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To have and To hold

'Chilled' Beer on a sweltering day comes to mind.  But of course that is not the purpose of this blog. Its about the variety of silly things we humans have been involved with which seriously puts a dent in our race to be the smarter species.  Flock of migrating snow geese have more sense.

So on the subject of vows - that itself is indicative of what is lacking in society.  We have to promise, take vows, and so on for everything from practicing medicine (forget the real stuff), to getting betrothed (more on this priest/salesman in a frock later), to ensuring our money will be worth something tomorrow.  Each dollar bill is a promissory note backed by the full (not partial mind you) faith of the Federal Reserve.

So what is with all these promises?  Are we still in kindergarten?  I promise I will bring you a lollipop tomorrow if you let me kiss you today.  Well maybe not kiss but you get the idea.

Then there is the hilarity of the 'breaking a promise' that inevitably follows.  I mean didn't the government also promise to its people to take care of them and not shut it down?  Or run its trains on time?  Or not waste its resources?  The broken promise headlines are endless.

Enter the Union.  Could have made a nice Bruce Lee title.  Or make it Unions.

These marxist ideas have still found a way to disrupt normal life as exciting as that is.  We had a local transit system quit working because its Unions thought they were unfairly paid.  No trains.  Then they had the audacity to throw the bus line serving the stations to get out of their property so people did not know where their buses went.

Promises made but not kept?  To paraphrase Seinfeld anyone can make a promise its the Holding that matters.  People have focused on the HAVE and not the HOLD.  Therein lies the battle of HAVES and HAVE NOTS.

Quite a knotty problem if you ask me.  Behold the knots.
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