Economies Work when Individuals Want Profit

I just got done reading an article on economics and it baffles me that a writer can get away with writing on the economy without so much as a mention to product quality.

This may go without saying, but it happens often enough, that an individual makes a buying or selling decision without an interest in making or taking a profit. This is extremely bad for a free market. When actors share an interest in profit, the economy runs smooth. When we get relaxed about our interests things fall apart.

"Everyone has some interest in their buying decisions," you may say. But with reckless investing and shotgun business tactics, we are nearly certain to lose interest in profit. Bringing the economy low.

To the point, individuals must make educated, timely, and, in 1 way or another, profitable purchases.

I'm in no way an economic purist. If color or size benefits your purchase, all the better. Just let it be something.

Forget intellectual property. Forget the ladder. Forget products that waste time and money.

Do remember how to invent quality.

Don't Allow Pain to Lower Your Standards

People do it to themselves all the time. Willingly and unwillingly. They cause themselves pain then whine when their standards are lowered. I'm sympathetic to the pain. But I can't roll over and die every time I'm shocked by the world. I'm sick and tired of a lot of things. A lot of things that I take to heart. Still, I find the time to make long term and short term goals, a reality.

Every Deck is Better with an Elder Dragon in It

I just want to applaud Wizards for their set of "Dragons of Tarkir" with a host of new spells, creatures, and the illustrious Elder Dragons. These beasts were skimmed over in some of the earliest sets of the game, and now are being given the attention they deserve. What better to flesh out a fantasy strategy game than a brand new set including Dragons. Oh, and keep making the Duel Decks too, they are a great addition for the busy Magic the Gathering enthusiast, that might pick up a Duel Deck and play at some remote time and place.

Growing Callus

It seems that we grow callus at an alarming rate. I care very much, but my opinion, and my well-being seem to callus at an alarming rate. My regular pop tastes like nasty diet pop. Lights are too bright. Darks are too stifling. A simple problem turns into a complex problem. In this case I'd like to say "They get what they want" and that's probably true for we lack insight into our decision making. But more to the point, it's my pain acting out. What I need is 1 IV in my left arm with Ibuprofen, and 1 IV in my right arm with Tylenol, and an iron clad schedule to follow. None of these seem like possibilities. When I'm able to live my life in a normal way, a lot of the pain that I feel will seem justified. For example, had I showered, shaved, deodorized, brushed my hair and teeth. I would be carrying myself with much more enthusiasm and gusto. My sinus headache, and sore and cold muscles, not to mention a very real Mental Illness, prevent me from accomplishing this simple healthy habit. I also don't get it when people say that I need initiative when I'm fighting a Mental Disorder. Doctors' don't tell diabetics they need to be more positive to produce more insulin, they don't tell kidney patients that their kidneys are non-essential to their regulatory systems and that their other organs will help syphon the urea, they don't tell someone with anemia to toughen up so their blood will clot faster. In other words, the disease that I suffer from is involuntary, whether they know it or not.

On a happier note, I'm feeling slightly empowered to deal with the day-to-day issues that arrive with life. I made bread yesterday and it turned out great. The garden is doing really well. There's 5 of us at work and soon to be 6 when Annette gets back. I'm more comfortable with knowing what should be done, and less afraid of what won't get done. They are putting me on a higher dose of Zoloft which should improve my mood. All in all things are moving along well. When I am feeling frail, I lay myself down and rest. A strung out frail person should lay down. I'm happy to report that I'm eating well, and getting a wink of sleep now and then. I've lost at many things, I've lost time to the computer, I've lost my watch, I've lost a lot of sleep. I still don't feel at a loss, which is nice.