Little Pigeon: December 2009

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Depression Then and Now

I'm reading a book, "The Forgotten Man." It is history of the Great Depression. In the Introduction it mentions:

The standard history of the Great Depression is one we know. The 1920s were a period of false growth and low morals. There was a certain godlessness---the Great Gatsby image---to the decade. The crash was the honest acknowledgment of the breakdown of capitalism---and the cause of the Depression. A dangerous inflation caused by speculating margin traders brought down the nation. There was a sense of a return to a sane, moral country with the crash. A sense that the economy of 1930 and 1931 could not revive without extensive intervention by Washington.

Haven't we heard this scenario before?

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Heisman Jinx?

No, there is no Heisman Jinx. There is no "best college player." What there is, is a target on the Heisman winner. In games the opponents will be determined the Heisman winner will not beat them. In the NFL teammates will make the Heisman winner prove he was the best, which everyone knows they are not. Opponents will again make sure the Heisman winner does not beat them. So while there is no "best college player" there is a target on what is called the Heisman winner. It is best to come in second.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Reporters Should Report

Come on Bill. Get back to the story. Anyone else noticed that Bill O'Reilly is spends as much time (or more) talking about himself than the news? Instead of reporting he talks about himself.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

What Do We Expect?

Think about it. Only in America. A high school graduate, no college education, never had a real job, plays golf and people worship him. He is not educated nor does he have any practical skills. He plays golf. Anyone who has hit a bucket of balls understands just how low his IQ must be to be able to do nothing but swing at a golf ball everyday, all day, day after day after day. Mostly Asian but has the skin color of a black man so he is considered black. Marries a blond caucasian woman who happens to have pictures on the Internet new and displaying everything. Lives isolated from the real world. Has the morals of a hound dog but why should we expect different? Morals come from Jesus.