Posts made in October, 2008
Silence is Golden
My apologies to those of you who have gotten used to my frequent posting. I was gone for a whole week (I didn’t have cell service or even a watch) and it was amazing. It is amazing how easy it is to get out of the habit of writing and posting things on here. When I am in the habit ideas flow freely and easily. When I fall out of the habit it is hard to get going again. Nonetheless,...
Read MoreNo News and Other News
Well, if you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been posting any news items on Friday’s like I wanted to. Part of it is being busy and another part is that I am flat tired of the news these days. It fatigues me. So there won’t be any new this week either, at least no political or world news. Since I won’t be providing those kind of news items for your reading...
Read MorePower Grid
I really don’t know how else to start this post except to say that Power Grid is one of the best board games I have played. The varied mechanics in the game work great and keep play moving quickly. It is a more complex strategy game than most so unless you enjoy deep strategy you might look elsewhere. If you are willing to give it a try then I really think you will find it...
Read MoreRenovations Update 5
Many things have happened since I last posted an update. Many things indeed! We are not quite finished with our living area yet but we are many steps closer. I will give you a visual walk through of the progress that has been made. The last you saw we had the tile stuck up on the wall with tape. The next step was to grout the tile. Next we started building and fitting the mantle to the...
Read MoreSenate Passes Bailout
The Senate passed the $700 billion bailout plan yesterday in an attempt to put pressure on the House. Message to the House members who voted against it the first time: Please don’t approve this bill just because they attached a few things that you want. Stick to the reasons you voted against is in the first place. If a bill comes before you with twenty things that you want and one...
Read MoreThe Bailout Fails…..Once
Yesterday, as I am sure most of you are aware, the planned bailout of the financial system failed in the House of Representatives. This was a surprise to me. I expected most of the people in our government to see government as the answer to this problem. I am very happy that they voted in accordance with what their constituents asked of them. Apparently a majority of Republicans and close...
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