I actually have The Creature from Jekyll Island right next to my lakeside bed, where I do most of my reading, but it ain't night-time material, nor is it lakeside material. You've inspired me to take it home and give it a go during daylight hours.
I love Charles Dickens. My night-time reading is currently The Pickwick Papers, which I had never read before. I gotta say, it might turn out to be my least favorite of his novels. I skim a lot. But every other story is engaging at least, and now and then a cross word puzzle will be easier for my having read it.
That is so weird about the balcony width! Do you have two of those chairs, so you guys can sit out there facing each other? Regulations often make no sense. For instance, in my hillbilly town one is allowed to have, at most, five chickens. But the minimum sold anywhere, by some other regulation (state I have been told) is six.
That's awesome! It's not a light read, let me tell ya. If you're into finance, history, and wonder how the hell we've gotten into the mess we're in today this book pretty much sums it up. I just keep asking myself, "How in the world did they pull this off?" and all under the guise of protecting the consumer. Whenever the government says they want to protect us against anything that should be a sure sign to protest.
I like Dickens too, I like the age he writes about. It was such a time of deep division between the "haves" and the "have nots", much like the time we live in today.
The balcony is crazy and reminds me of something on a movie set! We do have two of the chairs but my wife has never tried sitting out there. It's a little claustrophobic, especially for those who're leery of heights because you're right on the edge and five floors up. That's so crazy about the chicken regulation! It goes to show you how much the people writing the laws know about the laws they're creating.
Like all regulations that, in truth, simply tighten the nooses around our necks. Surreal!
Yeah, I felt a bit uneasy just looking at your picture of your balcony.
This particular one was huge. It set up the taxpayer bailouts of the banks, the never ending cycle of the devaluation of the dollar, and forever wars.
I'm putting a lot of trust in the engineers of the building when I step out there. Lol
I don't get it. That building code specified ridiculously narrow balconies set up taxpayer bailout of banks? How is it that any of us still trust the traitors in our governments?
I was referring to the Federal Reserve System when I mentioned taxpayer bailouts of the banks, the never ending cycle of the devaluation of the dollar, and forever wars. I think there are a lot of people in this country who are just distracted, defeated, and delusional.
Oh haha. Not balconies then. There are some pretty far fetched connections, but not that far fetched I guess. I'll have to finally read that book.
Most of us. I do not share this delusion, and it frightens me that so many do, simply accept as whole cloth any stories their government and agencies feeds them, no matter how obviously flawed the stories are.
I feel like I connect with the mindset of the founders of cryptocurrency much more after reading the book. I understand now how much of a lifeline cryptocurrency will be when the entire financial system falls apart.
I was among the distracted until the Housing Crisis of 2008. That was when the alarm went off for me because I was directly effected. Our friend from St. Thomas was also telling us about inept FEMA was during the double hurricanes of 2017. FEMA provided nothing until after the first week and then it was Skittles, bottled water, and canned beans with hotdogs. She said it was up to the citizens to take care of each other. I feel like only when you experience something directly or hear first hand accounts of something does it really hit home.