You're an amazing character, Conrad. I think you need another drink. I know why North Korea wants to build bombs, Conrad. They're afraid of being attacked. They have good reason to be afraid. They figure that with a few nukes in the inventory, certain parties will think twice about attacking them. That's why Pakistan built the bomb too. Fear of attack and the desire to have a deterrent. That's why everyone builds the bomb...fear of being attacked by a larger, more powerful country. (Everyone except the USA, that is...they ARE the most powerful, and their business IS attack.)

There's a whole lot of fear out there, Conrad, and drinking will not help ease it.

I agree with your critical assessment of sugary soft drinks. You can also get 6 months supply of your body's needed levels of salt in a single day by purchasing a bag or two of popcorn at the movies. It's so heavily salted in order to make you thirsty so you'll buy more sugary drinks. An excessive salt & sugar habit leads to heart problems and many other illnesses. Worry, worry, fret, spend, worry, worry, fret, consume, worry, fret....

I saw a bumper sticker today that said: "Just let me shop, and no one gets hurt" Right...the voice of deluded consumerism.

Brought to you by the SYSTEM THAT SELLS YOU INSANITY AND DOESN'T CARE.

Looking for Mordor, Conrad? Don't look to Korea, look to the commercial marketing system that is all around you, promising happiness and delivering decadence and corruption.

- LH