We’ll Return After These Words From Geritol

ANNOUNCEMENT!
Due to a move, I won’t have full access to the Internet until Thursday, October 4th.  All Things In Their Place will return that weekend.  You’ll be fine, really.

Chávez, You’re Doing A Heck Of A Job, Part 2

From The Economist:

Man, that Hugo Chávez really has the Venezuelan economy firing on all cylinders!  Among 178 countries, it’s second to dead last in terms of how long it takes to start a business!  Second to dead last!  That’s like winning the silver medal in Freestyle Sucking!  (But hey, no one should be surprised – [...]

Dignity, Anyone?

These are WTO protesters:
 
And these are Myanmar protesters:  
 
Even disregarding obvious qualms about the personal hygiene of the former, who would you want to stand with?

This Is The Sellout Post

 Civilizer, Hell-Bent on World Domination
This is an experiment.  This blog’s been doing all right lately.  I’m wrapping up my best week in terms of page hits, got linked on CNN.com yesterday, and verbally engaged a Russian named “Sven” who thinks All Things In Their Place is, and I’m quoting now, “a sorry piece of American [...]

Linked On CNN.com!

 
Go to http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/madcop.video.ap/index.html and click on “From the Blogs” (powered by the good folks at Sphere).
So who wants to touch me?

Fade to Blackwater

 Civilizer
I always get a satisfying chuckle out of large corporations with enigmatic bents to them that give themselves intentionally sinister names.  Cerberus Capital Management, for example.  Cerberus Capital is an example of a private equity firm, a category of companies known for the staggering wealth they command and their swelling market share.  These firms are also infamous for their [...]

Every Time I Flirt With Deism, Something Brings Me Back: Quote of the Day

From an Associated Press article on the recent arrest of O.J. Simpson, getting Orenthal’s explanation for not going through legal channels to reclaim what he says is his memorabilia, precipitating the felony robbery charges now pending:
“Simpson told The Associated Press on Saturday that he did not call the police to help reclaim the items because [...]

Mr. President? Gary, Indiana Isn’t A Country: Quote of the Day

 
From Fred Kaplan’s analysis of the President’s speech on Wednesday night: 
“President Bush’s TV address tonight was the worst speech he’s ever given on the war in Iraq, and that’s saying a lot. Every premise, every proposal, nearly every substantive point was sheer fiction. The only question is whether he was being deceptive or delusional…Oddly, he thanked “the [...]

Marijuana Is Apparently Free In South Africa

From the Economist.com (who consistently has the coolest graphics):

So look for a sudden spike in requests from students at the University of Colorado to “study abroad” in Johannesburg.
 

China: Much Richer, No Smarter

 Civilizer
For basically the entire duration of the post-Iraq Bush presidency, the United States has been pilloried in the town square of global opinion.  Ever since Iraq started to go sideways, countries that were formerly our bosom buddies (Great Britain) or affectatiously unimpressed allies (France) joined in with countries who hold every-hour-on-the-hour “Death to America” rallies (easy to find [...]