"Everyone Lies" - Dr. House...

This just in: Buying gold on TV may not be the great investment that Glenn Beck would have you believe.

I was watching a commercial yesterday.  It talked about a coin that had 99.99% pure 24K gold in it.  This coin was a bargain at $50; especially when you consider that gold is currently over $1,300 an ounce.  It even mentions that there is 14 milligrams of gold in the coin.  Now, I had my calculator at hand and was in the mood for a bit of math.  (I know, I'm a bit of a nerd sometimes).  It turns out that $50 for 14 milligrams of gold is the equivalent of paying $101,000 and ounce!

Elsewhere...

I saw a video on the news this morning that was amazing.  A bomb squad guy in Thailand was investigating a suspicious car.  He was suited up like that guy in The Hurt Locker (a great movie).  Anyway, he touches the car and BOOOOOM!

The car is destroyed and the guy is blown off his feet.  A moment later he gets up and walks away.  I wanted to stand up and clap. (video at end of this blog)

Think about how heroic this person is.  Now think about how our elected officials have turned politics into a sport (<-I got that from a man in Minnesota talking about their government shutdown.)

By the way, I have grown tired of talking about the budget.  I have posted an essay called The Big Lie  so that I don't keep boring you with the same stuff.  If you want, you can find it on the menu bar above.  I will try to restrict myself to "snippets" in the future.

Here is an interesting photo of two spider webs.  The one on the left was made by a youngspider while the one on the right was made by an old spider.  I'm wondering if the older spider is less capable or if it has learned that even an ugly web still catches flies so why bother making it pretty.

I have a question for you:

Which is worse...(a) to rape someone or (b) to falsely accuse someone of raping you?

This maid that is accusing Strauss-Kahn has admitted to lying about being raped in the past.  She also went on to clean the room she was "raped" in after the event.  There are now so many holes in her story that the smart money says this case is going to go away.

If she lied, and that is a big "if", then she has caused the president of the IMF to lose his job.  She has caused the front-runner for the presidency of France to fall out of the race.  She has brought public humiliation to a man who did nothing.

If she lied...

Today in Minnesota, 20,000 public employees lost their jobs.  All of the state parks are closed.

I think the public should have a button that is issued to every voter.  Once 51% of the voters push that button, all of the politicians are thrown out on their ears.

Here is a shout-out to Mark.  He's a friend of mine that keeps taking advantage of the fact that I am an Oakland A's fan and he is a Red Sox fan.  We used to bet every year before I noticed a trend...I always lost.  I still owe him from at least one bet.

Mark, I'll pay up when my interest in baseball returns.  So long as teams are able to buy championships, I'd rather watch ex-movie stars sell purses on QVC.  Thanks for your patience.

Onward...

The military is working on micro-aircraft that can carry cameras.  Can you imagine lettinga bucket full of these things loose in a war zone?  You'd be able to see everything and the enemy would never know you are there.

The NBA has joined the NFL in a lockout.  I can't bring myself to care much about either program.  Millionaires arguing about millions.

Mitt Romney is on the news saying, "I never said that Obama made the recession worse."  Every news channel that shows this statement then goes on to show three clips where Romney says, "Obama made the recession worse."  He plays with the facts almost as much as Michele Bachmann.

Pat Robertson says that Gay Marriage is a warning that God is going to destroy America.  Where do these guys get this stuff?  Is God sending him text messages or is it possible that Pat is just making some of this stuff up.

Have a happy and safe 4th!

Look for my silhouette against the backdrop of fireworks.  I'll be the one with the cape.

Up, up and away...

jim

Here is the bomb video...

http://youtu.be/xBNcYvVytkI