you sound sad... which seems appropriate. time are getting tough. i was just talking to a girl that lost both roomates because they cant find work, and she doesnt make enough to pay the rent herself.. one of many stories i have been hearing lately. everyone seems frazzled -including me -though i am more frazzled by everyone being frazzled than my own siutation. i am not sure what i should be doing or thinking about at this point. i stopped smoking pot about a month ago to help, but clarity isn't exactly what i am getting out of it. i find myself wanting to drink more. cookies are nice too.
there are good things happening for me, but the shadows are all obscuring their brilliance. i am getting closer to actually being able to screen print some stuff -which hopefully i can show you soon. i am setting up a system to grow more worms and soldier fly larvae (big maggots) as an alternative to grain for chicken feed. a few other things.
keep me updated as much as you can- either by continuing on the blog or whatever.. thanks for the offer to come live up there with you -ill keep that in mind. we are trying to be careful and not actually go broke. being careful doesnt mean we dont fall though -especially if the ground is shaking.
Mike,
I will be okay. Just bumped out at the moment. Hard not to be.
There are market fundamentals behind all of this recession. But, capitalism is also affected by emotion. Unbridled optimism and greed got us into this mess, and pessimism and fear will keep in the mess. Our job as individuals is to keep the faith and spread a positive outlook. This is a storm that we have to weather.
There is a huge correction going on in the world. The U.S. relative position is declining and resources are being redistributed. But we still have a substantial advantage with our entrepreneurial culture. What is very dangerous to our future well being is the attitude that government can solve our problems for us. It can't. Instead of doing stuff for us, it has to encourage and enable us move on our own. Like a parent. The current attitude that the government can bail us out is a very dangerous path. The republicans had the torch and they let it go out. The War undid them. It became an obsession and they let the rest of the world and our country go down the tube. The democrats are doing more of what got us in trouble in the first place, excess spending, cheap money, and a belief in itself instead of its people.
A price will have to be paid for our debts. I suspect it will come in the form of our dollar becoming de-valuated. Hyper inflation. Well this is not helping my state of mind.
more later,
dad
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