Order is to arrangement
what the soul is to the body, and
what mind is to matter.
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Tweet of the Day
@realDonaldTrump Look, if you find it inconvenient to play by the rules, get the hell out of the game, Whining, Sleazy Donald.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Trump is starting to annoy me. I was never Trump before #NeverTrump, but I never thought I would see so many people follow the Pied Piper.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
When I meet narcissists like Trump who are a little too full of themselves, I usually tend to mock them rather than get in their faces.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Trump can't let up reminding us how many people he has conned into voting for him so far this cycle. But let me remind you no majority win.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Trump has lost by double-digit percentages in places like TX, ID, WI, UT and OH. He blew a 5-point lead in IA and barely held on in LA & MO.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Millions more of voters have voted against Trump than for him. More delegates are non-Trump to date, which is why he needs 494/879 delegates— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
As some 14 competitors have dropped out of the race, Trump has picked up only negligible support & in national polls Cruz is < 10 pts away.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Trump will not win a brokered convention. He has to come to the convention with 1237 delegates or he is done. He loses badly to the Dems.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
The USPS is doing something it hasn't done in nearly 100 years--lowering the price of stamps (by 2 cents).Obviously it hopes for more volume— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
The US is one of the few countries in the developed world to maintain a public monopoly over mail. Its labor costs are outrageous.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
I've blogged about past USPS experiences,including I was punched from behind while arguing a postal insurance claim & they lost an Xmas gift— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
By the USPS losing my mom's package, I mean it got here while I was at work, but they couldn't find it when/after I went to claim it. 2 wks.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
My mom had insured the package but made the mistake of wanting me to sign for it. (Over my objections:long story.) Her claim:bureaucracy.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
I discovered Amazon had sent my last purchase through USPS. USPS won't do apartment deliveries, although other package delivery services do.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Erick Erickson reminds us that the Tea Party and conservative activists were the anti-establishment types, not Trump.Trump BRAGS about deals— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Have you seen Dems go after Pelosi and Reid? No. But it was the GOP activists who went after Cantor and Boehner. Trump was not part of that.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
The same Trump cultists (and Trump himself) who point out that Cruz has won the endorsement of a few Senators claim to be anti-establishment— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
All that electing Trump will do is reshuffle the deck of corrupt dealmaking, instead of Reid making the Cornhusker Kickback and LA Purchase.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Cruz' strategy in NY is simple: be as competitive as possible to keep Trump below 50% in Congressional districts. Obviously NYC is difficult— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
This is Soft Rock America. The best thing to come out of New York was not a demagogue but my first girlfriend: https://t.co/Sfk8XbdEWn— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Unconditional love, acceptance, trust, sacrifice #FamilyValuesIn5Words— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Knowing the pervasiveness of academic progressivism, I despair of younger generations getting a true university experience. I had prevailed.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
It didn't surprise me that a nephew and niece, who had majored in performance arts, became Obama cultists.Few others have discussed politics— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
So I was surprised the other day to find a nephew had posted a political comment against the minimum wage, which isn't popular. I'm so proud— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
My political evolution was not a case of having a free market or conservative professor during 4 degree programs.It was a growing skepticism— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
A non-interventionist perspective evolved because I'm a military brat and my Dad had served during 2 wars; rwo siblings and I are veterans.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Maybe it started with a childhood friend's dad dying in an unpopular war. Or my first resident assistant who lost his leg in Vietnam.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
It wasn't a case of listening to a Ron Paul rant against an activist foreign policy inviting blowback. It was about resolving inconsistency— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
If I argued that activist domestic policy was expensive and counterproductive, how could I argue for expanding activist foreign commitments?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
A Clintonian definition of milk: it depends on what the meaning of milk is.U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruled against natural skim milk— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Florida has decided unless dairies add back fat-soluble vitamins to skim milk, they cannot claim the name skim milk. Frankenmilk is not milk— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
At a time Bernie Sanders wants to add business regulations, France's socialist govt is lowering labor constaints. https://t.co/4wzGjw7phH— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Drudge continues to promote right-fascist Trump. One of his links promises that Trump cultists will defect or stay home if Trump is denied.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Ask me if I give a bleep over what the Trump cultists will do--vote for the political whore Trump funded? Trump will lose, period.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
The Trump cultist idiots are hyping Trump's unfavorables are just like Reagan's at this point of the campaign. BULLSHIT! Trump far worse.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
I resent any comparison of Trump to Reagan, who described himself as libertarian. But 538 demolishes the comparison: https://t.co/F2dCOEGD2y— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
The Trump cultists want to threaten 1964 all over again. Personally, I blame the loss on Hillary Rodham being a Goldwater Girl. #sarcasm— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
The GOP and conservatives survived 1964, with the keynote speaker winning the Presidency in 1980. But the Party of Trump is a death wish.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
This phony, infuriating Trump comparison to Reagan: Trump is pissing all over Reagan's grave. Reagan was for open trade and immigration.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
I criticized Walter Block, a brilliant free market economist, for forming Libertarians for Trump.Tom Woods says that Block is not endorsing.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Woods writes that Block sees Trump as a tool to destroy the GOP establishment. There's much to say for purging GOP leadership but Trump?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
I will say that a well-known free market economist concurs with my dismay over Block's move. Be really careful of what you wish for.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Ed Krayewski of Reason rightly points out Trump's purported non-interventionism is mostly smoke & mirrors;he simply want to repackage policy— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
One of the concerns of my nephew cited earlier was jobs for the next generation. I am not a futurist but I can see ways of sharing resources— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
For example, back in 2000, I worked for a consulting company in the San Jose area which didn't have a LT project which could book 40 hrs/wk.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
I remember one week I literally went to 4 different customer sites for full days of billing; client budgets couldn't afford > 2 days/week.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Another case might be a university with limited major resources; colleges could provide more specialized offerings among campuses.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
I expect some will say that variations of these concepts already exist, but I have a more comprehensive approach,including training/exposure— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
For example, I might audit a class in data mining before teaching it for the first time. Or another company is implementing new software.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
The STEM areas (science, technology, engineering math) should continue to be important. Small-scale (3D) production, personalized drugs.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
"The good news is that Hillary Clinton's policies are losing. The bad news is that Bernie Sanders' policies are winning." - Reason— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Okay, it's bad enough when Trump talked about Baby Tiffany's breasts, but when he groped Rudy Giuliani's boobs? pic.twitter.com/n1L2bhiqGZ— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
There's nothing funny about Matt Welch's top 10 bad Bernie Sanders ideas, all perversions of the Constitution's construct of limited govt.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
Image of the DayThis is Soft Rock America. This goes out to the fool who convinced Trump that he was qualified to be POTUS: https://t.co/ecJ95WfJHE— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 9, 2016
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Choose Life: I Love You, Little One
I love yoooooou!!
This is one of those seemingly random internet things that make you stop whatever you’re doing and just exclaim “Awww”. This mom was just spending some quality time with her baby and goofing around when baby said THIS and immediately became viral sensation. It’s a good thing mom had her phone handy because knowing that this video exists makes the world a happier place. “Aya ooOOOooo”Have you ever seen anything this adorable? Just this one moment is enough to make all of those poopy diapers and sleepless nights totally worth it.
Posted by Social Media Odyssey on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
