Treasure in Santa Fe New Mexico

Nobody has said that they have found the Fenn Treasure in New Mexico so I guess there's still time for me to formulate a theory about where it is and go look for it. I just might be right. What have I got to lose? This is NOT breaking news so don't get excited. 

Goblins and goblets

This blog is about nothing - just like that show - remember? It's the last day of the month and there's little to report. Kids will be out on the street asking for sweets. That much I know. I might work on a new painting but maybe not. I don't have to. Blogger is acting funny. I used to be able to paste stuff on here and now I have to actually write it on the little space provided!! Right here. It is not nearly as efficient. The topless woman at left looks quite pensive. Maybe she has finished all her chores for the month, too. I have to go play now - a concert, that is. Tomorrow is a new month with new beginnings for all. Enjoy. Bye bye.

Church and State again

Well, now the saga between the pope and the newly re-instated bishop and the Jewish council in Israel has escalated to include the German government. Whatever happened to separation of Church and State? The pope has even asked the wayward bishop (in Argentina) to recant, which I'm sure he won't do. This will get dicey for sure, though the Vatican is very good at diplomacy. (See post of January 28 - Bishops and Rabbis)

Now what?

From a story in Yahoo! this morning: (Although there is not even a slight hint of frustration in the Pope’s message, we can only imagine what he feels as he realizes that the scope of his political authority (he is powerless) is not nearly equivalent to his moral authority (he is powerful). After more than 400 years of church and state separation, perhaps the time has come to unite church and state once again. Dare anyone say it? “VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI warned in his Christmas message Thursday that the world was headed toward ruin if selfishness prevails over solidarity during tough economic times for rich and poor nations. The traditional papal Christmas Day message "Urbi et Orbi" — Latin for "to the City and to the World" — usually covers the globe's hot spots, but this year Benedict also addressed the economic conditions worrying many across the planet amid near-daily news of layoffs, failing companies and people losing homes. Benedict told tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square that God's saving grace could "alone transform evil into good" and "change human hearts, making them oases of peace." Benedict dedicated part of his message to Africa, singling out Zimbabwe, where hunger is spreading and deepening. He said that people there were "trapped for too long in a political and social crisis which, sadly, keeps worsening." Millions of Zimbabwe's people need food aid, and a cholera epidemic has sharpened problems in a country once considered Africa's breadbasket. Suffering also continues in the war-ravaged region of Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in Darfur, the pope added. In Somalia, people are weighed down with "interminable sufferings" as "the tragic consequences of the lack of stability and peace," he said. The girl at left is happy about something but we don't know what.

Jobs

I don't remember where I picked this quote from, but it really makes no difference.

By Jason Simpkins and William Patalon III: "U.S. consumers are already losing their jobs at an accelerating rate. The same thing is now set to happen to their credit lines. But with so many Americans already losing their main source of income – their jobs – at an ever-spiraling rate, will an economy that derives two-thirds of its power from consumer spending end up mired in its worst funk in decades because those same consumers are now losing their charge accounts?" Some people don't like working all that much anyway, so why complain? For some reassurance, look at the lady's hemline - it's a little high, so that means there's nothing to worry about - things will turn out ok. At least there's unemployment compensation. Things could be bleaker - you could be burning at the stake for voicing your opinion, no? Relax and take a walk in the park. That's what I'm gonna do.