LONG LIVE RED CHINA (Would you like your troll mein with soft or crispy noodles?)

12/26/05 | C.L. Gartman

[the_red_anedote]

China will never go down, and don't think you can banish communism. Because the people won't let it. They know they are the last standing, they are the only ones left. America is in a decline while China's climaxing, America will go down. We are just done with our prime, if anything, we were going into a depression since 1992 (and don't say you don't know that year). Communism is the American's medias' worst nightmare, because of censorship. I hope we all have to read one newspaper and wipe my butt with one brand of tiolet paper. I hope we all die for our next generations to wear the red armband. We deserved 9/11, and they enjoyed it. You probably hate me now, I know, you just still think like its 1945, well too bad its 2005. We only stand to fall.

[TASMANIANRED]

Thanks Bob.

[Not A Snowbird]

Mom's having some difficulty, but they are probably going to move her to a less intensive ward in the next couple of days. There were some underlying health issues that caused her to have trouble coming out of the anesthesia.

Both sisters live with her, so they're right there. I'll be going down next week.

I'm doing okay, just this nagging cold that won't go away. Boo hoo!

[TASMANIANRED]

They require you to be a victim.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I wonder if they are of any use in self defence?

[Monkey Face]

Adjusting! they are really quite good, considering. Hobbes is hyper and tries to entice Calvin into playing with her, but he is so low-key and laid-back that he just looks at her and blinks....pretty funny close up!

it's good though. They are both on the bed at night, and they seem to be sharing it quite nicely.

I think they'll do just fine!

[NicknamedBob]

One advantage of space travel is that the cruise control is automatic. Unless you change something, you just drift along on whatever course you're on.

Right now, we're getting ready to do another "sling-shot" maneuver around the Moon. Earth might be preferable, for having a higher mass, but it has way too many satellites for a close flyby.

Swinging around the Moon will not only increase our overall speed, it will also align us on the proper trajectory toward where Mars isn't.

We don't want to aim for where Mars is, because by the time we get there, it will have moved. We have to direct ourselves to that point in space where Mars is going to be when we get there.

Lead distance, you know. Like shooting at ducks -- sixty million miles away.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Only for hunting purposes, but people do use them against armed raiders and burglers!!

[TASMANIANRED]

Your Mom probably doesn't need your cold around her right now.

Sorry it is still dragging on.

Anesthesia affects everybody a little differently. I'll keep her in my prayers.

[Darkchylde]

Yeah, it's still a miserable ride in both
directions. I'd love to live closer.

[MNJohnnie]

"rest of the Irish government is impotent." That must make their wives very unhappy. :-)

So what does the European Establishment think the cause of the rising crime rates?

The US has actually reduced our violent crime rate to where it was in the 1960s. Still too high but better then it was. Mainly cracking down on the drug trade. Drugs ARE a root cause of disfunctionaly behavior. Better treatment. Acutally PUNISHING violent offenders. Three strikes and your out laws are a GREAT idea. Still need to do more to lock up sexual predators. Just sickening how many are allowed out again again until they finally kill but over all there has been makred imporvement in the USA.

[TASMANIANRED]

They can entertain each other and you.

Glad they are coexisting well.

[MNJohnnie]

The art work on MegaTokyo is quite good too from the brief look I just took

[TASMANIANRED]

Heisenberg principal of planetary uncertainty?

[NicknamedBob]

"We can own hunting rifles, shotguns, crossbows and air rifles/pistols, but we aren't allowed to use then in self defence."

Practice saying very sincerely, "I thought maybe I could scare him away, but it went off accidentally."

[MNJohnnie]

Calvin and Hobbes???? You rule!

[Not A Snowbird]

Thanks, Tas. :-)

[MNJohnnie]

That's why God invented baseball bats. Am thinking about a nice sword but cannot make up my mind which style. Suppose a short sword makes most sense but a nice battle axe has such a"YOU ARE GOING TO DIE SCREAMING IN PAIN" look to it.....

[Monkey Face]

I wonder if they are of any use in self defence?

I'm sure, if your aim is good, you can put an eye out. At point blank range, I would think the "perp" would get the message. Especially if you did a Clint Eastwood thing and said through your teeth, "This is a warning, punk!"

He has to think you're unarmed, first...

[MNJohnnie]

Is it true that if you accelerate to a certain speed in space you will maintain that velocity as long as you avoid a gravity well, an object of sufficent mass or don't wish to change directions? Trying to remember a half understood theory explained decades ago about space travel. Can you give a Freshman level explination how it all works?

[Irish_Thatcherite]

So what does the European Establishment think the cause of the rising crime rates?

I suppose it's 'the fault of society'.

They don't have any other excuses - they won't blame gun control or illegal immigration.

Good to see the States on the right track!