5. Work! The government needs to give your money to failed businesses.

I have concluded that the government no longer exists to serve the people of the United States: It exists to serve big business. This economic bail out is going to put billions into the hands of people who have proven that they are incapable of managing it, the CEO's are likely to walk away with millions, and the fools (politicians) who want to give the money away to the bozos act like they are doing us a favor by trying to set money aside for depression era style work programs.

I have decided to embrace non-violent anarchy, which means to me going 'off line' as much as possible: growing as much of my own food as possible, buying directly from local farmers, making as much of my own stuff as I can, recycling by refurbishing other peoples throw-aways, home brewing, building community...

It's nuts what's been happening in this country, and I just can't endorse the insanity any longer. I place no hope in politics, and even though I think Sarah Palin is kind of hot a breath of fresh air, I don't think McCain is a much better choice than Obama. So I'm becoming as self-sufficient as possible, and refusing to buy into the unholy consumerism culture that's destroying this country.

Take 700 billion dollars, divide it by 500 million (the population of the U.S.) and distribute it. Better yet, give the money to those who where smart enough to not let themselves get taken by unethical loan practices and have faithfully made their house payments over the last few years. I figure that would increase liquidity in the banks, pay off debt, and cause a real consumer economic boom. Plus, their would be a real increase in available jobs because of all the people who would be retiring early and traveling, not to mention investing that money. Why give it to the bozos that caused the problem in the first place?

Well....I've been very busy. One of the things I've been doing is taking Improv classes. This has taken up two evenings a week for the last few months, and while it has been a bit of a strain, it has been worth it. I've made a bunch of new friends (the old ones where getting kind of worn and tarnished), learn a lot about performing, and gained some valuable tools for sermon prep and delivery. I actually auditioned for an improv troupe, and though I didn't make it, I feel pretty confident about my ability to perform and deliver to a crowd people.

What am I going to do with this new skill? Well, I intend to continue practicing, hopefully make a troupe some time, or start my own. Yes, you can do that. There are a lot of talented people out there, and only so many venues, so who knows?

Any way, that's whats up.