Random Rambles & Rants
When is enough enough?
$30,000 for a research report on prairie dogs? http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47282 Must be for the vast suburban development going on in Montana. In the grand scheme of things, $30,000 out of the federal budget doesn’t seem like a lot of money, but I want accountability! Is this expense REALLY necessary? Montana is just about as rustic and…
Read MoreOn my way to the tea party
My sign, ready to go… [flickr]http://flickr.com/photos/9750632@N05/3444741411/[/flickr]
Read MoreHampton Roads Tax Day Tea Party
I really enjoyed participating today. Even though *I* couldn’t hear a lot of what was being said, it was great to be surrounded by like-minded people. Here’s a little of the action: [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157616817971896″]
Read MoreAlmost a million dollars for potato research!
No wonder our economy is in trouble. This kind of thing just makes me shake my head. $900,000 to fund potato research. Last I heard potatoes were farmed for profit… so why is the government paying for the research? http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=46134
Read MoreHow is this a DOD expense?
Autism Research Program Clinical Trial 2.2 million dollars I think research on Autism is an important effort and I don’t have any problem with government funds going toward this, but why is this coming out of the Department of Defense budget (Army). I don’t get it!
Read MoreDivide a generation?
From President Obama’s speech at the inauguration today: “… And yet, at this moment – a moment that will divide a generation – it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.” I’m sorry, but I started cracking up when he said this line during his speech today. DIVIDE a generation? I can’t imagine…
Read MoreIce Cream & The Election
Excellent analogy! (I got this via email from a good friend I used to work with.) From a teacher in the Nashville area. Who worries about “the cow” when it is all about the “Ice Cream? The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year. The presidential election was…
Read MorePost Office Woes
I’m not sure what’s up with the US postal service lately. I had 2 priority mail packages take 11 days to get delivered in December. What the heck happened to 2-3 days? A day or two delay I could live with, but more than a week? I certainly didn’t get the service I paid for.…
Read MoreNot surprising, but interesting
This site http://www.howobamagotelected.com/ perfectly shows what a farce our news media is (and why I never liked working in tv news). It’s all about ratings and hype, and pushing their own agenda. Watch the video. My favorite part was where the skinny white chick with Obama written across her shirt — who got every question…
Read MoreWhat’s wrong with this picture?
This just irritated me enough to take a picture. Note the little sign? Labeling like that sucks in shoppers who don’t keep track of prices… this LOOKS like they’re pointing out a good deal, but 2 for $10 on 12-packs of soda is actually higher than I’ve ever seen in a grocery store. You can…
Read MoreI’m voting AGAINST *communism*
I’ve been trying to keep up with the facts about or presidential candidates, tough to do with all the BS and outright lies in the commercials (on both sides). This scares me: WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THE McCAIN AND OBAMA PLANS: For Individuals: According to the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan center-left organization, Americans…
Read MoreStop the Obama lovefest!
This cuts through the non-sense and zeroes in on the gut issue quickly! Are we all aboard the USS Ship of Fools? Makes me wonder! The first time I read this quote, I thought it was dangerously true. Then I really started pondering it and thought how would this apply to our own lives/careers? Let’s…
Read MoreGovernment waste
I know I’ve been ranting on government waste. I just hate to see my money spent on things I consider frivolous or not in the best interest of our country. After getting ticked off every time I see a grant notice (this is the government advertising to SPEND MONEY), I decided to see what the…
Read MoreAn easy solution for the gas crisis
Somebody submitted this idea in a letter to the editor of The Virginian-Pilot last month and I agree, wholeheartedly… Tie the price of US food exports to the price of oil. An export tax is easily implemented by the federal government. And, yes, that will affect non-oil producing countries, but what better way to put…
Read MoreLet’s take care of our own, first
I know I shouldn’t even read the grant opportunities emails because I’m requently PO’d when I’m done. My latest peeve:¬† a MILLION DOLLARS to Improve Ecuador’s Coastal parks through Short-Term Employment of Flooding Victims. (http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=41403) Huh? Was someone just looking for a way to spend money? How the heck is that kind of spending the…
Read MorePlot holes
I’m forgiving of television writers. They’re under deadlines that movie writers don’t face. But I’m trying to wrap my mind around the major plot hole in “Ghost Whisperer.” Melinda inherited her “gift” from her mother and maternal grandmother. Got it. A few seasons ago, a brother (Gabriel) shows up, supposedly from an illicit affair her…
Read MoreWhy Fed-Ex Sucks
Fed-Ex overnight is good. It works. But their ground service is a joke. Why even offer it if you’re not going to do it right? Nearly every print job I get shipped here from South Carolina arrives a day or two late. The latest? A print job was supposed to be delivered to the client…
Read MoreThis is what’s wrong with the Republican party
One of the reasons (I think) we’ll have a democrat in the oval office next January is because the Republican party keeps trying to force their values down America’s throat. There is proposed legislation that will ban the sale of nudie magazines on military bases. These are grown men purchasing these magazines. It’s Playboy and…
Read MoreThe Effects of Folly
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. -Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903) That’s exactly what the US has created by it’s massive entitlement programs. I’m all for taking care of people who are truly sick or have REAL health problems that prevent them from…
Read MoreSo sad for the folks in Suffolk
Watching the news tonight really depressed me. I don’t actually know the people in the houses that got destroyed, but I know people who live in that area. I just can imagine having everything one owned destroyed in just a few minutes. Imagine if your house was flattened but your neighbor’s house untouched… How could…
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