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Professional Distraction
Professional Distraction James the Wanderer January 17, 2013 (Professor LeCormier crosses the stage to the podium) Greetings to all, students, graduates, fellow faculty; today I wish to discuss distraction, as a practice, a goal, and a professional occupation. But first, a distraction! (EAR-SPLITTING SIREN noises, lasting ten seconds; several in audience cover their ears, some [...]
Gross Domestic Incompetence
Gross Domestic Incompetence James the Wanderer August 20, 2012 The economists speak of something called the Gross Domestic Product, a quantity intended to determine how much a nation produces, across all products and industries. The formula found in Wikipedia says GDP = private consumption + gross investment + government spending + (exports − imports) It [...]
Too Much
Author: James the Wanderer May 7, 2012 This starts as a tale of time, several decades, and gradual overload. What applies to houses applies to governments….. My house was built in the 1920s, when things were simpler and houses were built reasonably. It is a fairly small house, my lot is about 1/10 acre, and [...]
Debt as an Operating System
Author James the Wanderer My parents and grandparents went through the Great American Depression of the 1920s- 1930s. My parents were then children, and suffered somewhat; of course, when there was food at all the kids got their needs met first. And my grandparents became quite resourceful in staying fed / clothed / sheltered; on [...]