Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Last day and let's start singing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6LqhYMj5nM



I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST LOVE SONGS EVER WRITTEN AND IF YOU LEARN TO SING WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE THAN I PROMISE 2014 WILL BE PERFECT

IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEONE

GET
THAT
DONE

HAPPY LAST DAY OF 2013

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Debt was created by both parties and must be solved the same way

Last night at a party I had a short conversation with a beautiful young woman who has taken on the National Debt as her primary focus in life.  While it was a very short chat I could see and hear how vitally important the subject was for her.  I wish I could tell you the name of her newly formed organization but I was distracted by her looks and since shallow can often be my occasional mindpartner  I confess to not listening to the actual details but I can quite easily describe her looks.

Fact: this young woman has started a PAC in order to bring the National Debt to the forefront of the election process.

First and foremost, as the charts below will verify, the isssue of our National Debt is an issue that demands BI-PARITSAN attention.  Both primary parties have created the numbers and both parties have chosen to adhere to personal agenda's while completely ignoring the thought process that leads to somehow addressing the BIG PICTURE.

Bess, the youngest PAC creator that I've ever even heard about, asked me if I knew what the National Debt was and I answered $175 Trillion.....WHICH IS SO WEIRD BECAUSE I ACTUALLY PRIDE MYSELF ON KNOWING IMPORTANT FACTS AND FIGURES AND IN TRUTH I KNEW IT WAS $17 TRILLION AND YET BLURTING OUT SUCH AN OBSCENE FIGURE JUST HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS SLIGHTY ON THE high side of consciousness.

So that you understand the need for a bi-partisan solution you simply need to look at the following two charts.

 
 

 
 
As with every artist......there is no apologizing when it comes to inspiration formation........
 the same rule must apply to a political mind that seeks solutions to our socioeconomic conundrums.
 
THE NATIONAL DEBT
is
one of those issues
such
as
GLOBAL WARMING
and
NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP
and of course
TEXTING IN THE PRESCENCE OF SOMEONE WHO IS TRYING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE PERSON TEXTING WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST REGARD FOR THE PERSON
STANDING THERE
IN REAL TIME PAUSE
HELL
that will really be a problem for our children's children.
 
I mentioned to Bess that compromise and forgiveness are fundamental to the central path of problem solving
 
 Compromise
and
Forgiveness

 
 
When one truly thinks about how a problem can be solved while confronting a single person who seems to be causing the said problem, then at some point if compromise and foregiveness are NOT inserted into the equation then most likely a solution will not be formulated and still more likely a large deep canyon will be constructed that results in time simply passing and said situation then becomes a GIANT ALBATROSS hanging on the very edge of the relationship.  That relationship will often times dissolve into courteous greetings or even worst......NO GREETINGS.
 
Our three governmental bodies have allowed major issues to be exsaperated and people don't usually consider The Supreme Court to be part of the problem but when one considers that the true benefit of becoming President of The United States is the opportunity to  select ONE Supreme Court Justice or God willing TWO Justices during their elected term.
 
The Supreme Court seems to be above reproach but they seem to have the final say when it comes to establishing laws.
 
It should be against the law to allow the National Debt to strangle the lifestyle of our children's children
 
It should be against the law to continue creating new Nuclear Waste without the slighest idea on how to clean up the existing problems
 
It should be against the law to ignore the possiblity that Climate Change might be caused by human beings trying to achieve positive bottom lines for shareholders.
 
I understand that the Supreme Court can only review the cases that are presented to them but I've always thought that since they are one of the three branches of the goernemnt which determines how we live our lives....then perhaps they should start requesting more from the
elected officals regarding the creation of laws.  They are suppossedly the best and the brightest of the three branches.  Since they never seem to be reprimanded by ANYONE then maybe they could expand their role. 
 
Didn't mean to wander off subject but when it comes to compromise and foregiveness it is very important to understand that the LAWS OF THE LAND might also need to involve some alterations.
 
WHEN CONSTITUTIONALISTS START SCREAMING ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL  ISSUES BEING COMPROMISED  I ALWAYS CRINGE.    THE CREATORS OF OUR CONSTITUTION REALLY HAD NO IDEA HOW THE WORLD WOULD LOOK TODAY AND NO MATTER HOW ONE BUILDS A HOUSE FOR ONE FAMILY THERE IS NO SOLUTION WHEN 50 FAMILIES MOVE INTO THE HOUSE EXCEPT FOR TOTAL CHAOS.
 
The numbers game of the National Debt becomes too convoluted that for solutions to be implemented............ EVERYTHING needs to be included in the political algorithm.
 
EVERYTHING means everything when we talk about spending
 
 


PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGE FOR FULL VIEW
                                                                             
 
And I can assure you that addressing insane government pensions might be the toughest nut to crack.
Both parties always jabber about Social Programs and Military because that diverts the issue from things that they created for themselves and their fellow goverment employees.
 
 AND IT ALSO MEANS REVENUE GENERATING
 
 
 
 
 
 As you can see the issue is extremely complex and breaking it all down into viable and reasonable solutions is quite a task.
 
(And just why isn't there a weekly national lottery?  Every week the money could go to a different program.)
 
THE ONLY THING ONE CAN DO IS BRING AWARENESS TO THE ISSUE
And for that I salute the young PAC creator (and once I learn the name I will pass it along)
 
How the FIXABLE SOLUTIONS get actually fixed cannot be done until  a reasonable amount of the general population becomes aware of the situation.
 
When I think about a nation where 45% of the eligible voters turn DON'T TURNOUT for a Presidential election I assume that making people aware of anything as abstract as the National Debt will be quite a chore.
 
But Bess the PAC maker, is really attractive and being the shallow thinker I am.....I believe that young beautiful women will absolutely have the best chance of getting the tale told.
 
PEOPLE HAVE A TENDENCY TO STOP AND LISTEN TO A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
and that's not my rule
but
it's
a
truth.
 
I personally care more about Climate Chnage and Nuclear related problems but I'm just a guy who sees those things as being species killers so it ranks a bit higher than our economic quagmires. Quagmires that we seem to always either solve, or at the very least juggle to the next group of elected officials.
 
CLIMATE CHANGE
and
NUCLEAR POLLUTION PROBLEMS
can really give $ problems a back seat
on the road
to
wherever this great country is
traveling
 
We are a young country traveling toward a certain concept of trying to achieve a level of happiness and financial stability for the most amount of people possible.
 
Aren't we?
 
Addressing the National Debt is one of those issues...addressing with responsible attention given to the health
of
the
Collective American Soul must be part of the framework.
 
And the Collective American Soul seems like a good subject for the next Mind Jazz post.
 
Michael Timothy McAlevey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Diamonds are a problem

This morning I was reading a story about a 83 year jewel thief who apparently has been doing her thing for a long time and in various parts of the world.  Doris Payne is her name and obviously, since we know who she is, she can't be that good at her chosen line of work.

The interesting part of the story lies not with Doris but with the diamond ring in question that she lifted from one store and then tried to sell to another store.

The first store (both stores located in the Indian Wells area) wanted $22,500 for the diamond ring.

The second store said it was flawed and offered Doris $800.

Now, I don't want to mention the name of either store but one of those two stores has a major problem.

Anyone who has ever bought anything at store #1, and I suspect that being located in Indian Wells that there have been some serious purchases, has to be very concerned.

If it turns out that store #2 simply has a lying son of a bitch then everything will be ok for store #1.

BUT.....
knowing how extremely weird the entire diamond market is just makes me think that both stores are sincerely praying that no one reads the newspaper.
BUT....
This is the type of story that will resurface on the Internet and among friends at the water cooler and among family at the holiday gathering.
SO....
It would seem quite logical that unless one of the two stores admits to being a rip off artist then both stores will see a large drop in traffic.

THE BIGGER DIAMOND PICTURE is really scary.

Just stop for a sec and think about the three big rumors we've all heard over the years.

THE RUSSIANS HAVE MILLIONS OF DIAMONDS STORED UNDERGROUND

DE BEERS RUMORS OF MONOPOLIZING THE MARKET ARE NOT RUMORS CONSIDERING THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED IN 2011

THE CHINESE HAVE MORE DIAMONDS THAN BOTH RUSSIA AND THE DE BEERS

SIDE BAR FACT:
The formation of natural diamond requires very specific conditions—exposure of carbon-bearing materials to high pressure, ranging approximately between 45 and 60 kilobars (4.5 and 6 GPa), but at a comparatively low temperature range between approximately 900 and 1,300 °C (1,652 and 2,372 °F). These conditions are met in two places on Earth; in the lithospheric mantle below relatively stable continental plates, and at the site of a meteorite strike.[10]

SECOND SIDE BAR FACT:
Most natural diamonds are formed at high temperature and pressure at depths of 140 to 190 kilometers (87 to 120 mi) in the Earth's mantle. Carbon-containing minerals provide the carbon source, and the growth occurs over periods from 1 billion to 3.3 billion years (25% to 75% of the age of the Earth). Diamonds are brought close to the Earth′s surface through deep volcanic eruptions by a magma, which cools into igneous rocks known as kimberlites and lamproites.

THIRD SIDE BAR FACT:
Unless you actually know how to look a refracted light then you will never have any idea if a diamond dealer is telling you the truth.

DORIS PAYNE IS A JEWEL THIEF

THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY MIGHT BE A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM THAN DORIS PAYNE

It makes a lot more sense to find a really good artist in your local community who can design a one of a kind setting......what you put in that setting is secondary to the artwork........

Of course you could have the lovable Uncle Irv who's been a diamond merchant since Truman was in office and he's been holding the most beautiful diamonds in a safe so that he could hand down his legacy to his family.

Doris Payne doesn't have one of those and I suspect that she will be spending some time with Uncle Sam's housekeeping wing of the federal government.

One of those people, or both, from store #1 and Store #2......should be right down the hall.