This is as good a time to "Stop, and smell the roses" with all running wild of imaginations running around like "loose cannons on deck" about "space aliens, Mars, energy outages, world economics" and other such. Let us all just take a spell, and unwind.

In all probability; We will all feel better come next week, which, we can almost count on as "being here" while in the meantime, space aliens have not taken all of us off the face of the earth, nor did the good old Terra Firma split into, and spin off in space, no one got herded off into cattle cars, put in crematoriums, or..even suffered more than a teeny bit of discomfort due to energy outages.

However; One cannot keep from a silent chuckle at; All the denials in the world by our good old "Homeland Defense" will not be met by a straight faced Court of Public Opinion, when attempting to white wash "We had a Virus Attack" which hit all vital systems in regards to Energy Grids, Banking Grids etc. This was a "warning shot across the bow" so to speak.

In all probability, the attacks on RMNews coming out of China last November, December etc, if retraced could probably hit the "source" within a 100 to 150+or- mile radius of this latest Energy situation ("Virus Attack").

What we will probably learn, in the next few weeks, in regards to this recent power failure, will most probably be defined as "a probable swift kick in the pants of the Old Boyz at the Fed" from all those nations who got stung on Freddie Mac's, Fannie Maes, Enron and other 'cooking of the books' mess's which have a propensity in always coming home to the good old U.S. of A.'s investment banking at Morgan Chase, Citigroup etc, etc, etc and kajillions of other etcetera's which, in all probability is the "cause" of the Power Outage as a "warning shot across the bow" so to speak. In other words; "Get it together, conduct honest business, or guess what?!" Your "out of business."

If you will remember; This was carefully explained to the FBI, BATF, U.S. Secret Service etc, etc, etc..when making them aware of THE PURPOSE AND INTENT of the Counterfeiting of Gold Instruments "personnel" as far back as May 23, 2001. No one wanted to listen. No one wanted to get involved because "No U.S. Federal Government Office was involved." It mattered not; COUNTERFEITING OF GOLD INSTRUMENTS allegedly collectable against THE GOOD OLD U.S. of A was the objective.. It mattered not if CHINA, KOREA, S. AFRICA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA etc, etc, etc..where bogged down with $400 TRILLION DOLLARS in these Counterfeit Instruments. That was someone else's problem. No one in Law Enforcement "had areas of jurisdiction beyond protecting the President?"

Well, ten to one, a "good swift kick in the energy, stock markets and banking pants" is the answer to the "no area of jurisdiction" problems.., a "U.S" propensity in attitude, which, most assuredly has also confronted the before mentioned nations.

All things being equal; It is a wonderful autumn day here in Iowa. Apples are so abundant on the trees, the branch's droop towards the ground. Fall flowers are blooming abundantly. Butterflies are flittering from flower to flower. Tomatoes are ripening. Corn is ready for cooking. Cows (and dogs, cats etc) are laying beneath the trees in the shade. The younger generation are at the swimming pools or at the lakes. There are slight breezes cause small ripples on the lakes.. Just a lazy August day...with gentle breezes. It is just a "good day to take the time to smell the roses."