IF YOU HEAR SOMEONE CLAIMING TO KNOW THE TRUTH, RUN.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Thursday, June 28, 2018
QUESTIONING THE DECISION MAKERS
Questioning the decision makers: What will the CMP look like
in 3, 5, or 25 years? My best guess, you’ll be hard pressed to find a copy in 5.
Citizens are worried about driving our roads, particularly
at night. And rightly so. The Village was not designed for older people. The
model is terrible. It requires driving on roads that do not meet many of the
safety standards required by municipalities or counties. Golf cart crossings
were put in many dangerous places, again which wouldn’t be allowed by cities or
counties. Besides design issues, our most pressing driving danger is impaired
drivers. Most from alcohol and prescription pain killers. Or a deadly
combination. Add to that impaired eyesight and failing health, and we probably
have an impaired driving rate near 25% after 3pm. At night, the curves and
hilly terrain, masked in darkness, makes for an even more dangerous situation.
(I’m not mentioning deer intentionally. They’ll want to shoot them all).
Everything the manager is pointing us toward is designed to
build a strong corporation, not a strong community. Board members are warned
before being elected to toe-the-line. The proposed vote in November will likely
be designed to strengthen that direction. Committees are expected to nod in
agreement and are a breeding ground for future presidents. We are generally
asked our input after the fact. The manager decides and the board follows along
like a loyal corporate board. It is all coming together, and not in our favor.
My focus has been on running Hot Springs Village like a
municipality, not a corporation. But I’m not so sure we shouldn’t become one.
Officially. A municipality, that is.
Chances for a more reasonable democratic governing body would be much greater,
but of course, not insured in these days and times.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
THINGS I SHOULD HAVE TRIED:
- MT. CLIMBING WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ADVENTURE, BUT I'M NOT STUPID ENOUGH.
- I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PSYCHIATRIST, BUT I'M NOT THAT CRAZY.
- I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY EATING THE FIRE-WINGS AT THE BUFFALO WILD WINGS CHALLENGE, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
- I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A PORN STAR, BUT THEY JUST LAUGHED WHEN I UNDRESSED.
- JUMP OFF MAGAZINE MT., THE HIGHEST POINT IN ARKANSAS, AND SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE WITH THOSE WINGS, BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM SMART.
- I ALWAYS WANTED TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, BUT I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED STUPID AND IDIOT, WHICH RECENTLY SEEM TO BE PREREQUISITES.
- I SHOULD HAVE TRIED HARDER BEING NICE, BUT I DON'T THINK SO.
- I TRIED WALKING ON WATER, BUT IT'S NOT EASY, UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO BE NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
- I ALWAYS WANTED TO RIDE ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND, BUT THE HORSES LOOK MEAN.
Thieves in the suites • Hightower Lowdown
Thieves in the suites • Hightower Lowdown: Workplace exploitation is at least as old as the industrial revolution. But rather than using whips to make the assembly lines move ever-faster, today's corporate exploiters use technology, devious work schedules, and lobbyists to extract more work from employees – for less pay.
WELCOME TO CAPITALISM
WELCOME TO CAPITALISM
PEEVER LAW #27
IF YOU ARE ANYTHING BUT RICH AND THINK THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A BREAK, YOU BETTER GET A PROCTOLOGY EXAM TO SEE IF YOU GOT YOUR HEAD UP YOUR ASS.
MONEY VISIONS
FOOD BANK FOR THE RICH. WHY NOT? THEY GET EVERYTHING ELSE. THEY CAN SAVE MORE MONEY THAT WAY. FOOD FOR THE RICH. MORE FOR STOCKS. MAYBE FINE WINE. MAYBE A ROLEX. MAYBE JUST TO LOOK AT. MONEY VISIONS.
Sunday, June 24, 2018
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