Home

Details

When I'm not trying to catch up on paid work, I should do an essay on this.  This came about when someone started complaining about "right wing" treatment of "the poor" on Facebook.

Now, John Scalzi has this excellent summary, of AMERICAN poverty, which he states is oriented toward America.  In context, this IS American poverty:

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/being-poor/

Someone posted this rejoinder, which, while more global, has an anti-American slant (even though it appears to be written by an American)

http://nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com/645843.html

I'm an immigrant.  What most Americans consider "poor," I would have enjoyed in the UK, and that's in a modern western democracy.  Out of the "this is America" context, most Americans really have no idea what poverty really is.  So here's a real world one for you to ponder.

Today, I'm going to help a poor person. Tell me which person I should help, and why you choose that person.

Your choices are:

The 0bama-hating, right-wing disabled veteran living on $450 a month, with crippling headaches, who the VA and Social Security insist isn't really sick, and should just schedule work around the headaches the other 22 hours a day. Every doctor who's examined him says he's horrifically sick, but the people with the rule book know they're wrong. The $450 a month comes after a lengthy fight with the VA, that took the DAV, members of Congress and Channel 8 news to accomplish.


    • The 0bama-loving inner city father of a family who has a 1976 Cadillac with a howling transmission, clattering valves and squeaky brakes, spinner rims, low profile tires and a 300 watt stereo system, who can only afford 5 lottery tickets, a pack of cigarettes and a 40 oz of beer a day, who with his wife is struggling to feed a family of four on two minimum wage jobs,

      Or

      The Filipino woman who has never heard of 0bama, working as a domestic servant in Kuwait at $50/week to support her mother and siblings in Cebu City, whose employer expects "special services."

      I know or have met all three of these people.  I can only afford to help one.

Details

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/09/09/citizen-ticketed-for-directing-traffic-after-police-fail-to-in-south-pasadena/

Helping others makes you a "nut."  Defending someone for helping others "Deifies" them, and "ignores the big problems."

Remember:  Leave all your problems to CalTrans and the South Pasadena Police.  You're not smart enough to fix a problem.

Be well, citizen.

Details

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439134626?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwmichaelzwi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1439134626

Rogue is in stores nationwide, on Amazon, on BN.com, everywhere.  If you don't already have an order in, now is the time to do so--sales velocity in the first week is what counts for bestseller ranking.  Amazon has it at about 40% off the cover price, which is a great deal.

Rogue is a sequel to The Weapon, but it does stand alone, so you don't need to buy The Weapon as well if you don't already have it.  Of course, if you choose to buy it, Baen Books and I will completely understand.

Also, this weekend I will be personalizing the signed, plated edition of Rogue at Uncle Hugo's SF Bookstore in Minneapolis http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/index.shtml.  They still have a few copies you can order, and I'll be happy to personalize them if you tell them how.  And if you're in the Minneapolis area, I'll be glad to meet with you at the store.  Stop on by.

Details

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Stevewrote:
Hi John "the Blacksmith",

Thought you might like to know we created a discussion forum over the weekend! It helps educate uninformed consumers about the custom process (we don't appreciate "tire-kickers" either), and you can also read feedback about the CustomMade website from current members.

The D.C. earthquake must have rattled some consumer pockets loose -- we have a large amount of open jobs and inquiries waiting to be met. If you want to gain access to the largest online resource for consumer supplied custom jobs then there is only one week left in our end of summer special!

We're offering $250 and $150 OFF to get started with us in for the year until August 31st. You can review the Annual Memberships here.

Looking for extra business? Let me know what I can do to get you on board this week!

Best, Steve


On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Mike Williamson <> wrote:
no, I wouldn't like to know, and don't care.  Fuck off.
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Steve <steve@com> wrote:
Mike,If you really don't care you can tell me nicely. It is just an email and I sent it to you because I thought we could enhance your custom blade and sheath business. It is just a footnote on your site and deserves more attention than it is getting.  We would also be a new channel of knife collectors for you.  You should give it a bit of thought before you just tell me to fuck off. At least as much thought as I gave you. 

On Tues, Sep 6, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Mike Williamson <> wrote:

And yet you have sent me yet another spam after this.  Doesn't seem like you're giving it any thought at all.

My record is 3 minutes from posting to sale.  I have no need of more traffic.  I can't keep up with the orders I have.  I also don't need help with my best-selling novels, nor my product reviews and evaluations of firearms.  What I do need help with is getting less unsolicited email that doesn't put money in my pocket.  Can you help with that?

Mike
  1. DRAGONCON
  2. Military Appropriations

Guns

Shirts

  • You are here:  
  • Home