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Egoism Individualism Sovereignty Splendor (These ideas are explicated in this sloppy manifesto) SplendorQuotes: Splendor is the interior experience of being so enthralled by the act of creating the values that contribute to and ultimately comprise your idealized perfect self that, while you are experiencing it, you are your idealized perfect self. Living is what you're doing when you're too enthralled to notice. Dying is what you're doing when all you can do is notice. Man is the only animal capable of comprehending what his life requires, and he is the only animal capable of failing to do what his life requires. Self-love is the joy and reverence you earn and deserve by the relentless pursuit of your deepest desire. Self-esteem is the high regard in which you presume to hold yourself in appreciation for the accomplishment of absolutely nothing. Greg Swann's writings Wild Cochise Gang: Our family pages and Christmas cards Read my free e-book about love, splendor and philosophy, The Unfallen My Myers-Briggs type is ESTJ: Administrator--Much in touch with the external environment. Very responsible. Pillar of strength. 8.7% of population. Take a free Myers-Briggs personality test. War with Iraq: The Cain Doctrine The 'wrest' of the story Taking a better grip Why the Bush Doctrine will prevail--and fail A Just and Libertarian war... Persephone's second coming... presence of the recent past Nick and Norm drive the point home A Costco family Christmas Hang tough The season's greetings Curing the incuriosity of the East A canticle for Kathleen Sullivan Colloquy with a goat Back-handing the sinister American left To Condi, with sweetness Reds Sacrificing Diana Defusing the Unabomber Let 'em eat steak Shyly's delight Anastasia in the light and shadow Archives Join the email update list 
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Friday, November 12, 2004
BetterVegas: My kind of town... From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: MGM Mirage Tuesday unveiled plans to develop a multibillion-dollar "urban metropolis" on the Strip between Bellagio and the Monte Carlo.This is my kind of development. You can see me singing its praises here, here, and especially here. Because it's Vegas, it doesn't have everything I might want. For example, there is no provision for non-tourist residents, nor for jobs unrelated to the tourist industry. But the use of the site will be very intensive, so there will be a lot done in one place that has never been done in one place before, not in Las Vegas, nor, practically speaking, anywhere. Serendipity note #1: The site is more than the Boardwalk Casino Hotel. North of that is one of the last little pieces of blight on The Strip, empty lots, junky gift shops and the very dowdy Jockey Club, an antique time-share. All of that will come down, and the last reason for avoiding the west side of The Strip will go with it. Serendipity note #2: A favorite admonition around here, not because we do it but because we watch it being done, is "Socialize the risk!" If you can pull early money out of a real estate development by selling off some market opportunities, you limit your exposure and generate much-needed income. If you can manage to "Socialize the risk!" a second time with the same property, you're a freakin' genius. But consider the idea of the condominium-hotel. I sell you your unit as a condo for big bucks. You own it. You can stay there all year long. But you won't--gotta go back home to make the money that pays for Vegas. So you rent it back to me when you're not there as a hotel room, and I in turn rent it out at a profit to tourists, taking care of the maintenance day-by-day. I've absolved myself of my financial risk as soon as you buy the condo, but I get to keep it as a profit center while you bear all the risk of loss. This is why Kirk Kerkorian is a billionaire, because he's a freakin' genius. This is all too cool. And just wait for them to start dropping hotels on the North Strip... |
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