My way

Unfair :)

A suspect in a fourteen-year-old double murder finally came forward and surrendered himself to police. Did the man’s conscious finally get the better of him? Was he ready to make amends and seek forgiveness for his crimes? Nope. He wanted to collect the $3,000 reward that had been offered for his capture. The police rewarded him all right’with an all-expenses-paid trip to jail. “We believe he was serious about the reward. He will not be eligible,” said Sheriff Lawrence Crow, Jr. And now he won’t be eligible for anything, including parole, for a long, long time.

Don't blame the dog !

Pop quiz: What started the War of the Stray Dog? What? Never heard of the War of the Stray Dog? On October 22, 1925, a Greek soldier ran after his dog across the border separating Macedonia from Petrich in Bulgaria. A Bulgarian sentry shot the Greek soldier (no word on what happened to the dog), which prompted Greece to declare war and invade Bulgaria. They quickly occupied Petrich but left the area a week later under the pressure of the League of Nations. The League sanctioned Greece, demanding both immediate withdrawal and compensation to Bulgaria. Greece agreed to the terms and paid Bulgaria £45,000. The War of the Stray Dog, also known as the Incident at Petrich, claimed the lives of fifty people before Greece withdrew its forces.

 

Stupid History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages by Leland Gregory

1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You - Everest

FACT : In 2007 a British climber reached the summit of Mt. Everest, but ran out of air during his descent. As many as forty climbers passed the dying man, unwilling to risk using up their own oxygen to help him.

They’ll need it in Hell.

Associated Press, “As Others Pass, Climber Dies Alone on Mount Everest,” ESPN, May 27, 2006, http://sports.espn.go.com.

On teenagers :)

FACT : The human brain stops growing at the age of eighteen.

Probably because most eighteen-year-olds know everything by then. If you don’t believe me, ask them.

Schengen: adevarata problema sau falsele argumente

Deja a trecut o saptamina de cand Olanda a blocat accesul Romaniei si Bulgariei la spatiul Schengen. A urmat la citeva zile si Finlanda mai mult ca sustinere a Olandei sau...ca sa se afle in treaba.Si sa incante extrema dreapta locala.

In vara a mai fost o mini-criza legata de aminarea termenului de aderare in spatiul Schengen si atunci, dupa ce au trecut zbieretele si urletele acuzatiilor pur politicianiste , am auzit opinii avizate care descriau micul impact direct asupra Romaniei al acestei aderari. Sa fim seriosi: aderarea la spatiul Schengen nu este big deal economic. Este o problema de orgoliu national. Deci un big deal emotional.

De altfel si votul negativ al celor doua tari arata tot probleme politicianiste si emotionale: accesul spre putere a extremei drepte europene. Istoria ne arata ca in vremurile de criza extremele profita. Asa au ajuns tari in mainile lui unor scelerati precum Hitler sau Stalin. Criza ii determina pe oameni sa ceara/creada masuri extreme , isterice. Si cum partidele serioase nu pot promite revolutii imediate apar extremistii care par sa fie in asentimentul populatiei afisand idei cretine dar extreme, promitand rezultate dar nestiind cum sa ajunga la ele, blamand pe cineva ... nu pe ei, nu blamand in interior. Nazistii i-au gasit pe evrei ca fiind cauza crizei interne post belice , comunistii au blamat intelectualitatea, mica si marea  burghezie iar Europa (oare) Unita : emigrantii.

Vinovate pentru crizele interne nu mai sunt bancile iresponsabile si nici activele toxice sau cretinismul populatiei care a crezut ca merge "creditul cu buletinul" ci ... noii emigranti si tarile nou incluse in UE. Este atat de simplu si reconfortant sa gasesti vina in exterior. Te scuteste de a-ti asuma greselile interne.

Din pacate insa votul Olandei nu pote fi ignorat. Este o ofensa gratuita adusa Romaniei. Din fericire insa Romania este stat cu drepturi depline al UE si din aceasta pozitie poate incepe pregatirea razbunarii impreuna cu Bulgaria. In definitiv o fi razbunarea arma prostului dar statutul unei tari este adus si de cerbicia cu care si-l apara. So...please.... don't fu** with us.

Boicotul economic a parut mereu o cale care da rezultate. Aplicarea stricta a legii in cazul importurilor ( a se vedea problema tirurilor cu flori, seminte blocate in frontiere) este insa cea mai buna cale: vreti frontiere cu controale ? asta aveti. Depinde Olanda mult de agricultura ? Avem un comisar care este roman.

Razbunarea este arma prostului se spune. Dar fara razbunare iti ramine un gust amar in gura.

 

1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You - bacteria

FACT : There are over 700 species of bacteria that thrive in the thirty-three square inches of the average mouth, making it the most unsanitary part of your entire body.

Surely the rectum runs a close second.
“Grossology Gross Facts,” Denver Museum of Natural Science, www.dmns.org.

1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You - IDachshund

FACT : In 2008, an Illinois woman had her big toe chewed off by her pet miniature dachshund while napping. Because of diabetes-related nerve damage in her extremities, the woman felt nothing and slept through the attack.

Maybe her feet smelled like cheese. Mine sometimes do.

“‘Beloved Dachshund’ Chews Off Owner’s Toe,” Reuters, July 4, 2008, www.news.com.au. “Sausage Dogs Are the Most Aggressive,” Telegraph UK, July 5, 2008, www.telegraph.co.uk.

Rediscovering Schopenhauer

The best consolation in misfortune or affliction of any kind will be the thought of other people who are in a still worse plight than yourself; and this is a form of consolation open to every one. But what an awful fate this means for mankind as a whole!

1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You - Iceberg vs Belgium

FACT : An iceberg spotted by the U.S. Coast Guard in 1956 was roughly the size of Belgium.

And probably a lot more interesting.

Barbara Seuling, Earth Is Like a Giant Magnet: And Other Freaky Facts About Planets, Oceans, and Volcanoes (Coughlan Publishing, 2007)

PS: Both of them were covered with penguins: the iceberg with imperial penguins and Belgium with euro-parlamentars.

A piece of wisdom for today.

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

Euripides