Redemption for Bill Cosby

I see Bill's name in the news again, and it is mostly gossip about what he has or hasn't done.  I guess reporting on the trial verdicts just takes too long, and it just isn't fair to wait until something has actually happened.  The details are just so juicy, of course they have to take advantage of.

Well, Bill is a story teller.  That is a powerful skill.  I don't think of him as a criminal because I don't think that is the most important aspect of his existence.  And, the court can decide what he has or hasn't done wrong.  I just wonder about what he can do to make up for any mistakes that he has made.  What kind of public service could he do to make his name a bit better.

He sold jello and ice cream, what can he sell us about making mistakes?  What are the lessons we can learn.  I don't want to drive him into the ground, I want to ask him what he is going to do for us.  I want it to be a fill in the blanks type assignment.  What is not funny about having your name in the paper, Bill?  What is not funny about being black, Bill?  What is not funny about all the other people who have done what you have done that have been treated exactly the same, or totally different?   Take your smiling reputation and throw it away for us, and tell us the things we need to know, not just the things that make us laugh.

I'd like see articles filled with suggestions for him, instead of salacious news version of an oily napkins in a state fair trash can.  It might even be fun for the hacks.  

renewable energy expires government

what would it mean if gasoline were free? well, you could build a huge car, say as big a house, and then you could drive, or fly, it anywhere you wanted. voting with your feet?  how would those property taxes work out, what about your address?  how would the taxman milk you?  and if the money stops coming in, who is going to pay for all those soldiers and senate office refurbishments.  my argument has some holes, I'm sure, but the modern U.S. government's most vulnerable premise is the stationary house.  so, if all those people that run the show want to keep you on the dairy farm, they need you to pay a lot for energy.  lots of people can make money, and do, from you staying put, too.  expensive energy is good for a lot of things, but oil pollutes, and most importantly, it takes away your ability to control your life.  you can't leave when you want to or need to, and people with bad ideas have a monopoly of the systems that determine your potential.

with unlimited energy, I don't see a government being much more than a network administrator, or an enforcer of network protocols.  maybe I need new glasses.

sniffing coffee

C&T’s actual business, which generated 652 billion won operating profit last year and has an enterprise value of $12.9 billion

Whenever I read a line like this I think about how coffee sells for 5 dollars but is actually worth 75 cents.  I think about that 4.25.  People say its a product, marketing. It can be those things, and also disrespect.  Youre taking my money.  It works pretty well in a lot of ways, but this company is worth 12.9 billion.  How much of that is made up of 4.25's.  Do you know what I mean?  If you want to get an idea of how much "froth" there is in the stock market, start thinking about your coffee, and remember that disrespect is not easily forgotten.  Let's hope CT, or any company, does more value creation than theft.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-27/samsung-heirs-get-25-billion-in-sales-for-free