Wow, what a year! Sarah Grace was born on September 9th and we are so delighted to be parents again at a somewhat "more mature" age. Katy, Audrey, and I are now recovering somewhat as we adjust to the new normal. Our friends and family here in Austin have been so kind and the outpouring of love and support has been very meaningful.
We've taken Sarah up to school a few times now and we have so many children who come over and love on her. It is so great to be part of such a nice community and we are forever thankful.
I don't have much to add right now but just want to reiterate how blessed and thankful we are to have our friends and family. This has been such an unusual experience and our lives are forever changed.
Solomon Group National Education Center
Creed: To Glorify God and help people.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Summer Almost Over
Uggg. I almost went to the beach today but the natural momentum of my life and my habits kept me from it. Better to goof off in front of a computer than to enjoy all that the beach has to offer. That's what I have to say about it.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Watch this video. It's About Laminin.
This will be a great 8 minute investment of your time. You need to know about Laminin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4zgJXPpI4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4zgJXPpI4
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Interview with ME!
I found this online and forgot that I had been interviewed by BMX Webmaster Bryan Teague. Since I am a candidate for public office, I thought some of my former thoughts should be shared as well. For the two of you in my fan club (Katy and Audrey), I humbly submit my thoughts for your perusal:
http://www.ucbmxracing.com/Cash_interview.htm
http://www.ucbmxracing.com/Cash_interview.htm
A Great Speech.
I am still running for President. Scroll around, read about me and my ideas. Also read this piece by PJ who puts it down pretty well. I hope being president will be fun. It is a lot of work to type on this blog once every couple of weeks. Please feel free to forward my blog to your entire address book. People need to read it. Thanks!
Fairness, idealism and other atrocities Commencement advice you're unlikely to hear elsewhere. By P.J. O'Rourke May 4, 2008
Well, here you are at your college graduation. And I know what you're thinking: "Gimme the sheepskin and get me outta here!" But not so fast. First you have to listen to a commencement speech. Don't moan. I'm not going to "pass the wisdom of one generation down to the next." I'm a member of the 1960s generation. We didn't have any wisdom.We were the moron generation. We were the generation that believed we could stop the Vietnam War by growing our hair long and dressing like circus clowns. We believed drugs would change everything -- which they did, for John Belushi.
We believed in free love. Yes, the love was free, but we paid a high price for the sex.My generation spoiled everything for you. It has always been the special prerogative of young people to look and act weird and shock grown-ups. But my generation exhausted the Earth's resources of the weird. Weird clothes -- we wore them. Weird beards -- we grew them. Weird words and phrases -- we said them. So, when it came your turn to be original and look and act weird, all you had left was to tattoo your faces and pierce your tongues. Ouch. That must have hurt. I apologize.
So now, it's my job to give you advice. But I'm thinking: You're finishing 16 years of education, and you've heard all the conventional good advice you can stand.
So, let me offer some relief:
1. Go out and make a bunch of money! Here we are living in the world's most prosperous country, surrounded by all the comforts, conveniences and security that money can provide. Yet no American political, intellectual or cultural leader ever says to young people, "Go out and make a bunch of money." Instead, they tell you that money can't buy happiness. Maybe, but money can rent it.There's nothing the matter with honest moneymaking. Wealth is not a pizza, where if I have too many slices you have to eat the Domino's box. In a free society, with the rule of law and property rights, no one loses when someone else gets rich.
2. Don't be an idealist! Don't chain yourself to a redwood tree. Instead, be a corporate lawyer and make $500,000 a year. No matter how much you cheat the IRS, you'll still end up paying $100,000 in property, sales and excise taxes. That's $100,000 to schools, sewers, roads, firefighters and police. You'll be doing good for society. Does chaining yourself to a redwood tree do society $100,000 worth of good?
Idealists are also bullies. The idealist says, "I care more about the redwood trees than you do. I care so much I can't eat. I can't sleep. It broke up my marriage. And because I care more than you do, I'm a better person. And because I'm the better person, I have the right to boss you around."Get a pair of bolt cutters and liberate that tree.Who does more for the redwoods and society anyway -- the guy chained to a tree or the guy who founds the "Green Travel Redwood Tree-Hug Tour Company" and makes a million by turning redwoods into a tourist destination, a valuable resource that people will pay just to go look at?So make your contribution by getting rich. Don't be an idealist.
3. Get politically uninvolved! All politics stink. Even democracy stinks. Imagine if our clothes were selected by the majority of shoppers, which would be teenage girls. I'd be standing here with my bellybutton exposed. Imagine deciding the dinner menu by family secret ballot. I've got three kids and three dogs in my family. We'd be eating Froot Loops and rotten meat.But let me make a distinction between politics and politicians. Some people are under the misapprehension that all politicians stink. Impeach George W. Bush, and everything will be fine. Nab Ted Kennedy on a DUI, and the nation's problems will be solved. But the problem isn't politicians -- it's politics. Politics won't allow for the truth. And we can't blame the politicians for that. Imagine what even a little truth would sound like on today's campaign trail: "No, I can't fix public education. The problem isn't the teachers unions or a lack of funding for salaries, vouchers or more computer equipment The problem is your kids!"
4. Forget about fairness. We all get confused about the contradictory messages that life and politics send.Life sends the message, "I'd better not be poor. I'd better get rich. I'd better make more money than other people." Meanwhile, politics sends us the message, "Some people make more money than others. Some are rich while others are poor. We'd better close that 'income disparity gap.' It's not fair!"Well, I am here to advocate for unfairness. I've got a 10-year-old at home. She's always saying, "That's not fair." When she says this, I say, "Honey, you're cute. That's not fair. Your family is pretty well off. That's not fair. You were born in America. That's not fair. Darling, you had better pray to God that things don't start getting fair for you." What we need is more income, even if it means a bigger income disparity gap
5. Be a religious extremist! So, avoid politics if you can. But if you absolutely cannot resist, read the Bible for political advice -- even if you're a Buddhist, atheist or whatever. Don't get me wrong, I am not one of those people who believes that God is involved in politics. On the contrary. Observe politics in this country. Observe politics around the world. Observe politics through history. Does it look like God's involved? The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin. Observe the Tenth Commandment. The first nine commandments concern theological principles and social law: Thou shalt not make graven images, steal, kill, et cetera. Fair enough. But then there's the tenth: "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's."Here are God's basic rules about how we should live, a brief list of sacred obligations and solemn moral precepts. And, right at the end of it we read, "Don't envy your buddy because he has an ox or a donkey." Why did that make the top 10? Why would God, with just 10 things to tell Moses, include jealousy about livestock?Well, think about how important this commandment is to a community, to a nation, to a democracy. If you want a mule, if you want a pot roast, if you want a cleaning lady, don't whine about what the people across the street have. Get rich and get your own.Now, one last thing:
6. Don't listen to your elders! After all, if the old person standing up here actually knew anything worth telling, he'd be charging you for it.
P.J. O'Rourke, a correspondent for the Weekly Standard and the Atlantic, is the author, most recently, of "On The Wealth of Nations." A longer version of this article appears in Change magazine, which reports on trends and issues in higher education.
I approve of this message. Cash.
Fairness, idealism and other atrocities Commencement advice you're unlikely to hear elsewhere. By P.J. O'Rourke May 4, 2008
Well, here you are at your college graduation. And I know what you're thinking: "Gimme the sheepskin and get me outta here!" But not so fast. First you have to listen to a commencement speech. Don't moan. I'm not going to "pass the wisdom of one generation down to the next." I'm a member of the 1960s generation. We didn't have any wisdom.We were the moron generation. We were the generation that believed we could stop the Vietnam War by growing our hair long and dressing like circus clowns. We believed drugs would change everything -- which they did, for John Belushi.
We believed in free love. Yes, the love was free, but we paid a high price for the sex.My generation spoiled everything for you. It has always been the special prerogative of young people to look and act weird and shock grown-ups. But my generation exhausted the Earth's resources of the weird. Weird clothes -- we wore them. Weird beards -- we grew them. Weird words and phrases -- we said them. So, when it came your turn to be original and look and act weird, all you had left was to tattoo your faces and pierce your tongues. Ouch. That must have hurt. I apologize.
So now, it's my job to give you advice. But I'm thinking: You're finishing 16 years of education, and you've heard all the conventional good advice you can stand.
So, let me offer some relief:
1. Go out and make a bunch of money! Here we are living in the world's most prosperous country, surrounded by all the comforts, conveniences and security that money can provide. Yet no American political, intellectual or cultural leader ever says to young people, "Go out and make a bunch of money." Instead, they tell you that money can't buy happiness. Maybe, but money can rent it.There's nothing the matter with honest moneymaking. Wealth is not a pizza, where if I have too many slices you have to eat the Domino's box. In a free society, with the rule of law and property rights, no one loses when someone else gets rich.
2. Don't be an idealist! Don't chain yourself to a redwood tree. Instead, be a corporate lawyer and make $500,000 a year. No matter how much you cheat the IRS, you'll still end up paying $100,000 in property, sales and excise taxes. That's $100,000 to schools, sewers, roads, firefighters and police. You'll be doing good for society. Does chaining yourself to a redwood tree do society $100,000 worth of good?
Idealists are also bullies. The idealist says, "I care more about the redwood trees than you do. I care so much I can't eat. I can't sleep. It broke up my marriage. And because I care more than you do, I'm a better person. And because I'm the better person, I have the right to boss you around."Get a pair of bolt cutters and liberate that tree.Who does more for the redwoods and society anyway -- the guy chained to a tree or the guy who founds the "Green Travel Redwood Tree-Hug Tour Company" and makes a million by turning redwoods into a tourist destination, a valuable resource that people will pay just to go look at?So make your contribution by getting rich. Don't be an idealist.
3. Get politically uninvolved! All politics stink. Even democracy stinks. Imagine if our clothes were selected by the majority of shoppers, which would be teenage girls. I'd be standing here with my bellybutton exposed. Imagine deciding the dinner menu by family secret ballot. I've got three kids and three dogs in my family. We'd be eating Froot Loops and rotten meat.But let me make a distinction between politics and politicians. Some people are under the misapprehension that all politicians stink. Impeach George W. Bush, and everything will be fine. Nab Ted Kennedy on a DUI, and the nation's problems will be solved. But the problem isn't politicians -- it's politics. Politics won't allow for the truth. And we can't blame the politicians for that. Imagine what even a little truth would sound like on today's campaign trail: "No, I can't fix public education. The problem isn't the teachers unions or a lack of funding for salaries, vouchers or more computer equipment The problem is your kids!"
4. Forget about fairness. We all get confused about the contradictory messages that life and politics send.Life sends the message, "I'd better not be poor. I'd better get rich. I'd better make more money than other people." Meanwhile, politics sends us the message, "Some people make more money than others. Some are rich while others are poor. We'd better close that 'income disparity gap.' It's not fair!"Well, I am here to advocate for unfairness. I've got a 10-year-old at home. She's always saying, "That's not fair." When she says this, I say, "Honey, you're cute. That's not fair. Your family is pretty well off. That's not fair. You were born in America. That's not fair. Darling, you had better pray to God that things don't start getting fair for you." What we need is more income, even if it means a bigger income disparity gap
5. Be a religious extremist! So, avoid politics if you can. But if you absolutely cannot resist, read the Bible for political advice -- even if you're a Buddhist, atheist or whatever. Don't get me wrong, I am not one of those people who believes that God is involved in politics. On the contrary. Observe politics in this country. Observe politics around the world. Observe politics through history. Does it look like God's involved? The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin. Observe the Tenth Commandment. The first nine commandments concern theological principles and social law: Thou shalt not make graven images, steal, kill, et cetera. Fair enough. But then there's the tenth: "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's."Here are God's basic rules about how we should live, a brief list of sacred obligations and solemn moral precepts. And, right at the end of it we read, "Don't envy your buddy because he has an ox or a donkey." Why did that make the top 10? Why would God, with just 10 things to tell Moses, include jealousy about livestock?Well, think about how important this commandment is to a community, to a nation, to a democracy. If you want a mule, if you want a pot roast, if you want a cleaning lady, don't whine about what the people across the street have. Get rich and get your own.Now, one last thing:
6. Don't listen to your elders! After all, if the old person standing up here actually knew anything worth telling, he'd be charging you for it.
P.J. O'Rourke, a correspondent for the Weekly Standard and the Atlantic, is the author, most recently, of "On The Wealth of Nations." A longer version of this article appears in Change magazine, which reports on trends and issues in higher education.
I approve of this message. Cash.
Friday, April 25, 2008
More On Politics. Vote For Me.
I want to hire this guy to write editorial about the Congress while I am in office. Please vote for me. Please leave comments about how much you like me as it will encourage others to do the same, and then I get to be the President. Easy. Please read this article.
Wow! Ain't it the truth!
545 People By Charlie Reese --
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy, The Federal Reserve Bank does.One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of the 300 million - are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress.
In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered but private central bank.I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.
What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits.The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes.Who is the speaker of the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts - of incompetence and irresponsibility.I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people.
When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red. If the Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ. If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.
There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like 'the economy,' 'inflation' or 'politics' that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.
Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses - provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess! Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel
Wow! Ain't it the truth!
545 People By Charlie Reese --
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy, The Federal Reserve Bank does.One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of the 300 million - are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress.
In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered but private central bank.I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.
What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits.The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes.Who is the speaker of the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts - of incompetence and irresponsibility.I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people.
When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red. If the Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ. If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.
There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like 'the economy,' 'inflation' or 'politics' that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.
Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses - provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess! Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel
Thursday, April 24, 2008
My Girls
Yes, I may very well be the next President of the United States, but on the way, I have much to be thankful for and many things to praise God for. As you may have heard, my manly ability to be US President has carried over into my personal life and now my wife is 19 weeks pregnant. Stuff like that happens when you are 46 and qualified to run the free world. (Iron fist, velvet glove)
So, Katy is pregnant. Today we found out that Audrey is to have a brand new SISTER coming sometime in September. If you believe in prayer, please pray for Katy, Audrey, Me, and for Sarah Grace. We chose the name Sarah from the Bible. Sarah was 90 when she had a child! We chose Grace because God shows us mercy and grace on a daily basis and we are in awe of His love. Mercy may not have been a good middle name for a little sweet girl. God has given me the desires of my heart and fulfilled me in a way that is hard to describe. Praise The Lord, Praise The Lord!
So, anyway, I would like to be president and now I have a new daughter on the way! Lots of responsibility for one humble man. My mind is still not completely around the idea that we have another child on the way. I made Katy mow the back 40 acres and adjust the transmissions in both cars. She is a trooper. I will be better next time, I promise.
So, Katy is pregnant. Today we found out that Audrey is to have a brand new SISTER coming sometime in September. If you believe in prayer, please pray for Katy, Audrey, Me, and for Sarah Grace. We chose the name Sarah from the Bible. Sarah was 90 when she had a child! We chose Grace because God shows us mercy and grace on a daily basis and we are in awe of His love. Mercy may not have been a good middle name for a little sweet girl. God has given me the desires of my heart and fulfilled me in a way that is hard to describe. Praise The Lord, Praise The Lord!
So, anyway, I would like to be president and now I have a new daughter on the way! Lots of responsibility for one humble man. My mind is still not completely around the idea that we have another child on the way. I made Katy mow the back 40 acres and adjust the transmissions in both cars. She is a trooper. I will be better next time, I promise.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
I Want To Be Your President In 2008
Why Cash Matthews Should Be Elected President of The United States In 2008
It is that time of the decade where armchair politicians everywhere take a stand for that one person they believe most qualified to lead our country into the future. The position of President of The United States of America is perhaps the most powerful political position in all the world. After much political “hubbub”, each party carefully selects that one special person whom they believe most qualified to win the election in November. Sometimes, there is a clear choice. Ronald Regan comes to mind.
In 2008, no such clear choice exists for the American Public. John McCain seems to be tired of the process already and choosing between Obama and Clinton is sort of like choosing between liver or more liver. Uggg. The whole thing makes me want to vomit, but I am sure someone would come along and tax it. So, with that in mind, I believe I should be elected president of The United States in 2008. And after reading my thoughts, and if you agree, jump right in and get me elected. I won’t be doing any campaign work beyond my blog as it is concise, clear, and to the point. There is no doubt where I stand, what I will do, or what my opinion is on a particular matter. Take a moment and ponder what it would be like to have your old buddy, Cash, running the country.
First, let’s identify the real issues facing our country today. There are several and in no particular order of importance, let’s get with it.
Economics. Too many people don’t have a clear perception of what the economy is, how it works, or how it affects them. Some folks think the president has something to do with the economy. Hogwash. The economy is you and me spending money, hiring people, saving for the future, and being prudent with our choices. The economy is a keen self awareness that each of us is responsible for our own financial well being and we don’t want the government involved at all.
Here is how we make the economy even better right away.
Institute a consumption tax. Add 10% to the price of everything and eliminate the IRS and the federal income tax. This would take a couple of years to institute, so I will be required to be elected to two terms to see it through. With this plan we end interest rate tax deductions, special interest group tax deductions, and corporate loopholes. There will be more money in our tax coffers than ever before and the burden will be equitable among the rich, the middle class, and the poor. You poor people have had it way too easy for way too long. We made it easy to be poor in the US. Cut back to 1 color tv and 1 car if you aren’t making it.
Phase out Social Security. Starting today, every baby born will be required to put away $1,000 into the Franklin Templeton Founding Funds mutual fund. (please see a prospectus before investing, consider all risks, and realize that I am not soliciting you here.) On the day I step into office, everyone on that day who is 40 or younger will no longer pay social security or receive social security. Lets do the math before you hate me.
First, you need to know that 15.5% of your income is paid into SS each pay period. Eliminating this give you more paycheck and your employer more profit. AWESOME! It also encourages self employment as the ridiculous “self employment tax” goes away and small entrepreneurs can flourish without the threat of the government looming over them. This will increase the job market massively.
Without the gouge of social security taxes, we could easily raise the minimum wage to $10 without sacrifice on the part of the employer. I hate the minimum wage concept, but need to support it to get elected by those who choose to live on it. So, if you vote for me I will give you more money. But seriously, if you work for minimum wage, figure out how to make more. That is just a starting point not designed to be your ending wage in life.
Eliminate the capital gains tax. There is so much capital sitting on the sidelines both in cash, stocks, and real estate but people won’t move it because our population is tax averse. Capital would pour into the economy and US investment back into the US would flourish.
There are lots of other things we can do, but these basic ones will get us
going like never before.
US Security.
I am afraid of terrorism. I want a place where my children’s children can flourish without fear. There are some things we should do right away to counter these threats.
Quadruple the funding of the CIA, NSA, FBI and other counter-terrorism groups. Once we recognize that these guys want to kill you and your family and your pets, it will be okay to strike back in a way that they have never seen. The CIA and others will go back to being clandestine organizations without all the public scrutiny.
Drill on our own lands and tell the Saudis to “piss off”. Alaska, we are sacrificing the caribou to our local zoo and we are going to create new drilling programs as well as R & D, alternative fuel sources, refining, etc. We will incent fuel savings, etc in all areas including autos, airlines, homes, manufacturing, etc. We will have a goal of being completely energy independent by 2017 when my daughter graduates high school.
Refine military procedures where terrorist cells are concerned. Strike forces should be enough to wipe out these groups.
Complete reform of immigration. If you want to kill us, you stay home. Eliminate Visa programs of known terrorist groups.
Health Care.
Allow HSA accounts for every citizen. The government is not supposed to provide your health insurance or your car insurance or any other type of insurance that is personal in nature.
Ease FDA scrutiny on drug research to a degree. I am not sure how much, but I will hire some experts to tell me how to make drugs cheaper in the US. Otherwise, we will open kiosks and Mexican internet sites so US citizens can buy drugs as cheaply as the rest of the world.
Create a senior citizen drug guideline for drug companies and pharmacies to follow. There aren’t many easy answers here so I will hire the smartest people I can find to help me figure out a workable solution. Our over 65 population has paid a great price for America and we need a workable plan for this group where health care and prescriptions are concerned.
Create a stop-loss guideline for all uninsured that can be implemented by major health care companies. Perhaps a $10,000 deductible plan with a prescription card that could be easily obtained by individuals regardless of health care condition. If the healthy half of the 45 million uninsureds were participating, we could afford within the realms of compassionate capitalism to insure the non healthy as well. Start education EARLY in life about purchasing HSA lifetime accounts.
Education:
1. Abolish the NEA. It is not found anywhere in the constitution where the federal government is responsible for local education. I am for massively strong education programs, just not funded or authorized by the federal government. All such activities will be delegated to the states and will not be an issue of the federal government. We are 50 United States, not One Central Government. Think about it.
2. Abolish all funding for Arts and Education. Now before you lynch me, think about the constitutional call of the Federal Government. Nowhere are they called to do Arts and Education. That belongs on a state or local level. I love art, I love education. I even love Art Education. But it belongs on the local level. Anyone who currently works for the Federal Government in an education capacity will be unemployed on the day after I take office.
Military
1. Immediately increase all pay grades by 30% for active duty military.
2. Immediately increase all pay grades for military retirees commensurate with inflation with a 10 year look-back.
3. Strengthen military retirement and health care benefits
4. Increase military recruitment in colleges. With the new pay raises, we can get some bright people to go kill our enemies. We need to treat the military like the heroes they are.
5. Hire Bill Gates as a special ambassador to the military and have Microsoft technicians create new military devices. Lets use technology to make our world safer AND increase the playing of solitare around the globe.
6. Social:
Eliminate all federally funded abortions. That is not the job of the government. If you want to kill your child or someone’s grandchild, that is between you and God, but don’t ask the government to pay for it.
Because it is the job of the Government to protect people, we will institute massive education on what abortion actually is, how it works, what it looks like, and the possible outcomes. We will also provide massive education on other options such as adoption.
Reinstate the Presidents Council On Fitness. I am too fat and so are many Americans. Let’s get healthy so we can pay taxes longer.
Create Term Limits for congress. Eight years and you are done. Say goodnight Ted.
Make Congress abide by the same health care and retirement plans all the other government employees enjoy. Nothing special for these guys.
Raise the speed limit to 95 on I-10 towards El Paso and on I-40 towards New Mexico.
Find out if there really is a carburetor that delivers 100 mpg and put it on all cars. If GM and the oil companies are holding out on us, let’s bash them. If this is a myth, lets all buy Exxon stock and get rich together.
Consumer Safety. Increase funding to make sure US products and imported products are safe for US citizens. Every year we will make the CEO of every company that does business near a river or lake take and drink 16 ounces of the affluent water near their factory. Take care of the land.
Create delicious entrees from the endangered species list. Seriously, the cow would never have survived on its own had it not been so delicious. Once we make the spotted tree lizard into a delicious entrée, we will let capitalism figure out how to make them thrive.
Illegal Immigration. I don’t know what to do here, but we will study it together and come up with the right answer.
Gun Control: It is a person’s right to own guns and it should always be that way.
DWI: If you get a 4th DWI, you lose your license forever. Get a bicycle. Maybe we do this at the 3rd DWI. If you are a Congressman, you get two strikes and you are out of a car and out of office.
For now, this is my platform. The United States is a blessed country and I am proud to be a citizen. I am perhaps too brash to become the president on my own, but I believe that we must do what’s right, and do it all the time.
My background: I have screwed up more times than any human on the face of the earth. If it is wrong, I probably have done it. I never did drugs or alcohol, but I have messed up in so many other ways that it all equals out. But the cool thing is that is why you have to be pretty old to run for President. I don’t mind that Obama used drugs, or that Hillary married Bill. To each his own. At this point in life, we are old enough and mature enough to recognize the call of duty, and to perform that duty. I wanna be the President of The United States. My campaign budget is $14.95 per month I pay AOL for internet service and I won’t spend a dime beyond that. I don’t need your money to become president. You keep it, you invest it for yourself and your kids. Use your money to get out of debt or to help someone needy.
I figure it takes about 30,000,000 votes to get elected. I can count 5 votes here in Austin, so we are getting closer.
Oh, my running mate. Hmmmmm, Not sure. Probably Alan Keyes. Now that is a bright dude! Hey Alan, if you read this and want to help me change the world, please email me at cashgolf@aol.com. I can’t call you as it would put me over budget.
Cash Matthews
It is that time of the decade where armchair politicians everywhere take a stand for that one person they believe most qualified to lead our country into the future. The position of President of The United States of America is perhaps the most powerful political position in all the world. After much political “hubbub”, each party carefully selects that one special person whom they believe most qualified to win the election in November. Sometimes, there is a clear choice. Ronald Regan comes to mind.
In 2008, no such clear choice exists for the American Public. John McCain seems to be tired of the process already and choosing between Obama and Clinton is sort of like choosing between liver or more liver. Uggg. The whole thing makes me want to vomit, but I am sure someone would come along and tax it. So, with that in mind, I believe I should be elected president of The United States in 2008. And after reading my thoughts, and if you agree, jump right in and get me elected. I won’t be doing any campaign work beyond my blog as it is concise, clear, and to the point. There is no doubt where I stand, what I will do, or what my opinion is on a particular matter. Take a moment and ponder what it would be like to have your old buddy, Cash, running the country.
First, let’s identify the real issues facing our country today. There are several and in no particular order of importance, let’s get with it.
Economics. Too many people don’t have a clear perception of what the economy is, how it works, or how it affects them. Some folks think the president has something to do with the economy. Hogwash. The economy is you and me spending money, hiring people, saving for the future, and being prudent with our choices. The economy is a keen self awareness that each of us is responsible for our own financial well being and we don’t want the government involved at all.
Here is how we make the economy even better right away.
Institute a consumption tax. Add 10% to the price of everything and eliminate the IRS and the federal income tax. This would take a couple of years to institute, so I will be required to be elected to two terms to see it through. With this plan we end interest rate tax deductions, special interest group tax deductions, and corporate loopholes. There will be more money in our tax coffers than ever before and the burden will be equitable among the rich, the middle class, and the poor. You poor people have had it way too easy for way too long. We made it easy to be poor in the US. Cut back to 1 color tv and 1 car if you aren’t making it.
Phase out Social Security. Starting today, every baby born will be required to put away $1,000 into the Franklin Templeton Founding Funds mutual fund. (please see a prospectus before investing, consider all risks, and realize that I am not soliciting you here.) On the day I step into office, everyone on that day who is 40 or younger will no longer pay social security or receive social security. Lets do the math before you hate me.
First, you need to know that 15.5% of your income is paid into SS each pay period. Eliminating this give you more paycheck and your employer more profit. AWESOME! It also encourages self employment as the ridiculous “self employment tax” goes away and small entrepreneurs can flourish without the threat of the government looming over them. This will increase the job market massively.
Without the gouge of social security taxes, we could easily raise the minimum wage to $10 without sacrifice on the part of the employer. I hate the minimum wage concept, but need to support it to get elected by those who choose to live on it. So, if you vote for me I will give you more money. But seriously, if you work for minimum wage, figure out how to make more. That is just a starting point not designed to be your ending wage in life.
Eliminate the capital gains tax. There is so much capital sitting on the sidelines both in cash, stocks, and real estate but people won’t move it because our population is tax averse. Capital would pour into the economy and US investment back into the US would flourish.
There are lots of other things we can do, but these basic ones will get us
going like never before.
US Security.
I am afraid of terrorism. I want a place where my children’s children can flourish without fear. There are some things we should do right away to counter these threats.
Quadruple the funding of the CIA, NSA, FBI and other counter-terrorism groups. Once we recognize that these guys want to kill you and your family and your pets, it will be okay to strike back in a way that they have never seen. The CIA and others will go back to being clandestine organizations without all the public scrutiny.
Drill on our own lands and tell the Saudis to “piss off”. Alaska, we are sacrificing the caribou to our local zoo and we are going to create new drilling programs as well as R & D, alternative fuel sources, refining, etc. We will incent fuel savings, etc in all areas including autos, airlines, homes, manufacturing, etc. We will have a goal of being completely energy independent by 2017 when my daughter graduates high school.
Refine military procedures where terrorist cells are concerned. Strike forces should be enough to wipe out these groups.
Complete reform of immigration. If you want to kill us, you stay home. Eliminate Visa programs of known terrorist groups.
Health Care.
Allow HSA accounts for every citizen. The government is not supposed to provide your health insurance or your car insurance or any other type of insurance that is personal in nature.
Ease FDA scrutiny on drug research to a degree. I am not sure how much, but I will hire some experts to tell me how to make drugs cheaper in the US. Otherwise, we will open kiosks and Mexican internet sites so US citizens can buy drugs as cheaply as the rest of the world.
Create a senior citizen drug guideline for drug companies and pharmacies to follow. There aren’t many easy answers here so I will hire the smartest people I can find to help me figure out a workable solution. Our over 65 population has paid a great price for America and we need a workable plan for this group where health care and prescriptions are concerned.
Create a stop-loss guideline for all uninsured that can be implemented by major health care companies. Perhaps a $10,000 deductible plan with a prescription card that could be easily obtained by individuals regardless of health care condition. If the healthy half of the 45 million uninsureds were participating, we could afford within the realms of compassionate capitalism to insure the non healthy as well. Start education EARLY in life about purchasing HSA lifetime accounts.
Education:
1. Abolish the NEA. It is not found anywhere in the constitution where the federal government is responsible for local education. I am for massively strong education programs, just not funded or authorized by the federal government. All such activities will be delegated to the states and will not be an issue of the federal government. We are 50 United States, not One Central Government. Think about it.
2. Abolish all funding for Arts and Education. Now before you lynch me, think about the constitutional call of the Federal Government. Nowhere are they called to do Arts and Education. That belongs on a state or local level. I love art, I love education. I even love Art Education. But it belongs on the local level. Anyone who currently works for the Federal Government in an education capacity will be unemployed on the day after I take office.
Military
1. Immediately increase all pay grades by 30% for active duty military.
2. Immediately increase all pay grades for military retirees commensurate with inflation with a 10 year look-back.
3. Strengthen military retirement and health care benefits
4. Increase military recruitment in colleges. With the new pay raises, we can get some bright people to go kill our enemies. We need to treat the military like the heroes they are.
5. Hire Bill Gates as a special ambassador to the military and have Microsoft technicians create new military devices. Lets use technology to make our world safer AND increase the playing of solitare around the globe.
6. Social:
Eliminate all federally funded abortions. That is not the job of the government. If you want to kill your child or someone’s grandchild, that is between you and God, but don’t ask the government to pay for it.
Because it is the job of the Government to protect people, we will institute massive education on what abortion actually is, how it works, what it looks like, and the possible outcomes. We will also provide massive education on other options such as adoption.
Reinstate the Presidents Council On Fitness. I am too fat and so are many Americans. Let’s get healthy so we can pay taxes longer.
Create Term Limits for congress. Eight years and you are done. Say goodnight Ted.
Make Congress abide by the same health care and retirement plans all the other government employees enjoy. Nothing special for these guys.
Raise the speed limit to 95 on I-10 towards El Paso and on I-40 towards New Mexico.
Find out if there really is a carburetor that delivers 100 mpg and put it on all cars. If GM and the oil companies are holding out on us, let’s bash them. If this is a myth, lets all buy Exxon stock and get rich together.
Consumer Safety. Increase funding to make sure US products and imported products are safe for US citizens. Every year we will make the CEO of every company that does business near a river or lake take and drink 16 ounces of the affluent water near their factory. Take care of the land.
Create delicious entrees from the endangered species list. Seriously, the cow would never have survived on its own had it not been so delicious. Once we make the spotted tree lizard into a delicious entrée, we will let capitalism figure out how to make them thrive.
Illegal Immigration. I don’t know what to do here, but we will study it together and come up with the right answer.
Gun Control: It is a person’s right to own guns and it should always be that way.
DWI: If you get a 4th DWI, you lose your license forever. Get a bicycle. Maybe we do this at the 3rd DWI. If you are a Congressman, you get two strikes and you are out of a car and out of office.
For now, this is my platform. The United States is a blessed country and I am proud to be a citizen. I am perhaps too brash to become the president on my own, but I believe that we must do what’s right, and do it all the time.
My background: I have screwed up more times than any human on the face of the earth. If it is wrong, I probably have done it. I never did drugs or alcohol, but I have messed up in so many other ways that it all equals out. But the cool thing is that is why you have to be pretty old to run for President. I don’t mind that Obama used drugs, or that Hillary married Bill. To each his own. At this point in life, we are old enough and mature enough to recognize the call of duty, and to perform that duty. I wanna be the President of The United States. My campaign budget is $14.95 per month I pay AOL for internet service and I won’t spend a dime beyond that. I don’t need your money to become president. You keep it, you invest it for yourself and your kids. Use your money to get out of debt or to help someone needy.
I figure it takes about 30,000,000 votes to get elected. I can count 5 votes here in Austin, so we are getting closer.
Oh, my running mate. Hmmmmm, Not sure. Probably Alan Keyes. Now that is a bright dude! Hey Alan, if you read this and want to help me change the world, please email me at cashgolf@aol.com. I can’t call you as it would put me over budget.
Cash Matthews
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Golf
I like golf a great deal. Tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. I head to Atlanta to begin preparations to go see the ultimate of all sporting matches: The Masters Golf Tournament in August, Georgia. I am a little excited about going and am looking forward to making myself available should Tiger become injured and the officials start to look for a stand in. I would do that for Tiger.
I have played golf for the last three days and am exhausted. I hurt my left wrist on Friday and am withdrawing from the Texas State Amateur qualifying tournament which is also tomorrow. I can't really grip the club at the moment. Uggg. I've had so many injuries in my life it is hard to contemplate another. So, double Ugggg.
I am tired, so I am going to bed. Jason from Milwaukee is here and we fished all afternoon long. I am tired. Goodnight!
I have played golf for the last three days and am exhausted. I hurt my left wrist on Friday and am withdrawing from the Texas State Amateur qualifying tournament which is also tomorrow. I can't really grip the club at the moment. Uggg. I've had so many injuries in my life it is hard to contemplate another. So, double Ugggg.
I am tired, so I am going to bed. Jason from Milwaukee is here and we fished all afternoon long. I am tired. Goodnight!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Muck.
Well, it has been 6 weeks since I have been to confession, uh, I mean my blog. It is raining today and the sky is a bit gray. Is there a difference between gray and grey? I always get confused so I am not sure how to act on days like this.
Katy and I have been to the doctor now 3 times to check the progress of Junior Matthews. The last test was an ultrasound that can detect abnormalities and it turned out good. Katy also had a blood test to test for some protein thingy and it turned out good as well. So thing on the baby front seem to be progressing "as planned". God has a swell sense of humor and it always amazes me how he talks to me more and louder when I talk less and am a bit more silent. Which leads me to my topic today. Muck. I don't really have a better way to put it than that, but I have muck swarming my brain at the moment. At a time when I ought to be at my very best, I find myself a little lost. It is probably nothing, as most worries go, but there seems to be lots of little things pulling at me and at times I forget which thing to do first. That is muck. I have it.
Katy and I have been to the doctor now 3 times to check the progress of Junior Matthews. The last test was an ultrasound that can detect abnormalities and it turned out good. Katy also had a blood test to test for some protein thingy and it turned out good as well. So thing on the baby front seem to be progressing "as planned". God has a swell sense of humor and it always amazes me how he talks to me more and louder when I talk less and am a bit more silent. Which leads me to my topic today. Muck. I don't really have a better way to put it than that, but I have muck swarming my brain at the moment. At a time when I ought to be at my very best, I find myself a little lost. It is probably nothing, as most worries go, but there seems to be lots of little things pulling at me and at times I forget which thing to do first. That is muck. I have it.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Interview For Web Site
i was asked by a bmx website for a bit of my historical perspective. I hope you enjoy the interview!
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Check it out!
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Monday, January 28, 2008
First Trip To The Doctor
Well, today Katy and I went to see Dr. Kaplan about this pregnancy thing. Wow. He used a contraption that showed us the baby and his heartbeat. Wild stuff. She is ACTUALLY PREGNANT!
Through the course of this I asked Katy to take 4 different pregnancy tests. I was sure the first two were flawed so I made her go to CVS where she bought a different brand from a different store. Still positive! Wow! Oh me of little faith.
The due date is approximately September 18th. We were given the warnings given to older women who have kids. I think he said blahblahblahblahblhablhabblah or something. I couldn't hear that part.
This was a joyful day. Katy is already tired and nauseous. That worked out well at lunch as I got to eat the rest of her steak at Texas Land and Cattle!
I am still in shock, but the good kind of shock. Katy is going to have a baby it seems. Wow. Thanks, Katy!
Through the course of this I asked Katy to take 4 different pregnancy tests. I was sure the first two were flawed so I made her go to CVS where she bought a different brand from a different store. Still positive! Wow! Oh me of little faith.
The due date is approximately September 18th. We were given the warnings given to older women who have kids. I think he said blahblahblahblahblhablhabblah or something. I couldn't hear that part.
This was a joyful day. Katy is already tired and nauseous. That worked out well at lunch as I got to eat the rest of her steak at Texas Land and Cattle!
I am still in shock, but the good kind of shock. Katy is going to have a baby it seems. Wow. Thanks, Katy!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
How Did THAT Happen?
So, I am 46. Katy is 44. A few weeks ago I was feeling fat, frumpy, and not all that cool. Things have changed. I found out yesterday that my sweet wife is pregnant! Yep, that's right, pregnant. The kind where you get a cool baby at the end. I absolutely have no idea what to say or do right now. Shock and AWE! God has the best sense of humor and timing.
Monday, January 14, 2008
I Did It My Whey
So, I am going to try the Southbeach Diet with ice cream on top. I just had my annual physical and OUCH was that fun. I had listened to Tom Petty's "Full Moon Fever" on the way just to get psyched up for the physical review in front of me.
So, here is what I know. I am a chubby, happy guy. Unfortunately, they don't have a device that measures happy, so they only invented contraptions designed to point out your flaws and weaknesses. I may invent the "happy-ometer" to make sure to detect the appropriate level of happy in your blood. "Ahhhh, Mr. Matthews, I can see by your blood work that you have been listening to your old Steve Martin albums. Your cholestoral is 900 points over, but your happy reading was absolutely sterling!" Perhaps I shall patent this and sell it through my new ebay business.
I promised my doctor that I would quit eating ice cream, junior mints, and chocolate covered sugar bombs with super delite frosting. Delite does have the word lite in it which adds to the confusion. What he doesn't know is that I will quit eating them in that particular order and I will now "Delite" in junior mints, ice cream, and chocolate covered sugar bombs. I like it better that way, actually. Actually, now it may be time to truly deal with my weight issue. Too many people (strangers mostly) are rubbing my belly for good luck. It is a great way to meet people but I can't really see my feet at the moment and this girdle is killing me. When I take this thing off it is quite similar to the effect of breaking open a huge can of biscuits. Flaky Grand Puffs, go "POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFAAAAHHHHHHHHHH". So do I.
I fell down the stairs the other night. New shoes. They are a little wider than the old ones and I caught the heel on the edge of a stair and rolled over my ankle. Then I heard a pop! I was worried that my girdle had given way (monumental possible consequences) but alas, it was only my right ankle. The sound scared me as I was certain that I had broken my foot. So what followed shortly thereafter was old guy panic. I got nauseous, then passed out. I would make a lousy boxer. Actually, my wife said, "honey, you started sweating profusely, turned white as a sheet, THEN passed out." I mentioned to her that I always sweat that much due to the above mentioned chubbiness. Anyway, I took the next day off with my foot propped up and did nothing. I was very good at doing nothing.
A Section I LIKE TO CALL: UGGGGGGG!
My life-long favorite football team, The Indianapolis (Baltimore) Colts got beat by the San Diego Cheerleaders. I know, it is really "The Chargers" but their starting star QB and Running back were at the nacho stand when all the great plays actually happened. Thanks guys. You got beat on TV by the back ups. National TV. The best kind. You should have called me. I would have come had I known you weren't really into the game. What, did Jessica Simpson show up in Indy too?
Ok, Katy likes the Cowboys whom I refer to as "The Callous Dough Boys". Double Ugg. They were my back up plan. Go Brett Farvrvervewev. Or however you say it. Far Vray? Far Vuh?
Far Vreh? Sorry, I am an Okie and my pro nunts E a shun ain't so swell sum tym. Green Bay. That guy. Somebody beat those New Englanders.
Ok, I gotta go to sleep now. Lets summarize for those weaned on Cliff Notes:
Protein
Moon River
Biscuit Butt
Wrenched Ankle
Losers
Please leave glowing responses or I will give you details of the physical!
So, here is what I know. I am a chubby, happy guy. Unfortunately, they don't have a device that measures happy, so they only invented contraptions designed to point out your flaws and weaknesses. I may invent the "happy-ometer" to make sure to detect the appropriate level of happy in your blood. "Ahhhh, Mr. Matthews, I can see by your blood work that you have been listening to your old Steve Martin albums. Your cholestoral is 900 points over, but your happy reading was absolutely sterling!" Perhaps I shall patent this and sell it through my new ebay business.
I promised my doctor that I would quit eating ice cream, junior mints, and chocolate covered sugar bombs with super delite frosting. Delite does have the word lite in it which adds to the confusion. What he doesn't know is that I will quit eating them in that particular order and I will now "Delite" in junior mints, ice cream, and chocolate covered sugar bombs. I like it better that way, actually. Actually, now it may be time to truly deal with my weight issue. Too many people (strangers mostly) are rubbing my belly for good luck. It is a great way to meet people but I can't really see my feet at the moment and this girdle is killing me. When I take this thing off it is quite similar to the effect of breaking open a huge can of biscuits. Flaky Grand Puffs, go "POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFAAAAHHHHHHHHHH". So do I.
I fell down the stairs the other night. New shoes. They are a little wider than the old ones and I caught the heel on the edge of a stair and rolled over my ankle. Then I heard a pop! I was worried that my girdle had given way (monumental possible consequences) but alas, it was only my right ankle. The sound scared me as I was certain that I had broken my foot. So what followed shortly thereafter was old guy panic. I got nauseous, then passed out. I would make a lousy boxer. Actually, my wife said, "honey, you started sweating profusely, turned white as a sheet, THEN passed out." I mentioned to her that I always sweat that much due to the above mentioned chubbiness. Anyway, I took the next day off with my foot propped up and did nothing. I was very good at doing nothing.
A Section I LIKE TO CALL: UGGGGGGG!
My life-long favorite football team, The Indianapolis (Baltimore) Colts got beat by the San Diego Cheerleaders. I know, it is really "The Chargers" but their starting star QB and Running back were at the nacho stand when all the great plays actually happened. Thanks guys. You got beat on TV by the back ups. National TV. The best kind. You should have called me. I would have come had I known you weren't really into the game. What, did Jessica Simpson show up in Indy too?
Ok, Katy likes the Cowboys whom I refer to as "The Callous Dough Boys". Double Ugg. They were my back up plan. Go Brett Farvrvervewev. Or however you say it. Far Vray? Far Vuh?
Far Vreh? Sorry, I am an Okie and my pro nunts E a shun ain't so swell sum tym. Green Bay. That guy. Somebody beat those New Englanders.
Ok, I gotta go to sleep now. Lets summarize for those weaned on Cliff Notes:
Protein
Moon River
Biscuit Butt
Wrenched Ankle
Losers
Please leave glowing responses or I will give you details of the physical!
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