Friday Night "Lites"

I have come to the conclusion that there's nothing "lite" in the news anymore.  Another day, another bailout.  Now I get to pay taxes so that the people in the 500k homes can not pay their mortgage for 6 months.  Joy, I tell ya, JOY!  It obviously doesn't behoove a person to pay their bills anymore, because if you just wait around, the government will pay them for ya!  I'm getting sick and tired of being sick and tired hearing the latest BIG PLAN by the Washington elite from every news station, even the local ones.

I'd watch Nickelodeon but they've drank the Kool-Aid too.  Obviously.  They're giving Arms Obama an award for her "work" in childhood obesity, and Obama himself and the Mrs. are up for an award on the "Kids Choice" award show.  Cutest Couple.  Really!?!?!!!

A couple of days ago over on the Facebook, I clicked into some group that asked FBer's to be a fan of "Repeal of Healthcare" or something along those lines.  Shortly thereafter, one of my FB "friends" commented to me that "she is Canadian, and she gets free doctors, free medicine, free surgery".  Her last words to me?  "You are an idiot". 

Well, as she is a friend of a friend, the six-degrees-of-separation thing, she will no longer be found in my line-up of friends.  And since I can be rude and hateful as this is my little blog, I should also mention that she has long yellow hair with about two inches of black root rot, a fake spray-on orange tan, and has been a waitress in a pub for seven years.  Can you say AMBITION????  Evidently that is why Canada needs the government healthcare.

Yeah, probably wasn't necessary to run the poor gal down. 

Andy brought up something that I hadn't thought of, but he is spot-on.  The new tax-on-tanning IS racist.  White people are the only people who go to tanning beds.  White people are the only people who are going to be taxed.  Taxation due to skin color.  Or lack of color to your skin.  Or trying to get some color on your skin.....

Here's a quick update on the work situation.  The legislature gave the agency I work for a small supplemental budget - enough to postpone furloughs for the rest of this fiscal year.  However, over 200 employees were "retired" - some of them didn't want to be retired - and those jobs can't be filled for at least 18 months, if ever.  If the jobs are left open, then some money can be recouped or saved.  The budget situation for the next fiscal year and probably for years after that looks grim, and I've been told that we'll furlough at least one and probably more days per month, beginning in July and ending.... never. 

I think they might just close up shop on a Friday or two each month, with only absolutely-essential employees working (we are a 24/7/365 agency).  Those employees who work on Friday furloughs will be on furlough status on a different day.  I also think additional employees will be "retired" and HOPEFULLY there won't be any reduction in force measures.  They can furlough me as often as they have to, as long as I don't have to hit the street, ya know? 

About 50% of similar state agencies across the nation are in as bad or worse shape budget-wise, so it's sort of a crowded boat we're riding in. 

But you know what?  All in all - it's been a great day!  The sun was shining, the Oklahoma wind was blowing its usual 40-mile an hour self, and the iris that I dug up from the abandoned house down the street before it sold, and transplanted to my yard, is blooming.  And Friday night is the Criminal Minds marathon. 

Man, my life is complete!