Archive for April, 2008
Let’s Fix this Now and What to Do With the Surplus
The latest and greatest word from the White House was President Bush calling on Congress to fix the overall economy. Those close enough to hear that blather likely stopped for a brief moment pondering if he was not off on one of his rants that could start another war, or he just got the gas [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )So April is Coming to an End
I had the desire to rest on Sunday as I was also doing a 24-hour sample test that my doctor needed. Sunday of course was rainy and no yard work was done so I have hope that my temporary help will come by or call. I headed for the doctor’s office to drop off the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Finding Shelving and Going with the Bean
So Saturday starts slow, I fetch the morning paper and its fill with the usual mess while the morning news is much of the same. The mess in the Clayton County School system seems to be getting progressively worse the school board of the dysfunctional county continues its usual ways. (If Clayton County sounds familiar [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Week Ends on a Low Note
Well as Friday came to light so did the news of a ship contracted to the military having to fire warning shots at small boats approaching it in the Persian Gulf. That news caused the slowly deflating oil balloon to reinflate back to nearly $119 a barrel. (Well so much for spanking the speculators, I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Bubble Leaking and Harsh Words
So with Thursday coming around it appears the oil threshold has topped for the moment and is slowly dropping. Yesterday oil hit $119 and dropped though out the day till closing at around $115. A comforting thought for the moment still not anywhere one would comfortable for any length of time. Perhaps a speculator got [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Physical and Test Results
With Wednesday morning arrival I headed out to get the recycles out to the street then had a light breakfast. Heading into work the prices had jacked up again at the local gas pumps with a barrel of oil running nearly $119 there was evidence of fewer vehicles out on the road because of traffic [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Unreasonable Panic and Nervous Reactions
Tuesday morning it is warm yet not too hot. The morning talk beside the dueling presidential candidates is the cost of fuel rising faster than some have even thought. Another concern is food costs too, and as I leave the house I pass a nearby CITGO station that has raised it pump price over 10 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Morning Ultrasound and Light Start to Week
Having fasted since the night before, I headed for Northside Hospital before work to get the ultrasound of my gallbladder and liver area. It is painless, and thankfully I am not ticklish as the tech having squirted out the gel from a bottle used the want to spread it about the target area. Things went [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Weekend and Starting the Week
I spend Saturday cleaning the house and took my mother shopping for a chair that would be comfortable for her to sit in after her surgery. I still have to reconfigure the living room and remove some old furniture or relocate it elsewhere in the house. To get the chair home, I had to use [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Bully Way of Treatment and Shopping
So the week ends on a sour note, as the emerging bully flexing their muscles demand apologies or one will not come to their homeland. The bully of course is China, the government is none too happy over the running of the Olympic Flame during the past week or so and they took offence to [...]
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