Capitalism - Feudalism without the Kings

Website Wednesday

Before I post my fun, frivolous but entertaining (do you need frivolous to describe entertainment, I wonder?), I'll take care of some business.

We are plowed out; that is the driveway and sidewalk were done late Monday night. Based on my meager science/physics knowledge, I measured the snow on the deck Monday morning and got 9" above the bottom door frame. Yesterday morning, the height was 1". Now, we had no post blizzard winds in this part of NJ (central NJ did) so should I assume the snow melted 8"???? I told you that science was not my forte.

And still on the blizzard: NJ is still without our Gov and Lt Gov. The former is on vacation in Disneyland and won't return until Thursday and the latter is in Mexico; for what, I have no idea. There has been a lot of criticism of this fact and while I agree with it, I'd like to make two points which I think are valid w/o partisan politics.

1. Last year, NJ voted in its first Lt Gov to serve when the Gov can not - for any reason. Why were both out of state at the same time? And, wasn't a blizzard a big enough event for at least one to return? I know, I know, I've heard the argument that with electronic technology today you can govern from a shoebox, but folks, this is politics. During a blizzard, why do the Gov and the Lt Gov (both Republicans) decide to give photo ops to the Acting Gov (NJ Senate President) who is a Dem?

2. And this point is totally without politics; think about a big corporation facing a crisis. Let's take the poisoning of Tylenol which has been in the press again lately. Everyone agrees that the potential fatal sales blow to J & J (the manufacturer) was averted because CEO James Burke took immediate responsibility for and control of the situation. (In fact, his response is still taught in business crisis management courses.) What I don't understand is why our Gov and Lt Gov (you can look at them as CEO and Vice-CEO) don't want to be here in NJ in control of this crisis? Granted that in 1982, Burke couldn't govern from afar but the TV technology hasn't changed that much since then and Burke was in front of the camera at every possible moment; everyone knew he was in charge. Running a state is not only kissing babies.

And on to my website pick:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/

Keeping with the holiday session, this is another entertaining site. It says about itself:

We feature the kind of things you’d want to pass along to your friends: an outrageous video that’s about to go viral, an obscure subculture breaking into the mainstream, a juicy bit of gossip that everyone at the office will be talking about tomorrow, or an ordinary guy having his glorious 15-minutes of fame. And when you read BuzzFeed, you’ll always know the movies, music, and products that are on the rise and worth your time.

You can join the fun by reading the latest at BuzzFeed.com, subscribing via RSS or email, adding the BuzzFeed widget to your site, and contribute by posting your own images, videos, links and comments. Be sure to sign up for a BuzzFeed account and stay tuned for more features coming soon.

So, you could say, that by reading this site you will be ahead of the cutting edge and you'll be able to cavalierly answer: Have you seen..........? With: Oh, that, it's sooooo old shoe.

Right now, you can watch dogs eat vegetables or click Categories for more stuff. Movies range from 12 things you don't know about Edward Scissorhand to a re-cut trailer for The Santa Clause (Pedophile Version), which is much more PG-13 than it sounds. Click Style for Winter Hats for the Obscene (in words, that is) and they are both real hats and they're sold out.

Take a look at BuzzFeed. It's a fast and easy read. Just right for a busy season. But remember, it's adult. Enjoy!