T'was the day after May Day

I am back. Yesterday was May Day. That is the day for the workers. It is the one day when we, the workers, can dream of throwing off the yoke of capitalist oppression. After the revolution comes we will then live in a workers' utopia. That is enough of the Marxist dream. Actually, I see it as more of an opium induced dream but what do I know?

I know that the whole Marxist system is/was destined to fail from the very beginning. I mean the fatal flaw is so simple to see, yet is always glossed over by advocates of Marxism. The irony is that where Marx called religion the opiate of the masses, the modern day advocates of Marxism cling to the doctrine with a religious fervor. Their beliefs cannot be shaken regardless of REALITY. Damn thing that physical evidence and inductive reasoning, I mean if it does not support what we WANT to believe then scientific method MUST be WRONG, it cannot be our beliefs that need to be reexamined. That is just too damn painful and smells of intellectual and ego work.

The fatal flaw is that Marx in his infinite wisdom to come up with a system or framework for the interworkings of people within a society, an equitable society at that, disregarded the one thing that is most germaine, people and human nature. The crazed old man factored out humanity from his system of humans. It boggles my mind why others cannot see the problem. A real example of this is how governments the world over play around with their tax codes in order to change human behavior. They will raise taxes on cigarettes which increases their costs and gets some people motivated to quit smoking.

That is but an example. However, I have found that those espousing left wing economic policy seem to get it all wrong. When questioned about the use of Marxism or socialism in the old East bloc, the answer was always that the system was right but those administering were the problem. That was true, but it always assumed that they could do better, that they understood people or mass psychology better. WRONG!

I am reading this and as fascinating as I find it, I think that I may be boring anybody who has read this far. I apologize and will quit the Commie talk. I will end that point with this thought but it is safer to disregard any system that protends to regulate a society that does not take into account human psychology, as it is something designed for people so you cannot very well factor them out of the thing, can you?, with any success.

Let's get on with the funny stuff. I wish I had something funny to say today. I am trying to think of stories about my outlaws. They are always funny. I am always struck by the absurd. Like how come you never hear of people with cancer of the hair or finger nails?

Geez, I've got nothing. I paid my taxes. Just change that line to "dues" (yes, that is correct, "I dues my taxes") and add an "I know what a chiral carbon is" and have Andy Meyers whip a shot glass at my leg for "sleeping" on "his" couch or the couch he attempted to stake a claim on when he arrived, sucker, and I am taken back twenty plus years to a drunken road trip to RPI, an engineers university in Troy, NY. Of course, that journey started with two pledges in blindfolds and a near accident on the Gardiner Expressway in rush hour traffic on a Friday in October. Again, there is more information than anybody really wants and only a few actually know where I am coming from here. If you do know, please let me know as I am so lost at this second in time that I am actually typing whatever comes into my head, as if that is not apparent.

Well I do have one that I culled in my travels, here it goes.

Thai Jumbo Queen says fat is beautiful
NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (Reuters) - In an era of chiselled supermodels and bizarre weight-loss diets a Thai beauty contest celebrated women with a bit of flesh on Sunday when heavy-weight contestants battled for the Miss Jumbo Queen crown.
The annual contest, which aims to raise awareness and money for Thailand's dwindling elephant population, allows full-sized women weighing over 80 kg (12.5 stone) to show weight-conscious Thais that big is beautiful.
This year, 24 women participated in the contest at the Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo, 40 miles west of the capital Bangkok.
"I want to show people that just because I'm fat doesn't mean I'm any less beautiful or talented," said 18-year-old winner, Tarnrarin Chansawang, who weighed in at 110 kg.
Tarnrarin, a bubbly business student and tuba player from Bangkok, took home several prizes, including a Jumbo-sized trophy and 50,000 baht (680 pounds)
Judges also looked at other talents of the contestants who mesmerised hundreds of spectators with raunchy dance numbers and revealing costumes.
In keeping with Jumbo tradition, a side award for Miss Jumbo Universe went to university student Thanchanok Mekkeaw for weighing in as the heaviest competitor in the pageant at 182 kg.

Now, isn't that a touching story. Again, I am not into the fat thing but that is just me. If that is your thing, then all the power to you. The obvious thing is the "fat" pagent to raise elephant awareness. That is delicious (so was the elephant). I will leave it at that as I am now giggling (Reggie, lol). Ciao.