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Enjoy yourself!

I've been following the republican primaries pretty closely, mostly for entertainment purposes. I lean left, but my husband lives in the right and we enjoy going at it; the primaries add some fuel to the fire, in a mostly good way.

Mitt Romney said today that he's "not concerned about the very poor." I don't even have the heart to rub it in my dear's face, it's too awful. And yes, it's taken out of context, but it's not really any better with context added in, considering he basically implies that the very poor are the democrat's problem.

All I can do is *facepalm*

I am surprised no Democrats seem to be running against Obama, what with all their complaining about his everything and whining about being disappointed. It's almost like they're organized... but, no... Democrats? Up next: Pigs with wings ice skating in Hell

its kinda too bad an independent will probably never get voted in.. just as a slap on the face to both parties...

That's why I registered as an independent; to slap the face of both parties. Nevertheless, the Democratic National Bug-the-Shit-out-of-Everyone For Cash Committee continues to call me over and over and over asking for donations... It's annoying to the point where eventually I wouldn't vote for Jesus Christ/Gandhi/Buddha/Gary Oldman himself if he were running as a Democrat, because STOP CALLING ME WTF (they never stop, no matter how much I curse). So, my $15 donation is more important than my vote? How many more votes can they "buy" with my $15? These people aren't very bright. :(

Tell them you only have $15 dollars and you already promised it to the NRA

In an amusing twist of fate, those bastards called me again, 4 hours after I posted that. Big Brother is watching and he wants your campaign contribution.

We bought a house.

Woooohooooo! That's a very big deal -- congratulations!

In addition to the one you already have?

My fiancee and I bought a house, into which we have moved and are living :)

THE US ECONOMY IS COLLAPSING!!!@@!!

Everyone knows the economy of the USA is on the verge of collapse. Our money is backed by debt, of all things! How the hell can you buy anything with debt?!? That's why all the smart people are buying up as much gold as they can get their hands on! When the economy collapses (and Big Government comes for your guns and your Bible), do you really think John Q. Citizen is going to take worthless paper money to pay for those canned goods he was smart enough to stockpile? Hell, no! J.Q.C. wants nothing but the finest precious metals; or at least some gold will do. Because while the value of paper money is totally arbitrary and meaningless, the value of GOLD!!!! is real and concrete!



That's why helpful companies like this one will SAVE YOUR ASS by helping you convert your entire retirement package into good old-fashioned gold! They know that when the collapse comes, all those paper dollars are going to be worthless! They're not dumb! They have experts and stuff, and, shit, they even have Glenn Beck up there speaking truth to... well, they had Glenn Beck up there. But the point is, he wouldn't lie to you! And so compassionate corporations are doing their best to help out fellow Americans, as corporations are wont to do, by taking all your soon-to-be-worthless US currency and trading it for the only thing that's going to be of any value once The Apocalypse comes! Because... because they, uh...

WHY DO PEOPLE BELIEVE THIS SHIT IT DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE

Why would they want to get rid of all their gold if it's going to be the only thing of value? Why would they trade it for worthless paper bills, or, *gasp* debt?! Why wouldn't they take their own advice and continue stockpiling gold?

Never mind the fact that the "coins" some of these companies sell are only worth 1/3 of what you pay for them. "Invest" in gold coins now! OBEY.

Never mind the fact that, in the event of an economic collapse, people would have a hard time getting things like... gasoline... let's stop there and think about that by itself for a second. Without gasoline, how many of us would be able to get to a store? Once we got there, how would the store have gotten goods shipped to it? How many people own a horse? Does the horse eat gold? Do you eat gold?

Never mind the fact that you can't eat gold.

People are going to have a hard time getting the basic necessities, like food, water, and gasoline to go places. What use would they have for gold? What would make gold any more- or less-valuable than paper money (or used socks or empty piñatas or Johnny Cash CDs)? Why would anyone believe that the value of gold is not also completely and totally arbitrary, based merely upon the fact that it looks pretty?

These companies are like VAMPIRES. Not the cool ones that have lots of kinky sex and whatever the hell else goes on over at SA, either. The cold-hearted, uncaring ones that don't even bother to wear a cool outfit when they suck your 401k dry, leaving you sitting in your dark cardboard box gnawing on gold bullion embossed with Glenn Beck's face or a bald eagle or some shit and wishing it was a can of baked beans or something, after the omg world economic collapse. How many paranoid people - a paranoia coincidentally fueled by talking heads going spastic over impending doom and oh God oh God buy this gold I'm going to cum - are out there trading in their life's savings for 1/3 of their life's savings BUT SHINIER!? Is your kindly old grandmother one of them? Is mine? Basic rule of thumb: if you see a corporation doing something - anything - they are profiting from it somehow. All they are getting out of trading their fancy gold coins for your hard-earned US currency is your hard-earned US currency. It follows that your hard-earned US currency must not be so worthless after all.

Why put all your eggs in one basket when you can trade them in for gold coins that you can later use in an attempt to buy your eggs back once you are starving to death? LKSFJ D_)F #OF:EW L #:@K:#@

If you are so sure that the end is near because the Mayans said so, or whatever, and you "prepare" by buying a bunch of what amounts to heavier-than-normal video arcade tokens, instead of CANNED GOODS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, and motherfucking BULLETS, then maybe you deserve whatever fate natural selection is willing to dish out.


The "Gold Problem" getting serious: Can it deliver sustainable returns? - An article written for simple-minded folk like me, explaining that, basically, the gold market is about to do what the housing market did a few years back, because of how speculating blah blah economics stuff.

Why stocks beat gold and bonds - Written by a little-known investor named Warren Buffy or something like that, explains the same situation using a bunch of long, technical words that I don't understand.




Arbitrary!



True; gold is a stable isotope, with a half-life of infinity !!! (maybe)



And then... they create more truth by bringing about the very same economic collapse they are afraid of? Nice.

INVEST IN BAKED BEANS

Well I'm home. Amazing trip to Argentina, tons of stories and pictures.

Unfortunately, apparently I had an ear infection in each ear at the end. Right before the flight home my right ear "clogged" and then became incredibly painful. The airplane's pressurized cabin then amplified that.....a lot. By the end of the 10.5 hour trip I was in absolute hell. I have multiple perforations in my right ear (IE, it blew the fuck out due to the pressure) and my left ear was even more painful due to the pressure at the end. Once I got to DC I took a shitload of medicine and knocked myself out for the last short flight, then had my girlfriend take me straight to the ER. As of now I'm sitting here bleeding out of both ears on a ton of drugs and can barely hear. I think my left ear blew out last night. Oh, but I got to try my first shot of morphine.

Don't fly and burst your eardrums children. It's a bitch. (Most pain I've ever experienced)

ugghh, Will you be ok? Are you gonna retain good hearing?

Get well soon Tim!

My son had that happen to one of his ears one year when he had an ear infection ( woke him up for school and he had blood coming from his ear)
Now its all healed up, no ringing and no scarring, I hope you have the best luck!


In the future, drinking and swallowing should help to relieve the pressure a bit while flying.. thats what you do with babies who are sensitive to ear pressure.

Fucking earaches are some of the worst pain that you can have. Not only is the pain bad, but your whole equilibrium gets thrown off.

Ive had a few in my time and they are nooooo fun.

I was One Of Those Kids(TM) who when younger had an ear infection every week.

By the time I was 5, I had my tonsils and adenoids taken out, and had tubes put in my ears.

I still very rarely get ear infections and it is actually more painful than the worst migraines I've gotten.

I also have always had problems with pressure changes, to the point where I can't really swim under water (though I do love diving) without ear plugs, and have lots of problems flying.

One year visiting Sarah in Texas, I got swimmers' ear and then 2 days later when flying couldn't pop my ears so ended up with an ear infection that almost resulted in perforation. I almost fully feel your pain.

Feel better.

Once I think of it I can't really go underwater either without issues. I also had this happen two years ago, but only to one ear and it wasn't nearly as painful (maybe because I didn't fly). I fly quite often otherwise without problems. I'll second that though, it was the worst pain I've ever felt, and it was in both ears.

I shallowed, drank a ton of stuff, chewed gum, the works. The problem was the infection inflamed them to the point they couldn't equilibrate. Just got back from the ear doctor. Major temporary hearing loss on top of my already existing permanent hearing loss. They gave me even more meds so I'm completely out of it. Should recover most/all of the hearing though.

Otherwise though, fantastic trip! I'll post some pictures when I feel better.

I climbed a motherfucking volcano, pissed on a glacier, and forded a creek on horseback.

You, sir, are the new spokesperson for rugged manliness.

Well if we end up submerged under water I know who to blame!

Are you still smoking? Matthew used to get frequent ear infections when we were smoking, though maybe it's not relevant.