The Impartial Spectator

This woman on a motorcycle is a volunteer norm enforcer.  Don't litter.  Fun to watch.



The larger subject was explored a bit when I interviewed Russ on EconTalk.

(Nod to Pavel, for the video link)

"The Kicker..."

So, a guy cuts off his own foot so he doesn't have to work.

You would REALLY have to hate working to do that.

The guy planned ahead: not only cut off his foot, but then barbecued his foot to make sure it could not be reattached.

What I like is that the article mentions "the kicker" (!): being footless won't mean the guy will be disabled.

Nod to the Blonde, who always adds some foot notes to my day.

EU Busts Man's Heat Balls

UPDATE: EU will capture and destroy the "Heat Balls," discussed earlier today here at KPC.

Can it really be better to make new bulbs, and destroy these without using them? How does that save energy? Can they be serious?

Answer: YES, if you understand that environmentalism has nothing to do with saving energy, and everything to do with religious ceremonies where cost is actually a signal of devotion. As soon as you start to think of environuts as religious zealots, it makes perfect sense.

(Nod to the Blonde, again. She just can't let these Heat Balls alone!)

Equal time: Breastfeeding Leave for Men

Men get to take "breast-feeding" leave, after baby is born.

Even if the mother of the baby is not employed, and is staying home.

No, really. In Spain.

Why is it that these arguments about equity seem to be most powerful when some bunch of whiny MEN think they have been denied something? I mean, it's true that if the man were staying home, and the woman were working, the woman would get an hour paid leave to go breastfeed. But, at the risk of pointing out the obvious, there is a difference in equipment we're talking about here. (And, vive la difference, by the way!)

And how long is it before Europe just closes completely? These people are batshit crazy.

(UPDATE: Could this be a way of subsidizing babies? Spain's birth native born birth rate is very low, 1.32 children per woman, only Greece is lower...That would be clever, right? ....Nah, can't be)

(Nod to the Ward Boss)

I knew I felt wimpy and weak, and now I know why!

America has become too European. I hate it when that happens.

(Nod to RS)

Tyler Cowen is a jelly doughnut

KPC friend Tyler Cowen informs us that he is now somehow living in Berlin with "only five CDs, a Kindle, and a few paperbacks"

5 CDs for Berlin, eh? That's tough. Here is what I hope he has:

Can: Tago Mago

Cluster: Cluster 71

The Notwist: Shrink

Velvet Underground: White Heat / White Light

Lounge Lizards: Voice of Chunk

Now I have to say that I've never been to Berlin, but if I did go, and didn't bring my iPod or anything, I'd be very, very happy to have these 5 CDs. They just fit my image of the place.