A Failed State Is: Tales From Normal, Mn: FICTION

Just got the tweet from the bass fishermen in Normal, Mn....who were this very morning going over what they would describe as a "failed state"...After a long discussion lasting over two hours, they have agreed: A failed state is a place where the youth are busy in their bedroom playing war hero sniper games with several of their closest friends, and where they play these games at least 20 hours a week, so that when they are older, and unable to find useful employment, they can wander out among their neighborhoods and secure some guns and ammo and use the skills that they have developed online....the ages are of wide range...so I would just ask you.....what failed state do you live in?

They're buying trucks in Normal, Mn.: the Russians are buying Porsches: Tales from Normal, Mn.: FICTION

Just got the tweet from the bass fishermen at Betty Lou's...where they have put up a new flashing display of the exchange rates for the Ruble and the Euro and the dollar right above the coffee bar....this was done so they can be like all the rest of the world where the first thing folks do is to check the exchange rate and then decide what physical things to buy that day...gone are the ideas of financial investment...its about food, cars and trucks and luxuries etc.... For americans...gone are the ideas of fugality and gas economy....the citizens are following the Russians and buying big trucks...or for fishermen...big boats...stay tuned....

Citizens dream of "free" gasoline: Tales from Normal, Mn: FICTION

Just got the tweet...its freezing up in Normal, Mn. this morn...but after a couple of double strong mochas, the bass fishermen there are very hopeful that if the present trends keep up, we will see FREE gasoline....One lone fisherman pointed out that this delusion is a sign of a bottom....stay tuned.

Midwest Governor urges Drug Testing for all Welfare Recipients: Corporate too: and Politicians: Tales from Normal, Mn.: FICTION

Just got the tweet...seems a midwest governor wants to have all welfare recipients get drug tested, but legislators have added amendments that have included all corporate economic development recipients to the list, as well as all politicans....the bass fishermen at Betty Lou's coffee shop in Normal, Mn. were just wildly enthusiastic about the prospect...some wanted to have all professionals who get specific lisences to be tested also...wow...I will keep you posted on the development of these proposals...stay tuned.