Crazy Heart, Crazy Pol
1. Crazy Heart
Movie: "Crazy Heart"
Review: 3 bill-stars (out of 5)... really good
Let's see...
QOTD
2. Crazy Pol
Book: "End the Fed" by Ron Paul
Review: 3 bill-stars (out of 5)... worth reading
OK, Ron Paul isn't crazy, and the book is OK.
Ron Paul is an ideologue who takes his beliefs and extrapolates... gets kind of old after a while.
Here's Paul's basic argument, as I see it... "The Fed", since it was established in 1914 or something, has too much power and is corrupt and has led to the ruination of the United States.
OK.
Well, the obvious problem with this argument is that, under our current system, we have ascended to being the lone superpower in the world, both economically and politically.
To his credit though, Ron Paul puts his money on the table. He says that unless we go to a gold-based monetary system pronto, we're doomed.
So, when the US crashes in flames, I'll come back and give Ron Paul his props.
That said, I absolutely agree with Ron Paul's call for an end to Fed secrecy and shenanigans. There is no reason for the Fed to operate outside of scrutiny and without being audited.
I also absolutely agree with Paul's implication that far too much power has shifted to Washington DC in our country.
3. Quirky links
A couple-a quirky links por vu...
It's so tough to be an artist, right? You can be completely amazing and you're likely to be completely poor and obscure at the same time. In just a few minutes of trolling, I found some really cool stuff on "Art blog". Check it out... these click are definitely worthy:
Source: A single sheet of paper
This is a weird, fun music site. Click away on the squares and enjoy.
crazy, crazy, quirky... yow, bill
Movie: "Crazy Heart"
Review: 3 bill-stars (out of 5)... really good
Let's see...
- Outstanding performance by Jeff Bridges.
- This is a fun, slow movie with lots of fun country music
- Good ending
- I'm definitely buying the soundtrack
QOTD
"Falling feels like flying... for a little while"
- some good, ole, hard-drinkin and hard-livin country lyrics from "Crazy Heart"
2. Crazy PolBook: "End the Fed" by Ron Paul
Review: 3 bill-stars (out of 5)... worth reading
OK, Ron Paul isn't crazy, and the book is OK.
Ron Paul is an ideologue who takes his beliefs and extrapolates... gets kind of old after a while.
Here's Paul's basic argument, as I see it... "The Fed", since it was established in 1914 or something, has too much power and is corrupt and has led to the ruination of the United States.
OK.
Well, the obvious problem with this argument is that, under our current system, we have ascended to being the lone superpower in the world, both economically and politically.
To his credit though, Ron Paul puts his money on the table. He says that unless we go to a gold-based monetary system pronto, we're doomed.
So, when the US crashes in flames, I'll come back and give Ron Paul his props.
That said, I absolutely agree with Ron Paul's call for an end to Fed secrecy and shenanigans. There is no reason for the Fed to operate outside of scrutiny and without being audited.
I also absolutely agree with Paul's implication that far too much power has shifted to Washington DC in our country.
3. Quirky links
A couple-a quirky links por vu...
Art blog - www.a-pic.co.tv
It's so tough to be an artist, right? You can be completely amazing and you're likely to be completely poor and obscure at the same time. In just a few minutes of trolling, I found some really cool stuff on "Art blog". Check it out... these click are definitely worthy:
- Redesign of the dollar - bunch-a artists create their own dollar bills
- A single sheet of paper - amazing designs from just a piece of paper... the hand below is an example
- Egg shell art - thousands of tiny holes in an egg, jeez
Source: A single sheet of paperTone Matrix - http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix
This is a weird, fun music site. Click away on the squares and enjoy.
crazy, crazy, quirky... yow, bill
posted by williamt on Sunday, February 07, 2010
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