writing about writing

I think I'm writing a book about writing a book. I say "I think" because I've been working on a book, on and off, for many years and recently I was adding and editing the work and I've sketched in my mind a slightly different path than it was on before. I like this new angle; it gives me a good frame to work from. The beginning and end of the book are also the beginning and end of the story.

I mature, my thoughts mature, the story matures, the book matures: the end. Not exactly like that, but having the book be about the making of the book gives it a definite 'wholeness'.

And, of course, I'm thinking I would need a website, and an agent, … And thinking about all that just brings me down...

Boehner's Response - wow!

Sometimes I mistakenly assume that others are as cynical and as informed as myself. Speaker Boehner bases most of his argument on a business analogy, which is entirely incorrect. A sovereign country prints its own money: the money would not exist without the sovereign. By continuing the comparison to a small business Mr. Boehner sacrifices realism for folksiness; facts for fiction.

Perhaps Mr. Boehner does not grasp advanced monetary theory and babbles his words in true belief of their validity. But, on second thought, I begin to suspect that he knows that his little parables are nonsense. He is fairly busy dropping keywords, and accomplishing other feats, so I can appreciate that his act doesn't rely on realism to sell tickets.

But how can any reasonable person have a discussion with this man. Either he doesn't grasp the concepts involved, or he is being deceitful for political reasons. Either way, a rational discussion would be impossible.

Yes, I understand, "politics," and all that …

Nice link giving specifics on why the federal budget is not like a household budget:
http://www.newdeal20.org/2010/02/10/the-federal-budget-is-not-like-a-household-budget-heres-why-8230/