Basketball and Government

I don't like watching organized basketball. High School or College ball is not as bad as the pros. And I figured out why I don't like basketball. It's because the referees are such a big part of the game.

I mean think about the last game you watched - and how many times the game was stopped by the refs. It cannot be denied that they are a huge part of any basketball game. You might say that they are just doing their job - and that may be true - but it makes it far less enjoyable for me. They affect almost every play at the end of a game.

I'd kind of like to see a professional game played like a street game some time. I'm sure that at first it'd be total chaos. But after a while it'd settle down into a more or less reasonable game.

And here's where I make the comparison to government. We have an intrusive government, trying to regulate all aspects of our lives. We have cops only too willing to enforce whatever law they are told to enforce. The job of the cops is, when not to steal money from honest people, to coerce conformity (to paraphrase V for Vendetta).

And I hate our government. But I hate the government for the same reason that I hate the officiating of a basketball game. It's just too much for me. The government should let the people live their lives as they see fit - as long as they are not hurting others. And the refs should let 'em play the game.

Liberal Typicals

Reading HuffPo comments and then writing a blog post is a lot like drunk-calling your ex. It's generally just a bad idea.

I have to start out by saying that my sister is a 'Liberal' or 'Progressive' and yeah, she always knows what I need to do to fix my life. But I love my sister. And she is a good person, and caring and all. And she's the one who inspired me to try to figure out this whole 'liberal' thing. Heads up - I'm going to stop putting liberal in quotes as, from this point on, quotes will be implied.

It's All Fun and Games Until Rick Santorum Gets Nominated

It's fun to bash the current crop of Republican presidential candidates. We can ridicule Romney's hair along with Romneycare. And the Newt jokes are almost too easy. He provides a fertile field yielding a miriad of options. And don't get me started on Ron Paul; his ideas are so different from everything we're used to - that all he has to do is open his mouth and opportunities for mockery just fall out. And it's all just good, clean fun.

Bradley Manning Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

While I don't put much stock in the Peace Prize, I take my hat off again to Iceland Parliament member Birgitta Jónsdóttir. According to RT, The Movement of Icelandic Parliament (of which Ms.  Jónsdóttir is a memer) nominated Bradley Manning - whose actions “have helped to fuel a worldwide discussion about America’s overseas engagements, civilian war casualties, imperialistic manipulations, and rules of engagement.” There's a more detailed piece at the International Business Times

The story of Iceland and Birgitta Jónsdóttir and what she did to get her country out of the trouble it was in is inspirational. It seems fitting, to me at least, that such a courageous woman would nominate an American Hero, Bradley Manning, for the Nobel. That is just too perfect.

The Sheep Grazing at Best Buy

I don't know the whole story, but I overheard enough to get this: The customer at the "Customer Service" counter at Best Buy was talking to the manager. The customer was (apparently) complaining because his credit card had been billed twice for the same item. The manager was there - explaining - he must have said it 10 time - "Sir, I'm telling you, there is nothing I can do about this"

And the people in line are rolling their eyes and grumbling about the stupid customer. I mentioned to the guy behind me in line - "I miss the good ol' days, when the customer was always right!" to which, the guy responds that the customer isn't always right.

Ron Paul at the Renaissance Denver Hotel

Tomorrow at 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. I'll be there and I'll try to get video. I'm pretty sure I know what he's going to say, but I don't mind hearing it again. I just hope it's not too crowded. Ron Paul Rocks!

UPDATE: Video embedded -
So I went, and they say there were over 1000 people there.

Gracias a Marti

Este es un asunto serio. Como he dicho antes: si Thomas Jefferson tenía razón, y "el precio de la libertad es la eterna vigilancia", pues, entonces, podríamos estar jodidos. Yo desde luego no ha estado prestando atención - pues, al menos hasta hace poco, de todos modos. Y los que han sido vigilantes, todo el mundo se ríe. Es un poco deprimente.

Pero yo estaba actualizando mi perfil de Blogger, el otro día, y he cambiado de intereses para incluir la "liberty" y, como especie de un chiste, he añadido 'Libertad' y - que, por supuesto, es la 'liberty' en español. Y por alguna razón, cuando me di cuenta que era un enlace, se le hace clic y se crió otros bloggers que utilizan Libertad en sus intereses. Y así es como me encontré con el sitio de Martí: "Comunicación y Letras" Aviso: ella es de Argentina y si habla Inglés, que está teniendo que a sí misma. Sin embargo, Google hace un buen trabajo de traducción, si usted lo necesita.

Si tienes la oportunidad, visite buen dia;) Tal vez te ayudo, ya que me ayudó a poner las cosas en perspectiva. Después de todo, ¿de qué sirve una revolución sin baile?