Maybe The Germans Should Run Everything

There’s a piece in this morning’s New York Times about how Alexander Hamilton and James Madison made some deals to establish the federal government’s fiscal position as it pertains to the states’ debts, and how something similar needs to happen in the European Union but it’s not. Just like it was 200 years ago in the US, certain members of the EU don’t feel other members of EU are pulling their own weight and those certain members shouldn’t be saddled with additional financial responsibility of backstopping those other members’ bad decisions. Specifically, the Prussians (Germany, Holland, Finland, and Switzerland) don’t want to help the Catholics (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) secure their debt.
The EU was a dumb idea from the outset. 21st century Europe is not 18th century America. A 3,000 year history of hatred isn’t a small factor. Yet putting aside those differences is the basis for the whole thing. These aren’t differences between naturalist English farmers/lawyers from Massachusetts and naturalist English farmers/lawyers from Virginia. Not everyone is even on the same alphabet, let alone the same page.
I’m sure that the Germans have a 3, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 1,000 year plan to dominate control purify help Europe achieve political, fiscal, and cultural unity.

END OF GLOBAL POLITICS

This is the solution Garmin sent me to fix their software

Dear Garmin Customer,
Thank you for contacting Garmin International.

We'll export all of your existing data, remove the data files themselves, and then re-import the data:
1. Please open Training Center, go to the 'File' menu and select 'Backup ""...'
2. This will allow you to save your backup to a convenient location. For this, I suggest saving it to your computer's desktop.
3. Close Training Center.
4. Go to your Start menu, and click on 'Computer.'
5. Double-click on 'Local Disk(C:).'
6. If you see an 'ProgramData' folder, double-click on it. Otherwise, follow these steps to view any hidden files:
a. Click on the 'Organize' menu in the upper-left area of the window, and select 'Folder and Search Options.'
b. Next, click on the 'View' tab.
c. Find the 'Hidden files and folders' section, click on 'Show hidden files and folders,' and then click on 'OK.'
You should now see a 'ProgramData' folder in the window. Double-click this folder to view the contents.
7. Now you should see a 'GARMIN' folder. Double-click this folder.
8. Inside, there will be a 'Training Center' folder. Right-click the folder and then choose 'Cut.'
9. Right-click anywhere on your computer's desktop (the background picture), and choose 'Paste.'
10. Once the data is moved to your desktop, try starting Training Center. It should open without an error. Set up a new account, and then we can import the original data.
11. Go to the 'File' menu, and select 'Restore...'
12. In the window that appears, select the backup file you saved in step 2. This will import all of your original data.
13. Once this is done, try importing any new history from your GPS.

Great! Only a 13 step process to fix a bug in their software that's not much more than a glorified spreadsheet. I'm going with the 3rd party program that avid runners use and is free. Thanks though.