Weekend Wrapup

Alas, another weekend comes to a close.  I have a job, which seriously interferes with blogging, but pays better. 

This weekend my thoughts were about racism. the Bailout with a capital “B”, and my lost dog Hansel.  But life as I know it went on, and the Girl Kitty was busy.  First she caught a baby toad on Friday evening.  Then she completely contaminated her water bowl by Fishing For Cat Food.  This game consists of her picking out a morsel of cat food from her food bowl with her paw, then dropping it into the water bowl, watching it swirl around for a second or two, then cleverly capturing it with the same paw she dropped it in with. 

On Saturday I did the NY Times crossword puzzle with Fakesister as usual (always a high point of my week!), and also, Yard Guy came over to mow the mowable part of my yard (the front), and fight his way through the the rest, armed only with a chainsaw, a machete, a flashlight, a weedeater, a silver bullet, and a necklace made of garlic. 

On Friday afternoon I did an unofficial survey of my neighborhood for campaign signs.  Results:  Obama 5, McCain 4.  And one Yes to Amendment 2 (the Marriage Amendment…One Man, One Woman).

Thirty minutes ago, my local neighborhood Obama volunteer showed up at my door with a new Obama sign for me.  My old one was an old sign which just said Obama ‘08, my new one says Obama-Biden ‘08.  I was thrilled!  And then she said, do you notice that your other sign is missing?  I was like, WTF?  She said, I’m not here to do an upgrade, lol.  Sometime after my survey, every Obama sign in the neighborhood disappeared itself, while the McCain signs are still in place.  She suggested I bring my Obama-Biden sign in at night.  What!!!???

So is this what we are down to?  Sign-stealing?

I guess now that I’ll have to add another item to my pre-sleep countdown list.  Dogs inside?  Check.  Dogs fed?  Check.  Cat inside? Check.  Cat fed?  Check.  Coffee pot ready?  Check.  Obama-Biden sign inside?  At least I don’t have to feed it.

Bailout Rage

Maybe you think the government bailout is a bad idea, or maybe you think it’s a necessary evil.  I lean toward the “necessary evil” opinion, but it sort of reminds me of trying to rescue a puppy from the jaws of an alligator.  To save the puppy, you have to save the alligator too. 

But if you’re in the mood to get really mad today, or if you’re suffering from low blood pressure and need to have it raised, read Maureen Dowd’s opinion piece in today’s New York Times.  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/opinion/19dowd.html?ref=opinion

AFTER the bailout of A.I.G, some of their executives went on a “lavish” trip to Britain for a partridge-hunting party costing around $86,000.  I’m sure the poor babies were really stressed out and needed a break from the rigors of stealing our money. 

Meanwhile, on a personal note, I have an adjustable rate mortgage, which resets–or doesn’t–every March.  This year it reset so that my monthly payment is $80 less per month than it was last year.  So I’m in the awkward postion of hoping the economy stays bad and that the Fed continues to cut interest rates, so that I can save more money next year.  How crazy is that?