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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Perhaps I’m a glutton for punishment. I’m on the notification email list for Grants.gov and I get angry at about half of what I see listed. Why is the US Department of Labor spending nearly¬† a MILLION DOLLARS on improving labor law compliance in the agricultural sector in Guatemala. WTF? Why are we spending ANY…