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unemployment gets tedious

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Vancouver, 2002.02.20

Ten months of unemployment, as of today. Amazing how I've spent almost all of this 31st year of my life doing my own thing. It's been a nice break; but I'd like to get back to work. And I really want to stick it out here in Vancouver.

My brother alerted me to the fact that at 8:02 PM today, the time will be: 2002/02/20 20:02. Of course, in UNIX seconds-since-the-epoch, that's the somewhat less inspiring 1014280000.

rand()m quote

Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.

—Hermann Goering