to be a student to some really great instructors. I have learned at the elbows of great masters in several trades, and I have been led by leaders who were giants in the industry- true entrepreneurs who took humble and small businesses to the pinnacle of the industry.

Now, I’m watching the industry I have been a part of for the better part of thirty years implode, to collapse on itself. The very best players in the industry are riding the wave while they can, but they all know that the wave is not a tide but a coriolis effect.

The nation is about to do the same. We are penalizing anyone who does anything, and rewarding the slack; the slack don’t know it, but as soon as they have handed ultimate control to the ruling class, they will be ignored as well, put to work until they are no longer useful. The same has already happened in industry.

Since I work, I will always have a place, so long as I mind my P’s and Q’s and don’t stir up shit. You probably will too. When the totalitarianism is complete we will have to try to work from within to undermine it. It will be easy, they’re morons. I don’t hold much hope for that, though. If we can’t be bothered to do shit about the decline while it’s still going on, ain’t nobody gonna do anything once it’s done.

So remember the Glory Days, remember Freedom, and tell your children and grandchildren. Make sure you do it where you can’t be overheard, though, or you will be re-educated.