Slowpoke: Laziness Craziness

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Planet Waves

By Jen Sorensen.

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16 Responses to Slowpoke: Laziness Craziness

  1. awordedgewise awordedgewise says:
    November 29, 2011 at 3:59 pm

    No doubt the nature of the work we (must) create out of this chaos will be based in a different value system that that of most jobs (that were recently available) today.

    Perhaps a certain “apathy” toward the current model is another word.

  2. Eric Francis Eric Francis says:
    November 29, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    Vis a vis laziness, this is a weird environment in which to be hiring people.

    It may be the combination of deskilling, the paring away at confidence and the antisocial environment propagated by the internet, but it’s just a little weird encountering the people who think they are looking for work.

  3. awordedgewise awordedgewise says:
    November 28, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    “the entire Congress should dismiss itself for permanent recess.”

    Got my vote.

  4. Fe Bongolan says:
    November 28, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    Aword:

    Unfortunately you’re not dreaming. John McCain and Carl Levin are co-sponsoring that bill.

    Between that and the Internet Protection Act– SOPA, the entire Congress should dismiss itself for permanent recess. Too out of it to deal with reality.

  5. awordedgewise awordedgewise says:
    November 28, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    Am I dreaming?:

    “US Senate To Vote On Bill That Will Allow The Military To Arrest Americans On American Soil And Hold Them Indefinitely”

    http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/11/26/us-senate-to-vote-on-bill-that-will-allow-the-military-to-arrest-americans-on-american-soil-and-hold-them-indefinitely/

  6. Len Wallick Len Wallick says:
    November 28, 2011 at 7:39 pm

    Thank you, Fe.

  7. Fe Bongolan says:
    November 28, 2011 at 7:30 pm

    Here’s something on Cain’s chart info from Nancy’s site, which could explain the free-fall:

    Far more treacherous political terrain is likely to impact Herman Cain as of about October 28, continuing through November 19, 2011. Jupiter, the planet of success and expansiveness, will be gone, while Saturn, the planet of criticism and frustration, will begin to take over. Saturn will conjunct Jupiter (22Libra18), semisquare Mercury (7Sagittarius56), square Saturn (23Cancer40), and semisquare Venus (9Sagittarius27). It seems probable that his high poll numbers will significantly diminish during this period.

    Another indication of the shifting tides in Cain’s fortunes may be found in the US/Cain composite chart in which the Sun/Mercury conjunction (2Libra21 and 1Libra04) is currently being opposed by transiting Uranus, from early September through early November 2011. This configuration has brought a sudden, unexpected rise to prominence and is likely to be followed by an equally precipitous fall. In addition, transiting Neptune is at present conjunct Cain’s progressed Sun (28Aquarius18) and sesquiquadrate his progressed Mars (14Cancer12), through mid-December 2011, pointing to both the sleight-of-hand calculations that underlie his economic plans and the potential for self-delusion regarding his candidacy.

    Although there is nothing to suggest a sweeping success for Cain during the primaries, he will have some moments of modified success during January and early February, particularly in Iowa and South Carolina. Moreover, it may well be that the primary season will extend for several months, especially given that the GOP has ended its winner-take-all policy. What is especially interesting regarding Cain in 2012 is the intensified activity in his chart from late April through mid-August. This points to either an exceptionally long primary fight or Cain’s attempt to become the vice-presidential nominee. The very difficult string of Saturn transits to Venus, Mercury, and Saturn, described above for late October and November 2011, will return from April 24 through August 10. But this period will also be interspersed with a parallel series of very beneficial Jupiter and Venus aspects to his Sun, Mercury and Venus. Taken together, these suggest Cain may still be campaigning well into the summer. With little significant planetary activity found in his chart after mid-August, however, there is little to indicate that Herman Cain will find himself in the Oval Office as of January 2013.

  8. Brendan Brendan says:
    November 28, 2011 at 7:17 pm

    Amazing how things keep “coming up:” late word is of a woman who had a 13 year affair with Herman Cain. Will this be the torpedo that finally sinks his ship?

    Did this get spammed or not? I’m having issues with WordPress…

  9. mariapadhila says:
    November 28, 2011 at 6:34 pm

    Love love love this new feature!

  10. Fe Bongolan says:
    November 28, 2011 at 6:32 pm

    Shanna:

    This link is from (like it or not) Andrew Ross-Sorkin’s “Dealbook” which is a kind of gossip salon for the financial class at the New York Times. This article talks about how really tough a judge Rakoff is.

    http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/behind-judge-rakoffs-rejection-of-s-e-c-citigroup-settlement

  11. Shanna Philipson says:
    November 28, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    oh, ha! Sure. I thought perhaps there was a case back then I’d missed. Martian slip-time, indeed.

  12. Len Wallick Len Wallick says:
    November 28, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    Shanna: My error on the date. Please forgive my typo. Interesting that Mars was in Virgo (like it is now) in July of 2010. Guess you would call that a “Martian Time Slip”.

  13. Shanna Philipson says:
    November 28, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    Len: Did I miss something about the date?

    Fe: Curious to see if Rakoff gets to stay on this case. Was welcome news, though.

  14. Fe Bongolan says:
    November 28, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    Get a limb. Oh dear me.

  15. Len Wallick Len Wallick says:
    November 28, 2011 at 5:31 pm

    Jen Sorensen: Thank you for nailing the point and tickling the funny bone simultaneously.

    Shanna: Thank you for the link. A thoughtful judge, who woulda’ thunk it? That’s encouraging. Do you think Citi will claim double jeopardy because the trial is scheduled in July of 2010?

  16. Shanna Philipson says:
    November 28, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    Did anyone catch this yet?

    Judge rejects Citigroup settlement offer:

    Judge Jed Rakoff said that the settlement announced last month, under which Citi neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s allegations, deprived the public “of ever knowing the truth in a matter of obvious public importance.”

    He instead ordered Citi to face trial over the allegations in July 2012.

    “[I]n any case like this that touches on the transparency of financial markets whose gyrations have so depressed our economy and debilitated our lives, there is an overriding public interest in knowing the truth,” Rakoff, a U.S. district judge in Manhattan, wrote in his decision.

    Note the date of the trial.

    http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/28/news/companies/citigroup_settlement_rejected/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2

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