31 December 2008 - reconditioned pancakes

In the new year, as I recondition used pancakes with a Brechtian alienation device while gazing back over the preapocalyptic wasteland of recent history, I’ll have plenty of time to ponder the mistakes of other people who got me into this fix. I can’t very well vote out the captains of finance, but we still need bread and circuses, and I know just who should perform.