A Tidbit of Life Wisdom

As the Rogues point out, this seems like common-sense wisdom. However, most people certainly don't behave as if they believe it. Perhaps the Fannie Mae executive and South Korean ex-President who recently took their own lives would be happier if they had learned this lesson beforehand.

The Banality of Evaded Responsibility

This is an excellent NY Times article from an auto mechanic. 

The Case for Working With Your Hands

The world would be a better place if people were exposed to the full consequences of their actions on a daily basis. Diffusion of responsibility among market "actors," whose actions are by definition OK if someone will pay for it, is at the heart of many problems.

Moreover, the excusal of people from meeting their own physical needs or otherwise interacting with the tangible reality of the world has truly warped our sense of identity and our relationship to the earth. When people become "specialists" in just one segment of the economy, and trade their salary for the other segments, it distorts our sense of what things actually cost and of what material indulgences are physically permissible.

Medical Cranks Finally Slapped Down For Once

Homeopaths, vaccine refusalists, and other cranks are the achilles' heel of the left's claim to scientific currency and intellectual responsibility. It is wonderful to see that a judge is stepping in to prevent homicidal neglect. People should engineered with some kind of mRNA interference gene, just prior to puberty that suppresses sperm or egg maturation, and given an antidote only after passing some kind of parental competence test.

Judge rules family can't refuse chemo for boy | DailyTidings.com

Corporate Pricks and Tax Evasion

Are corporate pricks really that evil? Yes.

So I've resolved to get back to blogging. Let it lapse for 3 months, school and such.