Also...

...the more I think about how fucked up things are getting and potentially could get here where I live now, the more I think how great it would be if we moved to somewhere in Europe, or maybe Australia, or somewhere besides the U.S.

Don't get me wrong. I love my country, but I'm not down with this currently popular "My Country Right or Wrong" bullshit, and I don't like the current administrations authoritarian leanings, foreign policy, or just about anything they say or do, to put it mildly. If the next President is as bad or worse (or even almost as bad) as the current one, I will definitely be arguing for a move to Spain, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, or something... somewhere. Maybe even México; ¿qué sé yo?...

You must read this

article.

...For every dollar spent on traditional anti-poverty programs, the United States spends almost as much through the tax code helping individuals who are lucky enough to have health and pension benefits at work or rich enough to buy a nice home (these are often the same people). This is how the United States can spend a ton of money on its welfare system and yet make fewer inroads against poverty and inequality than other affluent nations. Imagine a campaign against child obesity that encouraged kids to exercise daily and eat more Cheetos: U.S. social policy is beset by the same kinds of contradictions.

So, the next time some douchebag whines about welfare, tell him/her that it's the very rich that are truly the welfare pigs in our society.

We're in Madison, Wisconsin.

And it's very nice. One of my best friends just got married and he invited all of us to a party tonight. It should be simply wonderful.

We got in last night and hung out with some friends. So far, so good, to say the very least, which is my precise goal.

credit where credit is due

Chris Rock said it best, and I will no doubt be quoting him a lot:

Is America ready for a black president?
Why not? The last one was retarded.

I don't have time for this bullshit

(discovering a pupil has engaged in plagiarism)

I'm still here

Yeah.... I need to be trying to work on the good ol' thesis instead of fartin' around on the internut though...