Sphere-onomics

Posted by Pinhole at 8/14/2010 3:00 PM
Categories: Thoughts, Writing, Marbles, Humor, Sphere-onomics
Tags: Writing Humor

I’m not an economist, but reflecting on the recent financial collapse I believe there is a vital element the experts have overlooked.

Marbles.

Before puberty caught up with me I traveled in a well-regulated circle.  A society driven more by Darwin’s imagination than by the concept of supply and demand.  A sort of Midwestern “Lord of the Flies”.

As the market opens children gather clutching a small bag containing their life savings in denominations of “glassies”, “steelies” and “shooters”.  Fortunes about to be won, or lost, around a makeshift court etched in the dirt of a vacant lot.  While Bobby “Sure Shot” Mitchell cocks his thumb and squints into the circle you know you’re about to say goodbye to your favorite yellow cat’s eye.  Your only hope is that in late trading you can make up the loss.

In fact, as a unit of exchange, hope was as valuable as your shooter.  Everyone was a participant, and though some were wealthier than others, we all felt like we were in the game.  If you still had your shooter, you knew you had a chance.  A tool for shifting the tide in your favor and building your savings, along with your esteem.

So, my best guess as to what’s happened to our economy?

It seems to me we’ve all lost our marbles.








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