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Elf Missing‘Twas the night before Christmas and Santa’s a wreck…
How to live in a world that’s so politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to “Elves”.
“Vertically Challenged” they were calling themselves.

And labor conditions at the North Pole,
Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul.
Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety,
Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear,
That Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!

The runners had been removed from his sleigh;
The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A.
And people had started to call for the cops,
When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened.
His fur trimmed red suit was called “Unenlightened.”

And to show you the strangeness of life’s ebbs and flows,
Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose,
And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation,
Demanding millions in over-due compensation.

So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife,
Who suddenly said she’d enough of this life,
Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz,
Demanding from now on her title was Ms.

And as for the gifts, why, he’d ne’er had a notion,
That making a choice could cause so much commotion.
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur,
Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.
Nothing that might be construed to pollute.
Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot.
Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise.
Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys.
Nothing that claimed to be gender specific.
Nothing that’s warlike or non-pacific.
No candy or sweets…they were bad for the tooth.

Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth.
And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden,
Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden.
For they raised the hackles of those psychological,
Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.
No baseball, no football…someone could get hurt;
Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt.
Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe;
And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.

So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed;
He just could not figure out what to do next.
He tried to be merry, tried to be gay,
But you’ve got to be careful with that word today.
His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground;
Nothing fully acceptable was to be found.

Something special was needed, a gift that he might,
Give to all without angering the left or the right.
A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision,
Each group of people, every religion;
Every ethnicity, every hue,
Everyone, everywhere…even you.
So here is that gift, it’s price beyond worth…
“May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on earth.”

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Sure, things on the stock market and across the economy seem bleak as the government has promised to spend $7.6 trillion dollars to prevent a 1.144 quadrillion derivatives implosion. Remember, however, that America is the land of opportunity where enterprising minds are always developing new solutions to the problems we face.

It should be well noted that none of these enterprising minds seem to be working on Wall Street, which we might as well call Wal-Mart Street with the current price of stocks, nor are these innovative minds members of Congress. Consider the following playlist of videos, Money as Debt, which shows the error of fractional reserve economics.

Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.
- Albert Einstein

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For some months, I have been writing my thoughts on what has been happening around the world both politically and economically. Surely the motto for the past year must be, “If anything can go wrong, it will.

The day before Thanksgiving, on November 26th, I warned FallenRepublic’s readers about the dangers of Credit Default Swaps. This, unfortunately, seems only to be the tip of the iceberg. There are many more items out there, with financial dollar amounts making the CDS catastrophe seem small as a mouse in a warehouse. For those who have not read my previous commentary on the dangerous nature of Credit Default Swaps, here is a most useful video explaining the problem and quantifying the CDS portion thereof.

Now, this is not the only problem. As I stated before, CDS were only the tip of the iceberg, tipping in at a whopping $50-60 trillion dollars. You normally would not look at $60,000,000,000,000.00 and find it to be a trivial figure, however; you have not yet seen how large the problem actually is. In the following article, I wish to describe the issues directly facing us financially which do explain Washington, D.C.’s haste to prevent bank failures.

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Tiny and the HibiscusIf I remember correctly, it was Dwight D. Eisenhower who once said, “Things are more like they are today than they have ever been before.” That, in fact, is why I choose to write today.

Following some of the news stories and taking some recommendations from friends about what to write in recent days, I decided to explore the health of society itself. Such topics are not usual for me to share in writing, however; given these interesting times in which we live, the greatest wrong may be to say nothing at all.

Some of what I write today, I learned from unusual sources, such as my pets like Tiny (pictured here in a Hibiscus pot). There is something simple about an animal, a simplicity that we humans seem to lack, things like unconditional loyalty and love (although some debate whether an animal can love). Some reading this have never owned a pet, for those, this may seem disjointed and nostalgic, however, to the rest of us who can easily recognize such loyalties in the eyes, meows or barks of our pets as they greet us when we arrive. Read the rest of this entry »

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What exactly is Thanksgiving? Historians tell us one of the first Thanksgiving feasts was held on December 4th, 1619 in the newly-established Virginia Colony as a celebration of the freshly reaped harvest. The average person today will tell you it is a day when Americans gather around the table for oven-roasted turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the traditional trimmings followed by long bouts of watching American football. The first idea, albeit functional, and the second idea, modernized toward the standard pomp and circumstance of a modern-day commercialized holiday in my own eyes fail to capture the meaning of Thanksgiving.
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On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow, “As a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer, to work all day under the sun! I will give you a life span of 50 years.”

Cow objected “What? This is the kind of tough life you want me to live for 50 years? Let me have just 20 years, and I will give 30 years back to you.” So God agreed. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cicero, whose full name actually is Marcus Tullius Cicero, was considered one of ancient Rome’s most progressive minds. During his political career, he instituted many new things, schools of philosophy, of Greek mythology, and many progressive thoughts.

Cicero has uttered many familiar quotes, such as “The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled.” however, he has issued some we are less aware of, as in the case of the title of this blog entry. “Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus” translates in English to “We are slaves of the law so that we may be able to be free.” and it is this concept which I believe needs further exploring within the context of our modern economy, political, and governmental establishment.

In order to do this, I believe we need to look at some recent events. Many reading this remember the $700 billion bailout bill. Before its passage, I read all 451 pages and listed the more egregious entries, and it is one of those entries, the passing of a blank check to the Federal Reserve which I see as a major point of contention now, as I did then. I hope to elaborate on the nature, graveness, and consequence of such loopholes and the oversight (or planning) that allowed them to be. Read the rest of this entry »

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This has been one of those interesting weeks for me. I’ve spent the greater part of the week working between Atlanta and Cedartown which means I am driving lots of miles. Sometimes interesting things happen when you do that … Read the rest of this entry »

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Dont squeeze the CharminOver the years, I have become well known for many things. Most folks know me because I solve their technical problems or they see me out and about taking photos. Some know me for different reasons. For example, at the local Dollar General, I’m known as “The guy who can start his car with a remote control.” Really though, I am just an average person with an overactive, eccentrically humorous imagination.

Today was is no exception with my imagination. While shopping for basic needs (Cat food, toilet paper, and a new dust pan to replace the one that no longer has its handle attached) I happened to make some of my usual odd observations. I thought you might enjoy them as well.

I bought the Dollar General six pack of paper… I figured for $1, how far wrong can you go? Of course, one thinks of the old Dave Barry quote, “European toilet paper is made from the same material that Americans use for roofing, which is why Europeans tend to remain standing throughout soccer matches.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Today, I performed my civic duty and voted early. Realizing I will be in Atlanta on November 4th, I knew I needed to vote now. Some may ask why I thought voting was so important that I’d take time off to make sure my vote counted. For those that would ask, I simply say there is far too much to lose, and I ask those who ask me why I vote to watch this and contemplate the freedoms they and I alike enjoy. Although the US is far from perfect, it is the duty of the people to uphold its Constitutional standards at any and all costs. Freedom is not acquired for free.



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