the horse's mouth

The Tax Man Cometh!

Let me tell you
How it will be.
There's one for you,
Nineteen for me,

'Cause I'm the taxman.
Yeah, I'm the taxman.

Should five percent
Appear too small,
Be thankful I don't
Take it all.

'Cause I'm the taxman.
Yeah, I'm the taxman.

If you drive a car,
I'll tax the street.
If you drive to city,
I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold,
I'll tax the heat.
If you take a walk,
I'll tax your feet.

Taxman!

'Cause I'm the taxman.
Yeah, I'm the taxman.

Don't ask me what I want it for,
(Uh-uh, Mr. Wilson.)

If you don't want to pay some more.
(Uh-uh, Mr. Heath.)

'Cause I'm the taxman.
Yeah, I'm the taxman.

And my advice to
Those who die.
(Taxman!)
Declare the pennies
On your eyes.
(Taxman!)

'Cause I'm the taxman.
Yeah, I'm the taxman,
And you're working for no one but me.
(Taxman!)

Written by George Harrison and released as the opening track on The Beatles' 1966 album Revolver.

Plastic In The Ocean, No Es Bueno.

Rise Above Plastic - Plastic Kills! from Surfrider Foundation on Vimeo.

Via Pandabonium.

You Probably Won't See Ernesto And Larry Racing Each Other In These Boats.

The boats above are Dunkpunts. You don't need wads of cash to build them. They're the antithesis of Americas Cups Yachts.



The Duckpunt: "Sailing so chilled, the sailors lay down."
Leave it to the Brits to come up with this low key and inexpensive way to sail.

Cheers to Dylan for this video. This could be another boat for Bonnie to consider.

Technorati Tags: duckpunt, low key sailing, sailing

How To Help Haiti.

Text “Haiti” to 90999 To Donate $10 To American Red Cross Efforts.

Aloha Roy. 1930-2009

One of the good ones has passed from this Earth. He loved sailing, people and animation. Roy Disney will be missed.



Roy's rocket, Pyewacket.
7d 11h 41m 27s from LA to Honolulu.



He always had a smile on his face.

"Fair winds and following seas and long may your big jib draw!"

We Are Watching You.

Cameras praised by officer

TUPD installs cameras in dorms.

Why I'm boycotting Tiburon.

Kinston School now has a new way to protect their students.

More Cameras Installed In More Neighborhoods.



Surveillance Cameras May Go Up In Your Neighborhood.

I spy on you.

Prepare to be watched — and recorded.

Operation Virtual Shield.

Drone aircraft may prowl U.S. skies.

U.S. Surveillance Society Running Rampant.



I think it's wonderful that in order to preserve freedom and liberty, we give it away in the name of security. We are all suspects now.
Go to the ACLU's website to learn more.

Can You Solve These Simple Problems? X + 6 = 14 Solve for X, 3/4 Convert To Decimal.

I hope you can. 

Basic algebra involving fractions and decimals stumped a group of City University of New York freshmen - suggesting city schools aren't preparing them, a CUNY report shows.

During their first math class at one of CUNY's four-year colleges, 90% of 200 students tested couldn't solve a simple algebra problem, the report by the CUNY Council of Math Chairs found. Only a third could convert a fraction into a decimal.

We are doomed!

Fish On Fridays. Old School.

Casting a ulua pole.
Old school Hawaiian hang bait method.



The Ito family from Pa`ia, Maui in 1954, with a 100-lb ulua caught from shore by Gene Ito.
Photo from NWHIT.

Technorati Tags: fish on fridays, fishing, hawaiian foshing, ulua

It's Not My Job, Man.

Sorry dude, it's not my job.

Technorati Tags: not saving sailing, tillerman, sailing

Happy Tax Day!

Our local IRS agent in an action shot.
"Please take it all, I want to do my patriotic duty!"



How much did I pay? No doubt about it, I need a new tax accountant!

Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

Should five per cent appear too small
Be thankful I don't take it all
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.

Don't ask me what I want it for
If you don't want to pay some more
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

Now my advice for those who die
Declare the pennies on your eyes
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

And you're working for no one but me.

Taxman by George Harrison.

Technorati Tags: crying in my beer, taxes, money what money, pour me a strong on barkeep, ouch!

Bad Taste.

I'm sorry Bunty, you're right. It won't happen again.

If I've Said It Once, I'll Say It Twice.

Hello Zimbabwe!
How can the Fed buy bonds and MDOs ? I know, let's print money!
1.15 Trillion dollars!

I'm not alone in my assessment.


Technorati Tags: the fed, are they on drugs?, are they insane?, time will tell, money makes the world go around

What Will Happen To The United States If She Continues Down The Path She Is On?

I know, let's print more money!

Technorati Tags: econ 101, take a class guys!, current events

My New Bank.

Is this the best place for my money?
Banco de Jose.



Cramer says it's time to abandon ship.
What happened to the bailout?


Technorati Tags: the never ending crisis, the end of the world, financial armageddon, pour me a double

Oink, Oink!

Can you say pork? (Did anyone read this brick before voting on it?)
Thank you to our congressional comrade patriots.



Phew! You guys have averted a cataclysmic disaster from happening...until the next CRISIS.
Who is paying for this?


Hell, now that I got that RESCUE thingy out of the way I can do important stuff like clear some brush on the ranch.

Thank you for doing the People's Work!
Due diligence, my ass. We're f*cked.


Technorati Tags: debacle, long live the revolution, dolts, read bills before you vote on them

The World Upside Down.

Dear Great Benevolent Comrade Leader,

Little did I realize that all your talk about Free Enterprise was just a ploy to lead our country down a glorious path towards a People's Democratic Republic. Your brilliant achievement has astounded us all. Long live the revolution!

P.S. You could give Hugo lessons on increasing the size and control of government.



I'm crying too kid!



"I have a hard time understanding why we are giving $700 billion to the Secretary of the Treasury, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, who along with other financial institutions, actually got us into this problem. Now, maybe I'm the only person in America who thinks that's a little bit weird, but that is what I think." - Bernie Sanders.
You know the world is crazy when I agree with the only socialist member of the senate.



Update:
The No's
Allard (R)
Barasso (R)
Brownback (R)
Bunning (R)
Cantwell (D)
Cochran (R)
Crapo (R)
DeMint (R)
Dole (R)
Dorgan (D)
Enzi (R)
Feingold (D)
Inhofe (R)
Johnson (D)
Landrieu (D)
Nelson (FL) (D)
Roberts (R)
Sanders (I)
Sessions (R)
Shelby (R)
Stabenow (D)
Tester (D)
Vitter (R)
Wicker (R)
Wyden (D)

UPDATE 2:
The Russian Novel Can Be Found here.
Do you think the senators read it?


Technorati Tags: ecomic meltdown, wo is me, the world is ending, rescue my ass, it's a bailout

I'm Sorry Deputy Dog, This Is Not Calgary!

To stampede or not to stampede, that is the question.
Not all the "folks" or "friends" agree with Senor El Presidente or the experts on CNBC and the major networks that we need to rush the horses off the ranch without knowing the terrain. I know that I'm not the smartest cowpoke on the spread, but it's been my experience that panic always leads to bad decisions. You never know, the direction toward the South 40 might have a cliff or two.

Below are those with differing views on how to handle the current "CRISIS."

More from Arnold Kling.

Bailout will turn America into England.

Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer

Why the Bailout is Bad for America.

Does It Take a Panic to Stop a Panic?

How Would We Know If a Bail-Out Worked? Take Your Stand

I Think We Better Think It Out Again

You Can't Rescue the Financial System If You Can't Read a Balance Sheet

"Are there really only two choices: a depression or nationalization? Can we afford this bailout without spending cuts? Should we rescue financial institutions without the help of the private sector? Why the rush to war?"

That should be enough for you to chew on.


Technorati Tags: panic in dc, panic on wall street, get a grip, the end of the world, current affairs

Banned In America! [Drew Carey Video From Reason TV]

The Nanny State marches forward.
Via Reason TV.

Technorati Tags: reason tv, the nanny state, liberty

The Road To Serfdom.

It seems that everyday we creep closer and closer to socialism.
What's a good Classical Liberal to do?

Technorati Tags: freedom, liberty, the road to serfdom video

Is This In Your Future?

The Mule.
They also have one for SUP boards. [nice photo]

With gasoline prices reaching higher and higher I think it's time to
seriously consider an alternative to putting my boats and boards on top of my
car.



The Equinox.
What do you think Bunty? Puffy....[I mean Mr. Puffin]? Edward? Toro! Toro! Ole!
This could be the one.



The Trayak.
Bonnie? Sorry Tilly, I couldn't find one that can pull a Laser or Force 5.

Piss off Hugo and make Al happy, lower that footprint!

Technorati Tags: bike trailer, kayak trailer, surfboard trailer, windsurfer trailer