lighter side

OK all this talk about the economy and the election is bringing me down. Today I just wanted to quickly demonstrate an important difference between men and women. Specifically me and my wife.
Yesterday she sent me an email with a conversation that we had in her mind. Now, keep in mind that we didn't actually say this to each other, this is just the way she would want our conversation to go (I've changed the name to initials):




B: Honey, do you remember that I am taking A (our daughter) out for some one-on-one time tonight?

S: Sure, because I pay attention to everything you say and you reminded me of this last night.

B: Well, I was thinking pizza for the rest of you.

S: Sure, you always have great ideas!

B: If pizza is not what you want, you can call me before you leave work and let me know not to do that and I will know that you are going to take care of our precious boys.

S: I will think about it and let you know if I want to change the menu. I really appreciate how you are thinking of our family’s well-being and trying to make sure we are all taken care of.

B: I appreciate you noticing! I’ll talk to you later. I love you!

S: I love you, too!


Wasn't that just lovely? That's the way all of our conversations go (in her head).
In response to this, and since she was trying to help me (as a dumb male) understand how her complex female mind works, I wanted to give my wonderful wife a glimps into the male mind to help her understand they way we think. So I sent her the following:






S: Sex tonight?

B: Yes, please.



(That's how converstions go in my mind.)

Bank Nationalization

For all of you out there who think Obama is going to rein in Socialism on the US. Surprise! Bush has beat him to it! Today Bloomberg announced that our government has already bought into 9 major US banks. This is the kind of thing we all expect from other countries, more "enlightened" countries. But now the US is leading the charge down the Yellow Bricked Road of Socialism. Just remember when we get there, don't listen to the great and powerful Oz. It's only a few freightened little leaders of the free world backed with the full faith and borrowing power of the US tax-payer who's already up to his neck in debt from his government's reckless spending.

I guess we can call it - time of death for Capitalism is noon on 10/14/08.

Our analogy here at Edneck.com is summized in the following story:
Farmer: So Mr Fox, you've been raiding my henhouse for years and stealing chickens every night. You've left me and my family in a tight spot here because we've been loosing money on chickens for years. Here's what I'm going to do. I want you to appoint some of your friends over this barn-yard to watch over the theft of the chickens and report to you periodically and you will report to me annually. You will appoint one of your fox friends over the chicken coup, one over the feed, one over the barn itself, and one over the barn-yard.
Fox: OK but you're going to have to allow us the opportunity to vote ourselves raises, we're going to have to jack up the price of feed, subsudize us foxes with one chicken a week each, and generally give us the run of the farm and the farmhouse.
(Three years later)
Farmer: I hear what you're saying Mr Fox, if I don't give you more money soon, our farm will have to be sold-off to Chinese Investors. I understand, but the bank wont lend me any more money on the farm because we've been losing money every year. And now you want me to sell my children and grandchildren to raise more money for you and your friends to guard against more theft? Well, if you say it's an Emergency, it must be, so here you go.

If you live in a state where one or more Jack-Asses are up for election, and you know who you are, please have a little bit of pride this year and vote for someone who has at least an elementary knowledge of how FREE MARKETS are supposed to work.