Ok, we all live under the same roof, so yes I meant - “we” got a puppy. A new stage of life. Seems that I’ve left “top-dog spot” or worse - ejected. But that’s not what’s got me. Or so I think. ...It’s these new foreign toys, blankets and food bowls on the floor…and the fan club….i can’t say they were my fans before, but now, I’m not even on the list. Now we (they) cheer him and deliver hoops of hurray hurray whenever he does a “bio break” in the ‘right’, that as opposed ‘wrong’ place. More I’m sure I’ll write…in the meantime…goldfish seem so much less interruptive. Yes a puppy should if given the chance deliver tons of fun, companionship and furry funnies – but right now I’m just always, 100% of the time on the watch for signals that....oh boy, oh wow, get over here – fast, fast looks like he needs to do it…[again].

A new lawsuit by residents of a Habitat For Humanity townhouse cluster in upstate Florida claims that the HFH uses unprofessional labour and substandard materials resulting in leaky homes that rot easily. Why even speak to the irony of this one…..

Macy’s etc want a retailers ‘bail-out” fund.
GM & Cerberus, oops I meant to say - Chrysler, got theirs.

Wall Street– patched too (ahead of the pack). And in time for Xmas “performance/retention” bonuses.

WOW - now a Bail-Out for those stung by Madoff ??
Bernie you remember him? OK OK I knew him better, maybe you remember him as Bernard?

I have the “FIX”.
We go back to May 2005 BE. That’s ‘Before Enron’ (not the ugly part – instead, the part just before CIBC announced their ‘donation’)
We give ALL Players their money back, ALL of it. We make them sign a waiver that they’ve seen the future, kind’a like Scrooge in a Christmas Carol.
Then we play the game again.
My fear is that it goes the same way. But if we get lucky and it only goes a tad bad, – we show the ‘losers- now brandable as “idiots” their signed waivers. So instead of Politicians issuing reimbursements – the second round losers can instead hire lawyers and do what they used to do – tie it up in litigation until someone buys out someone else, goes broke, or makes so much money on some other venture they forget why they started the action in the first place.
Good times often bring -- Forgiveness.
Bad times –- Battles.
This time -- Bail-Outs.