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Originally Posted by freebeard
I've got a Lexus axle I'd donate.
See if you agree with me that it was a mistake to transplant New England town planning into a tropical jungle. 
All of my neighbors are all up in arms
About something they saw on TV
Seems some politician got busted for something
That won't make any difference to me
Now I'm sure it's all true and I'm tired of this too
But I can't pray for some guy to fall
I let all them people do what people do
I'm just happy to be here at all
I'm happy to be here to vote randomly
On who ought to take the next dive
I'm eager to see what the downfall will be
And all the hilarity on Saturday Night Live
Mostly it's all scandal TV these days
That's where the real money must fall
Down from the smog of some Hollywood haze
I'm just happy to be here at all
I'm happy to be here, happy to be
Happy
Happy to be here to see how it goes
When everything blows into space
I've been walking my tennis shoes right through my toes
Trying to keep up with the rest of the race
Mostly I stare out my window these days
Watching my dog chase her ball
I'll do my job here whatever it pays
I'm just happy to be here at all
Todd Snider —Happy To Be Here
'Biggest hoax' is a pretty high bar. War... Religion...
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Subversion of the hippys into Yuppies was where it all went off the tracks.
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Dr. Seuss = cultural reference. See below.
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*Thanks freebeard! I'll be thinking on it while I try to get back to Ogden.
*Fordlandia appears to be complete folly,asserting some manufacturing philosophy onto the natural world as if it were a machine.
*Religion is such a delicate subject and so emotional,its not the sort of thing for a rational discourse.It's not reason-driven.If I look at Joel Olsteen though,I feel like I'm looking into the face of Lucifer.(he had a counterpart on HBO's The Sopranos).
*The Art of War has helped me understand War a bit.It was the foundation of Chinese statecraft.And since it's still studied at US military academies today,it continues to gain traction.Business is a form of warfare and China wove it into its culture, as an integral part of its power tapestry.
*Enjoyed the Todd Snider piece!
*My exposure to 'hippies' was the dress,loose sex,drugs,etc.,not necessarily some vision quest and doorway/search for an expanded truth.
*I keep looking for a copy of the Lorax,to make sure I remember it correctly.Joni Mitchell had a song with lyrics which resonated in the same frequency.'Short-sighted businessman,paving over brave little parts..........'