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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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Monthly Archives: July 2024
Tobie has an admirer, I think…
Nothing unusual about Tobie going nuts at something outside his window in the middle of the night… …but it’s been a long time since his nocturnal visitor left a calling card. I was even able to easily track the coyote … Continue reading
I hate this ladder…
When you live on scrounge, and also do labor gigs for neighbors, and also live deep in the desert where neighbors can be kind of transitory because they move here thinking it’s a good idea and then move away when … Continue reading
My new pistol has low tastes…
This is my Arex Delta Gen 2, which I acquired late April – and which I want to like a lot more than I do… In specs it’s exactly what I wanted: a very modern plastic striker gun with a … Continue reading
A typical summer day in the desert…
Still, calm, bright, hot… After all the moisture of the past several days, the forecast called for Monsoon to take a break for a while. Today, at least, the forecast has proven dead right. It’s just after noon and we’re … Continue reading
A hermit’s nightmare…
Just got back from Senior Day at the Palace of Food, AKA the Safeway in the biggish town about 35 miles away. And while it’s usually pretty busy, today it was packed with people either sauntering the wrong way or … Continue reading
Wash ran for the third day in a row…
This is the strongest, though hardly a flood. Around 4 this afternoon, after the rain. And then here’s the wash a few minutes ago, when I went back for an evening cool-off shower. You can’t ever tell till it’s over … Continue reading
