Continuing yesterday’s economics theme, we see a couple of pigs with their heels firmly planted on the necks of the proletariat. The working classes would obviously throw off their shackles and engage in a glorious revolution if their oppressors weren’t so darn cute and fuzzy.

Finished reading Yellow. Of the 3 books about racism in the USA I’ve recently read, it was probably the most well-written, and actually presented some solutions for ending or lessening racism that might work. I was confused by one part near the end, though. Wu says something like, “Black people in a white milieu might suffer problems when they go to a Thanksgiving dinner and don’t recognize aspic.” Um. I have attended many Thanksgiving dinners with many white people, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen aspic at any of them. Maybe I’ve been hanging out with the wrong white people. I do not know where Wu got this. Heck, “aspic” isn’t even on stuff white people like.

I got a card in the mail from the local election board. Apparently I can request to have an early ballot sent to my mailing address approximately 30 days before each election, and then I just have to mark the ballot and mail it back. I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t do this. It’s a heck of a lot more convenient, and allows you to research all candidates and ballot proposals thoroughly before making a decision.

Not much else to report.