Wow...where to start? Look, I voted for Helen Zille and she seems to be of sound mind and what not. I also can't fault her for calling Zuma an AIDS-risk to his wife. That's a bit like saying it is now winter in South Africa. You could debate it but it would just make you look a little, well...ja.
Zille seems to have the moral high ground but then she goes and appoints a nincompoop as MEC for education. Even Donald Grant himself was surprised by the appointment, conceding to Beeld that he did “a crash course in education on the Internet” to prepare for the role. Grant's experience is limited to the fishing industry. That's him immediately below. Does his mug inspire confidence?
Then there are the stock markets. The Dow Jones is already 30% from its March lows. The gloom in the financial markets is blowing over, recovery is on its way - right? Wrong. The Wall Street Journal is calling this slight uptick in stock markets a Sucker's Rally - I tend to agree:
I'm bullish when I see productivity driving wealth. For now, the market appears dependent on a hand cranking out dollars to help fund banks. I'd rather see rising expectations for corporate profits.
And as Memorial Day nears, gasoline prices in the US - as usual - are ticking upwards. Who in hell knows why? I mean, oil supplies are at 19 year highs, demand is at record lows, but oil prices still fantasise their way to $60?
I've been scouring the internet looking for something to be positive about. Inspiration is very thin out there. But there's always this.
Lance at the Start of Stage 4 Giro d'Italia -- powered by http://www.livestrong.com
I think Lance epitomises one thing that is sorely lacking in the world, pretty much everywhere. Hard-nosed discipline. And he's consistent. If we intend to thrive in the future we'll need to have what he's having in our porridge.
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