Israel enters Gaza, how this might play out

Hello all, it’s been a while since I’ve published to this Blog. I’ve been pretty busy as of late. I should be studying for a test tomorrow, but (yea there’s that darned; but), I needed to get these thoughts down. This is going to be a pretty lengthy post, if you’re wondering.

Let’s start off with this pretty shocking news, Israel enters Gaza. Let’s be frank, the relationship between Hamas and Israel is pretty shitty. I mean it’s kinda of tough to carry on, when your neighbor has a big sign in they’re front yard that says, it’s goal is to see to the destruction of Israel. It’s also stated in they’re secret contract, just in case you were one of the crazies that want to join the secret club.

            So back in December or November of last year, can’t remember exactly when, Hamas, yes the terrorist group gets elected by the Palestinian people, to run they’re “country”. Which is pretty fucking wild in it’s own rite. But then the Palestinian people don’t want to accept responsibility for their decision. You can’t have your cake and eat it to. You elect what the majority of the world considers a terrorist group, then you have to accept that, just as us<the world> has to accept the fact that Hamas will be leading your territory. After this election happened, I was really surprised to hear that the majority of the Palestinian governments funding comes from, the United States. I guess, deep down I really shouldn’t have been, since most middle eastern countries like to take our money. It’s such a love-hate relationship that we have. It’s almost like a day time soap opera. Can’t you picture it, on the next episode of “Days of Our Lives”, Prince Muhammad of Saudi Arabia, and President Bush, spied at the local adoption clinic? Since they can’t seem to have a kid together, they will need to adopt. Then you have Iran, the friend that’s always fucking whacked out on some substance that he is abusing. He’s been up for a while trying to get a project off the ground and scare the shit out of everyone. It’s also this same Iran that wants to wipe Israel off the face of the map. The fact that they have been working rigorously to try and build some kind of an atomic weapon, is actually really worrisome. After all this is the country that is instigating and/or bankrolling most of the insurgent violence in Iraq. Most of Iran’s population is Sunni Muslim. While Iraq is a majority Shiite Muslim, herein lies the problem, this is a part of the world that has been involved in some kind of religious based killing for the better part of two thousand years.

            The poltics that go on in middle east are seriously messed up. The governments are totally willing to accept American dollars, they then take those wonderful American dollars and funnel it right to the very same terrorist groups that want to destroy us. Where is the sense in this!?

            So anyhow, with Israel and the hamas standing toe-to-toe, right now it’s a wonder who is going to blink first, and whether Iran is going to jump in to really make things worse for everyone. I will continue more on this later.

What are celeberties thinking when they speak?

I’ll have to say that I was surfing the The Drudge Report, and came across this really stupid headline “…Robbins blasts media ignorance of ‘high crimes’ in Iraq”. Well the title certainly grabbed my attention. So I click on it and, BAM! About three paragraphs in, he is quoted as saying, “Clinton lied about a blowjob, and got impeached by the media and Congress.” Which just isn't true. Clinton never got impeached, he did lie, and talked his way out of it. He's a lawyer for christ's sake.

And here is the reason that I say celberties aren’t people. What are they thinking sometimes when they open they’re mouths? My father shared a saying with me once, “Don’t make shit of your mouth,” it’s a crude and vulgar term. It does however make some sense.

If you have time, or care to check out the article.

What's in a title?

According to Merriam-Webster online:

Piqued - 2 a : to excite or arouse by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff

idiosyncrasy - 2 : characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament); broadly : ECCENTRICITY

Penalized for conservation?

Don't leave the faucet running while brushing your teeth.
Don't water the sidewalk, actually, I think that may have been my father's rule. The point was, we have to use the water that we have wisely, there is only so much to go around.

I found a in little snippet in The Seattle Times. The title was was "Council approves water-rate increase". Now this title piqued my curiousty, since, I find it interesting to observe the government work and the reasoning behind it. Also, I had just moved into the area, and was wondering how much the water rates may rise. (15% over three years) So I read the article through. The three main reasons given to the paper by the Seattle Public Utilities (commission?): "Pay for system improvements, a settlement with the Muckleshoot Tribe (local native american tribe) for water rights to the Cedar River". Now directly after this are three reasons that get very little print space: "Inflation, tax increases, and declining water use".

That there my friends, is the kicker.

I've lived thirteen years in Southern Cali. up until 1993, then moved to Texas and lived there till about, oh a month ago. When I attended school in L.A. it was drilled into my head, conserve, recycle , & reuse. Which made sense, because L.A. was in the middle of a eight or ten year drought. The current illegal alien population boom, was just starting to kick into high gear. Ready to add it's own strain to the system.

So, having stated all that, I would have to think that logically speaking that declining usage would be the next step of a successful conservation program. That means that more of the population has installed in they're houses: water conserving toilets, shower heads, etc. That got me thinking... Why would a government penalize it's citizen's, for listening and practicing what it has been telling them to do. Now I understand I am talking about Seattle and not Los Angeles, but shouldn't everyone be trying to conserve in this day and age? Hasn't the majority of the population agreed on the fact that our natural resources are limited and to a strong degree diminishing? It's starting to become harder and harder in certain parts of the country to come across reliable sources of water. Most of the Southern U.S. is in a water crisis of one sort or another. Whether it be a drought or shortage (AKA - on the verge of becoming a drought). Including one of wettest states Florida.

Now that more and more people are starting to understand or acknowledge that global warming is happening, and the consequences can't be controlled, like some scandal in politics. You can't spin the data, no matter how hard you try. You would have to think that rates would go down, with demand. Isn't that how the basic economics in our system work? Isn't that how this gasoline "shortage" has been compounded into what it is today? Aren't economists saying that we should eliminate all excess driving, so that demand will go down, so that in turn some surplus can be had, which in turn will drive down prices at the pump? So logically speaking, according to the rules in play today, the same ones that we learned in high school economics, this should apply to all commodities. Energy and Water. Right?

Once again this is all logically thinking. And we all know that the world does not work on logic, because if it did, the world bank would cease to exsist. You can't logically spend money if you don't have it, at least that's what my bank tells me. Right Uncle Sam?