Well, I just “voluntarily” signed the paperwork for my 10% pay reduction which will be reviewed the first week in July…then corporate will make a decision to give me some of it back or take more away…I am already very weary of the economic situation in our country…I feel betrayed by our former President and the “corporate cats” at the top of the financial structure of this country with whom he was a bedfellow…they have literally stolen from us money that should have been returned to circulation through loans and salaries that keep an economy strong and productive…I have literally dozens of projects on hold due to lack of financing by the lenders…I don’t have a lot of confidence in the President’s “bail out” to change things enough but time will tell…I do like Obama and I think he is as sincere as a politician can be or is allowed to be…at least he is for ending the war in Iraq as honorably as possible so we don’t continue to sink more money into that mess…I don’t however like the steps we seem to be taking toward socialism or Europeanism…the Republican party uses “capitalism” as tool to enrich the rich and the Democrats lean toward socialism to achieve their goals…I liked George Bush but as my eyes were gradually opened I started to see that he was enriching himself and his cronies at the middle class American’s expense…part of his war on terror was legitimate but he at some point fairly early on took it all in a different direction…when we awoke form the bad dream we realize we were being duped but it was too late…he signed the death certificate for a bunch of American men and boys who died in a war on his watch to pave the way to his own designs…I hope he can’t sleep at night but it will probably never phase him in this life…
We are going on a little holiday with my brother Ric and his wife Bev at the end of April and into the first week of May…we are going to South Padre Island, Texas to go fishing and enjoying each other’s company…that area is very nice for swimming and fishing…the record speckled trout ever caught was caught in that very bay where we will be fishing…I am sure it will bring back a lot of memories for us and we will have a blast…it gives us something to anticipate in this present economic landscape we see here every day…
Julie and Bev located a condo to rent for our big weekend at Padre Island…it will cost us about 300.00 each for the weekend…it is literally right on the beach…right out the door and right into the water…the girls will bask in the sun while we fish…should be fun!!
Almost time to go home now…I had a pretty productive day today…did a couple of proposals for new work and a couple of final reports to wrap up jobs we have been doing…some new in and some old out…I can’t wait to get home and go for a long walk…sure do enjoy my walks here in the desert air…
Well, the desert air was a little cool and windy to exercise outside after all…did some treadmill and called it good…
Things seem to have settled down somewhat around here after the pay cut…we do have some rather tense days around here as slow as things are right now…well, the bailout money has been approved so maybe we will see some action soon…
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