Don’t shit your celly, my monkey love, but I’m back. Do I still sicken you? I don’t know. Do I misser you? Baby, like mad.

What a hiatus it’s been! There has been no improvement in the equilibrium guzzle suckage at work. Highs and lows. Busts and bottoms. Volatility and confusion. Systemic risk. Scary times? Hairy times. Let me tell you about my cousin Larry times.

Do you think it’s possible that we’ve merely suffered an extreme negative demand shock? There was this surreal moment in time, back when Paulson and his posse were asking for the money at gunpoint, that everything just got weird. That week, I saw a slovenly family of troll people loading their pick-up with gallons of water and industrial bags of rice at the grocery store. Locally, bullets and batteries were stressed often among friends. And people seemed scarce in general, not wanting to gloat about their capitalistic tendencies anymore, ghost towns erupted like rabid cancers from within. Across the fruited plains and purple plunging mountain charts, people cowered together and triaged their assets, though too many bled out.

And I know it’s most popular to pretend this has never happened before, but it has. Kind of often, in fact. It reminds me of the year two thousand bug chaos, especially the anticipatory period which spawned a proliferation of cult variety fanatics, long on conspiracy but short on logic. I’m seeing a selfsame proliferation now. Not that it means it’s over, no way. I don’t know when that blessed day might come. Only that the pendulum has swung, negative gee!

But my blog works! Which means I will be available to talk you in off the ledge or give you a push, whatever it is you truly need. Welcome back to prozac, polarrhoids, and thanks once again for the wild ride.

7 Responses to “The Great Manic Depression”

  1. Joan of Argghh! says:

    It’s nice out here on the ledge. Think I’ll stay awhile.

    Coffee, anyone?

    :o )

  2. GUYK says:

    I reckon those of us who saw it coming will make out though it may get tight before it bottoms out and starts back up. I am glad that I hoarded that precious metal….lead.

  3. holder says:

    welcome back, and even if the country is in the toilet at least I’ll always have a job- As long as people line up for their handout, they’ll keep popping out kids for me to try and teach. Gets harder every year.

  4. Bob says:

    Joan–
    I’ll take two lumps and a splash. (Beats one jump and a splatter.)

    Gurl–
    Lovely ledge you have here.

  5. Navy CPO says:

    I was starting to think the bugs had really gotten to you. Welcome back.

  6. Paul says:

    A recession can be a good thing for an economy, but for some reason this one looks really bad. I don’t think its possible for a society to recover from $10+ trillion in debt. Don’t look now but the Communists are headed towards Washington, DC. Sorry, the glass is half empty in my mind.

  7. SuperGurl says:

    Paul, Darlin, it is not important how full or empty the glass is, it’s what you are drinking that counts. I suggest something mind-blowingly strong. Cheers!

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