The Ultimate Answer to Kings: Carl Bussjaeger's got a new blog!

They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means "The Ultimate Argument of Kings," and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. "We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it's about: You'll do as I say or I'll send my goons to kill you."

I thought about that for a long time. If there's an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I've got bullets - he's got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that's not going to happen. So if there's an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain't bullets.

It finally came to me - and that's when I left the city, abandoned a goodly percentage of my goods, and gave all that was behind me a good, stiff Randian Shrug.

The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Carl Bussjaeger's got a new blog!

With free books! Check it out.

3 comments:

Carl Bussjaeger said...: Hey, Joel! Remember that "situational awareness" thing you mention in another post? Well...

Those free books have been available at my site for months. [grin] I put 'em up back when I was fighting with the Benners over their publication of my work without paying me (I finally got control of the paperbacks, but the Benners are still selling the Kindle and Smashwords ebooks without permission, despite DMCA takedown notices).

The blog however has only been up for a couple of weeks.; May 1, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Joel said...: Take this dagger from out my breast! Here I plug your new blog and you gig me for not plugging your website? I'm hurt! Hurt, I tell you!

Honestly, there may be tears.; May 1, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Carl Bussjaeger said...: Hey, you mentioned the freebies. While there are links to them at the blog, the books are hosted right where they always were: at my website. [grin]; May 1, 2011 at 2:39 PM

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Why the hell did you scroll all the way down here?