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In which His Majesty celebrates the clearing of brush in Texas and wonders if that's a collapsing economy he sees on the horizon.

His Majesty was caught by the paparazzi at the Inauguration Ball at the Phoenix Theater welcoming America's first Irish-African president. A cheer went up when Mr. O'Bama waved good bye to Mr. Bush on his way back to Texas. Now no brush in Texas is safe. And folks will begin to speak English in Washington again.

His Majesty Norton II at the Phoenix

Of course, things have gone swimmingly since then. Planes are falling out of the sky. California is heading for a drought in spite of the rain this weekend. China is buying up America's hard assets including our foreclosed houses. Ya can't eat peanut butter without worrying what's crawling around in it. A gazillion Americans have lost their jobs, including 500,000 in January and many here in Sonoma County [but we'll have more soon enough when the Noo Joisey asphalt plant gets built.] One week His Majesty reads that some government official is admonishing Americans they aren't saving enough money [American debt is 100% of the Gross Domestic Product, compared to China's 20%. The average American savings is 0% of income.] The next week some other official is telling Americans they have to spend more money. And Ben Stein gets on CNN and tells everyone to "buy something, buy anything".

Yeah, that's what will get us back on track. Everyone living beyond their means again. So let's talk our Congress into stimulating the economy by pouring a gazillion more dollars into the pockets of some corporations we can't afford to let fail. Eventually the man on the street will see a few bucks of it.

The Royal Economist tells His Majesty you can't have a system go on forever if it depends on constant economic growth and constant population growth. Eventually you'll have droughts and planes will fall out of the sky. It sure doesn't look so good out there on the horizon. But you guys go ahead and buy something...anything.

His Majesty is going back to bed, pull the covers over his head and whimper a bit.

enter Depression2

But if you find yourself with a few bucks to spare in spite of the Depression, good ole Petaluma Pete says spend it on something fun like the Mentor Me Petaluma fundraiser, the Mad Hatter's Ball. His Majesty has a fondness for mad hatters, being a bit mad himself. And, of course, since he wears a hat. His Majesty says check it out and watch the Mad Hatter's Ball video

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Posted By: Frank Simpson (15/02/2009 5:09:32 PM)
Comment: As usual the Pet 360 lost their Blog Icons. Fear not, I just added your post to OutsideIn. At least they work!!

Posted By: Karen Nau (15/02/2009 11:25:53 AM)
Comment: Dearest Emperor Norton, Enjoy the rain because we so need it. When life is handing out lemons, make lemonade and in my case stock up on Clover products like butter and local eggs and honey and make cookies! Another wonderful event that will fund art, music and health programs for the youth in Petaluma is the Phoenix Guitar Gala on Feb. 28th. www.phoenixguitargala.com If you leave the attic today or next Sunday you can go down to the theater and help tidy it up. The volunteers are filling a Green Waste debris box! Thank you Green Waste! But don't forget the rain gear! Singing in the Rain is o.k. too.

Posted By: Petaluma Pete (15/02/2009 10:53:28 AM)
Comment: Hello your Majesty. Thank you for including your mention of the Mad Hatter Ball. - Regarding the economy... Remember the band on the Titanic? I would like to suggest that your readers go to their collective attics, pull out that old musical instrument, dust it off, and take it to the streets. - Busking is the answer.

Posted By: Hopeful (15/02/2009 9:53:32 AM)
Comment: I'm hopeful that Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress will turn this economic downturn around. You're too pessimistic.

Response: Dear Hopeful, are you perhaps ten years old? What you should be hoping is that Mr. O'Bama and the Congress are good enough pilots to give you a water landing. 'Cause we're going down, baby. Brace for crash landing.

Posted By: Texan (15/02/2009 9:50:05 AM)
Comment: Your Majesty, you're too hard on George Bush. He did the best he could.

Response: Dear Texan, you're right. He did the best he could.

Posted By: Frank Simpson (15/02/2009 9:27:19 AM)
Comment: You've pretty much captured what the Financial Times has been reporting the last few weeks--though it was more enjoyable to read your version. As to those who MUST spend, might I also suggest they include buying a $20 raffle ticket for a chance to win a trip to Ireland? It also directly benefits the Petaluma Animal Shelter Link http://frank-simpson.petaluma360.com/default.asp?item=2330789

Response: Why yes, Frank, you may suggest folks buy a raffle ticket. And when you get to Ireland, give a shout out to Mr. O'Bama's ancestors, as well as His Majesty's. We suspect that before too much more time goes by, they'll be Petalumans barking and down on all fours pretending to be dogs to seek shelter at the Animal Shelter. It's a dog's life out there.