History is a series of conquerings....

Isn't that really the world in a nutshell?

People in Arizona are afraid of being "conquered" by Mexicans crossing the border. And it's not necessarily a military "invasion", but they're probably scared of their way of life being overtaken. Probably unfounded, so although I'm anti-the immigration bill they got going there, I can at least sense some sort of big-picture reason as to why they enacted it.

Anyway, here's another simplification of the world: Someone once said that the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money to spend. I like that....but it's equally arguable that the problem with capitalism is eventually someone ends up with ALL the money. Like the cards in a game of War. Actually, the biggest issue is that nobody in America wants to be on the bottom. Well, SOMEBODY'S got to be on the bottom. That's why jobs are shipped overseas, because THEY will gladly take being on the bottom, apparently.

Oh well, I'm no economist.

Airline food?!

I was on an airline today!

Southwest, from Hartford to Nashville to Jacksonville (insert snarky, "which of these cities SHOULD have an NHL team?" comment here...

Anyway, the first leg provided me cinnamon Honey Maid graham snacks. The second leg provided peanuts.

Both tasted just fine...

I'm in Jax now, at a resort on the Atlantic Ocean for two days. No time for fun though. If I stay for extra days, I have to pay extra in lieu of the corporate rate, which my employer picks up. So screw it....

What? It's been so long!

I'm gonna drink beer and let whoever cares know about it:
Check it out.

And what's the deal with airline food? Just kidding....