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POPSThe Imminent Collapse Of China
Contrary to popular myth, the Chinese have very little common sense when it comes to business. Virtually no Chinese-run company is internationally competitive. What's driving the Chinese economy? Pixie dust: The collective power of 1.3 Billion pairs of hands clapping to keep Tinker Bell alive. The business world is as riddled with corruption, nepotism and waste as the government. Often times, there is no difference at all between state and industry. This will end the same way it did for America in the thirties: with collapse. Investing in companies based only on enthusasim, nationalism, or just excitement and ignorance. (Gee, I'd really like to buy some stocks but I don't know which ones, oh well, let's get these, they have a pretty color, and your cousin works there, doesn't he?) I'll say it on the record right now: stay away from China if you have a business. Do everything you can to insulate yourself, because this is one house of cards that's gonna come tumbling down, and
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POPSThe Ten Oxherding Pictures - From The Manual of Zen Buddhism From The Manual of Zen Buddhism, D.T. Suzuki By Shubun (15th Century) a series of short poems and accompanying woodcuts that are intended to illustrate the stages of a Mahāyāna Buddhist practitioner's progression towards enlightenment, as well as his or her subsequent perfection of wisdom. The pictures first appeared in their present form, as drawn by the Chinese Chán (Zen) master Kuòān Shīyuǎn (廓庵師遠), in the 12th century, and may represent a Zen Buddhist interpretation of the ten stages experienced by a Bodhisattva as outlined in various Mahāyāna sūtras, most particularly the Avataṃsaka Sūtra.
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POPSI Need a Kiss! So does Pink Panther! Yay! <insert thumbs-up smiley here> *LOL* Please, Clipguys? Could you please consider this tiny 'emotional' upgrade request? <insert hands-clapping smiley here>
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POPSMonday morning Jokes With a loud CRASH the casket breaks down the door. Bumping and clapping toward him. The man screams and reaches for something, anything, but all he can find is a bottle of cough syrup! Desperate, he throws the cough syrup at the casket... and, (hopefully you're ready for this!!!) ...... ...... ....... ..... ...... ..... ..... ...... ...... ...... The coffin stops
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POPSKennedy Returns Home HYANNISPORT - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy arrived home this morning to a crowd of clapping and cheering supporters after being released from the hospital with a devastating diagnosis of brain cancer. An aging Senate contends with time and illness http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/politics/2008/view/2008_05_21_An_aging_Senate_contends_with_time_and_illness/
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POPSDemocrats Cheer Republican stalwart homophobe decides to remain. I bet the Democrats are secretly clapping their hands in glee while the Repubs are gnashing their collective teeth and wondering what hair shirt they'll have to don next.
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POPSAl Qaeda calls militants to attack US President Bush APA reports that Azzam al-Amriki, who is originally from California, in his 50-minute tape addressed the world Muslims and called them to bomb the U.S. President. “Now we direct an urgent call to our militant brothers to be ready to receive the crusader, George Bush, in his visit to Palestine and the Arab peninsula not with flowers or clapping but with bombs and booby-trapped vehicles," he said. George Bush will tomorrow visit Israel and Palestine. 8000 police and special forces have been involved to take safety measures during the visit. /APA/
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POPSCan You Hear Me Clapping?! It's keeping me from all but crying! With the state of our economy and national "morale", I hope more opportunities like this will emerge.
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POPSTed Haggard profile A short, interesting profile of Haggard from the Colorado Springs Gazette. Via the new Dallas Morning News religion blog (http://snurl.com/11q5v).
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POPSMassachusetts Gov. Does The Right Thing Gov. Deval Patrick gave the GLBT Community a present on his birthday by signing the bill repealing the 95-year-old statue that prevent out of state couples from being wed in Massachusetts. This is not only a gift to the GLBT Community but to all couples in love. This is another giant step in GLBT Rights as well as Equal Rights for All People!!!
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POPSI MADE IT! OREGON AT LAST!
and on the plane down (I HATE FLYIN'--COULD THEY CRAM SOME MORE NERVOUS MONKEYS INTO SMALLER SEATS IN A TIN CAN?) ---it was uber-weird, me with my "Impeach Cheney" cap and Nixon button that Joe gave me and a whale pin....anyhow a lot of soldier/business/patriot type jazzbo's were givin' me "stinkeye" bigtime...it was freakin' creepy...Then the Stewardess gave a little "let's all hear it for the troops" speech with me the only visible person not applauding...tough shit...I ain't clapping for people who go 6,000 miles to steal oil and kill innocent people....fuck 'em! I'll have applause and compassion for 'em when they find some semblance of conscience. How I feel, can't help it. I'm fed up with the war and all the lies... Anyway.... rant over and I hope I never see another freaky bald Gordon Liddy lookalike starin' at ME like I was fresh meat for a Gitmo cell and a little water-boarding. Jeebus and Ramona! People cain't take a little political protest without the hatred just flowing out
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