Jibber jabber

A weekend away from the Institute, the dawgs have gone on in another direction.

A welcome relief, don't you think?  Which reminds me, Trader Joe's used to sell a cheddar cheese product that had bits of chocolate in it.  Another company had a blue cheese infused with chocolate liqueur.  I'm not the first person to think about such an unusual food pairing; hit up Mr. Google for "chocolate cheese" for some interesting links.

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I'll reserve judgement on the topic of economic equality until Uncle Ken has run out of steam on that subject but some aspects yet unmentioned are the source of income and taxation.  These are significant factors, as is our nation's role in the global economy.  I can't begrudge anyone getting rich if it's done fairly with a level playing field.

But some folks don't play fair and use legal loopholes to game the system, which will become easier as the government keeps gutting the regulating agencies responsible for overseeing these matters.  Greed is still legal.

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The business of Bitcoin baffles me also, Mr. Beagles, but I found an article that helps a little.  Money is now imaginary, only about 10% of our wealth exists in the form of paper currency or coins. I haven't gotten my head around it yet, but maybe this link will help: https://medium.com/@mariabustillos/you-dont-understand-bitcoin-because-you-think-money-is-real-5aef45b8e952
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So the Russians have been tossed out of the upcoming Olympics, not something to bring a smile to Putin's face.  And Mueller's team has sent subpoenas to Deutschebank for some financial records involving Trump's wheelings and dealings although the White House denies it.  The story is getting better and better.

Tomorrow, I think, Time magazine announces its Person of the Year and I hope it's Trump again, but with a thorough hatchet job including a lot of specifics and naming of names.  We'll see.