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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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Ah-yup. I was slated to get up at 4:15am (the new time). As of 4 am (the old time) the phone/alarm still hadn’t changed and there’s no way to adjust the time. I was a bit late for work. But only a bit. Stoopid change.
Spring forward… ha! In our 24/7 world the time changes are just a pain in the butt and a minor pain at that.
@Robert.. I feel for you. Many the year I had to drag my weary bones out of a warm bed an hour early to go to work. Being the anal retentive guy that I was I wouldn’t sleep well, waking up countless times to look at the alarm clock to see if |i had slept in. I hated the time change in the spring with a passion.
These days with being a retired guy, you can count the times I have used an alarm clock in the past 2 years on your fingers and still have a couple of digits left over.
MJR: I slept great because by the time I went to bed at 8pm I had forgotten about the change. I’m semi-retired or else I woulda worried more about it like you used to.
Now that I’m retired the time change is no big deal, and it serves as a twice-yearly reminder to check my smoke detectors.
So yes, I still put up with that.
Uh, oh. Your reason to put up with this nonsense is becoming semi-obsolete. The new smoke detector batteries are not replaceable. Sposed to last ten years. Our apartment complex installed 150; most started failing within three months. After days of incessant beeping, I helped the maintenance guys by removing ours from the ceiling using a handy sledge hammer…
As in all things of the small, electronic consumer-goods variety, the catch will be that the original manufacturer will not be around when that “ten-year-guarantee” is tested at, oh, about two or three years. And if by some miracle you can still find the manufacturer, the “free” replacement will in fact be available, but the shipping charges will nearly equal the price of a brand-new one. Either that or the famous “pro-rated” discount will apply . . . plus shipping.
One of the many reasons I moved to Arizona. They leave the clocks alone. Just pick a setting and leave it!
More states should opt out.