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They said it couldn't be done.  They said it was a big waste of time.  But now it has been achieved.

Yes, I'm talking about the Large Hadron Collider.  It set a new world record in Beam Intensity.

I can see it now, one physicist holding out his hand to another saying, "See.  Told ya.  Now pay up the $5 you owe me."

Actually, I think this is great science.  I just think its too complicated for you mortals, and us semi-mortals to understand.  I think the goal of science should be to discover the mythical graviton.  Once we have that little bugger, all we have to do is turn it upside down (or maybe inside out) and we all get to fly.

I have a high school reunion coming up.  This will be my 35th.  Not reunion, but years since I graduated.  I remember it like it was yesterday.  We all threw our hats in the air and then everyone carried me around on their shoulders.  No, wait.  That was a dream.  I'm actually too old to remember what really took place so I am rounding up to the nearest heroic incident.

I am going to make a fortune making and selling a Hungarian biscuit called a Pagacsa (Pa-gotcha).  These highly fattening  treats are extremely addictive.  On the scale of all things addictive, they fall between heroin and crack cocaine.  Although, they are slightly less dangerous to your health; and yet, they are street legal.  That's the beauty of it.  My plan is to give a few out for free and then charge a premium for those that come by wanting to mainline my biscuits.

I went to a Hungarian garden party today.  I met a bunch of interesting people.  One man makes Man-camps.  These are ready made villages they set up at remote mining sites.  He is also training to be a Shaman.  Another fellow, just retired from his job at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  He's been there his entire adult life and saw the changes that span from a Soviet Occupation to a free democracy.  Another guy was a doctor preparing to make a major presentation in Moscow.  The entire range of people and personalities was a real treat.  About half spoke English.

Here is a picture of what it looks like in the countryside here.  I'm not sure what the plant is but in places its yellow for miles.  In a few months, the sunflower fields will start to bloom.  Stunning...

No news to complain about other than McCain wants to go to war against Libya.  I think that if we are not going to learn from our past, why not just quit teaching history altogether.  Maybe we can teach magic classes instead - the kind where you can do the same thing over and over but every time you get a different result.  Unlike real life.

I want to make sure to wish everyone a Happy Easter - so Happy Easter!

Does anyone know where the Easter Bunny and Egg come from?  I think I do.  Here in Hungary, they have this tradition where, on Easter, a boy or man will recite a poem to someone he is fond of.  He then asks if he can spray her.  If she likes him, she will say yes and allow herself to be sprayed by water or maybe perfume.

Once she is sprayed, she hands the fellow an egg.  This sounds like a Springtime fertility rite.  So that is where the egg comes in.  As for the rabbit...I'm thinking they threw that in because rabbits are fertile and make for excellent marketing.

I wrote a poem for my wife.  Here, they actually read the poems on Monday.

Open any newspaper and you will know were I am - world saving.

Up, up and away...

jim

Opposite Day

I was going to try to not blog about the economy or politics.

Then I saw a post that said "Gas will soon be $5 a barrel.  Let's make Obama a one-term president."

At first I thought this was a joke.  I'm not talking about someone wanting to replace Obama.  I'm talking about someone that thinks he is responsible for the high price of gas.

This same person probably believes that if we drill off shore, all of our oil problems will go away.

They probably believe that putting more money in the pockets of the rich will create jobs.  This, in spite of the fact that 2000 to 2008 showed that doing just that ruined our economy to the tune of about 1.6 trillion dollars.  That's not counting the impact of turning a blind eye to sub-prime mortgages.

They must be in favor of invading Libya.   After all, that strategy of attacking when not attacked worked so well in Iraq and Afghanistan.  When will we learn that if you break it, you own it.  I saw McCain was in Libya.  He said, "These rebels are my heroes."  I bet he comes to regret that one.

Maybe it is opposite day and I just missed the announcement.  Now that I know, I want to play along as well.

Here is my wish list:

Bring back the Republican Party, preferably the Tea Party.  I'm sure they can cut costs and still pay for everything.  I'm sure they can do this in spite of the fact that we are 1.6 trillion over budget and only have 1.4 trillion in discretionary spending  (and that's if you count paying for the military discretionary).

I think we should not tax the rich at all.  This will allow them to hire even more people to create things that no one can by.  Or, they may create jobs indirectly by buying lots of things and thus allowing the poor to go to work making these things for the rich.   I know this was a big failure during the 8 years of Bush but that was not really his fault...oh wait...it was his fault but maybe the engines of economics have changed since his failure.

I think we should impeach Obama.  He has only turned around an economy that was nearing the Great Depression in scope.  He did it in 2 years while the Great Depression lasted 12 years.

I think Obama is not an American citizen anyway.  Sure, everyone has seen the documentation but saying it feels so good.  And if the Donald says it, it feels extra good.

Finally, I want to fix my remote so every channel is Fox news.  Through them, Rupert Murdock is president and he is really a man with vision.  After all, he just came up with a service where you can buy news and have it sent to your phone.  Only a genius could find a way to make money out of something that is readily available for free everywhere.

In short, I want Bush to come back.  I want a new war, out of control spending, massive job loss and the complete collapse of the middle class.  Alas, he's had his two terms so we can't legally bask under the leadership of his C student, Cheney-sock-puppet hand.  Maybe Sarah can bring us back to his glory days.

Nothing say's leadership like "I was mayor of brown-bear Alaska."

I love opposite day.  Up is down, and Obama is to blame for $5 gas.

Anyway, I need to get back to reality.  There is a world to save.

Up, up and away...

jim