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By MoonFlower, February 19, 2009 7:05 pm

You may have noticed that the economy has gone to hell in a handbasket, in double time. Unemployment is way up, prospects are way down, and the news seems to get worse every day. And it’s not just here, it’s all over the world.

So the question is: why didn’t the professional economists of the day see this train wreck coming? They are highly educated, well trained, and have access to teams of analysts, captains of industry, and leaders of government. They’re the ones who are supposed to be looking after these things for us. And what are they doing about it? And how can we the people ever trust them again? Perhaps the sad truth is that our modern day economists are really no better than the shamans, witch doctors, and snake oil salesmen of the past. Scary thought there. In any event, it seems clear that economists have very seriously dropped the ball on this one, and it’s going to cost us all plenty.

Economics is also called “the dismal science”. As it turns out, even that might be putting it generously. We have to ask if it’s a “science” at all, of any description, after so completely and utterly missing the mark.

Here then is a proposal: let’s rescind the Nobel Prize for economics. Just drop it, cut it out, throw it away. The main reason for this is on straight academic grounds, namely, that we can’t be sure that economics really does the job, let alone actually prove that it promotes the betterment of humankind. Secondly, let’s mete out some punishment to the experts who are supposed to watch over matters economic but failed so miserably.

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By MoonFlower, February 1, 2009 12:09 am

It’s just after midnight on February 1, and just two weeks away is Valentine’s Day. Flower buying goes up something like 500% on Valentine’s, which may sound like a dream for florists, but it’s also a dread. The reality is that we just can’t quintuple our staff, inventory, delivery vans, store size, and everything else for one day of the year.

So here’s a friendly message for everyone out there:

• Please please please order early for Valentine’s Day!

We would especially hate to disappoint our regular customers, but we may have no choice if you want something at the 11th hour. Making it more difficult this year is that Valentine’s is on a Saturday, so many people might think they can wait till then.

We expect that we will run out of delivery capacity a few days before. By Friday, we’ll be accepting only telephone orders for personal pick-up at the shop. On Saturday, the day of, we might not even get a chance to answer the phone. And if you come to the store, you’ll have to stand in line and wait. There will be extra staff and we’ll work as fast as we can, but we won’t just slap something together. Our reputation is part of every bouquet that goes out our door, but quality takes a little time, and we hope you’ll understand.

By the way, we have created something very special for Valentine’s Day this year. Have a look at our True Romance Kit!