The United States Government is spending like it is going out of style and some are now saying that we must cut back. Still our economy has grown like never before and our National Debt is still only a couple of percent of the total.
Nevertheless some are saying that America is spending itself into bankruptcy and the politicians have a never-ending pet project, sneak it in at the last minute, spend thrift attitude. Well recently at a coffee shop a liberal thinker told me; Wouldn’t it be nice if had money for Health Care and the United States Air Force had to hold a bake sale to by another bomber plane?
Yah well, I heard that joke before and was not phased, amazed or moved by his comments and then he said; We Should Build US Fighter Planes in Mexico with Chinese Parts to Save Money. I asked him what line of work he was in and he told be he use to build aircraft for Boeing in Everett, Washington and worked Union for 20 years.
Well that did not surprise me at all seeing as his jaded comments failed to take into consideration that our Government’s number one job is to protect the American People. And building fighter planes in Mexico, please, spare me the cynicism for a change, sheesh! Please consider all this in 2006.
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Be careful what you wish for. Entering the baby’s room one day, I noticed a subtle odor, not unlike a used diaper or a moose with a gas problem. A thorough search revealed everything in order and clean, so it must have come from the baby. “Marielle,” I thought, “You stinky devil.”
Opening the window helped, but I felt I had to ask my sister-in-law, Doris, who often had given me good advice on sticky problems. A fifteen minute conversation with Doris revealed that she knew an old woman of German decent who owned a charm against my baby’s kind of problem but which could backfire if used improperly.
A few days later a small package in my mailbox revealed a brown root-like spiral of wood wrapped in a piece of waxed paper with the words, ‘Schauzz Wurzel’. Not knowing how powerful this piece of magic could be, instead of placing it near the baby, I leaned the charm against the house just outside the front door.
No sooner than my youngest child, Robbie, came home from kindergarten, he greeted me with a big hug and a strange noise that sounded like “BREEeeeeeeee”. The accompanying odor prompted me to ask how he felt. He insisted that nothing was wrong. Anyway, we were interrupted by the arrival of my older son who casually waved a hello and somewhere behind him let out a musical “Brrrrrrrrrrrrr-rrrrp!”
Fearing the worst, I raced back to the baby’s room just in time to hear “breeeeep -beep-beep!”. The open window hadn’t helped the atmosphere any so I frantically called my husband, Frank, for advice. Frank didn’t know what to make of our problem, but promised to be home soon. I reminded him not to be late, since the pastor was coming over for a short visit and a donation.
At six on the dot, Frank rushed in to his wife and sounded, “BRRRRRUUUM!” accompianied by a miasmic cloud. “Oh, excuse me, how are the kids?” Not looking at him, I told him fine, rroooorrrrrrp, and hurry up and get ready for the pastor’s visit. Just then the bell rang, and standing on the front step was the pastor. Frank said, “I hope you don’t mind, but now is not a good time to visit. Could you make it another day?”
The pastor answered, “That’s fine, if you could let me come in for a moment - I just wanted to leave something as a memento for the good work your wife has been
doing for the church, BROOOOOUUUUUUMMMMM-BUP-BUP-BUP!”
Being married to a European lady has its advantages.
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to - la la, la la la. Okay, so I don’t know the words to the song but I do know bringing a dog or cat to a party needs to be approved first by the party host. Double check the front of the party invitation, who was it addressed to? Did it include your pets name? If not, then a friendly chat with the host should be done before bringing your animal. It can be an easy oversight, even if the party invitation was imprinted, to forget inviting a pet. So use kindness when speaking with the host. It is not recommended asking the host if your pet can come to a few types of events like a wedding, Bachelor party, baby shower, baby naming party or bridal shower. These types of parties have lots of activities and party games such as baby shower games or bridal shower games where animals could be a distraction. Once the host agrees to your pet coming to the party, there is a few simple rules of etiquette to follow.
A must do is to have your pet bring the hostess a present/host gift like a gift basket, an engraved gift or flowers. In addition, bring the hostesses pets presents or little surprizes. Next, bring along an extra pooper scoopers. Have your pet dressed appropriately like wearing a bandana or Halloween costume. If it is a theme party like luau, Mardi Gras, Super Bowl, Christmas party or other holiday party choose a festive matching pet outfit. Animals tend to have different diets, so bringing along pet food and bottled water is a good idea, too. Be thoughtful by bringing your own bowls and placemat for when your pet dines. Your pet should not rely on the hostess for any special requirements. So, don’t expect the hostess to provide your pet with any party favors. Although the hostess might invite your pet, not all hostesses will think ahead of time about having party supplies for your pet, too. Thus, prepare your pet for any possible disappointment. Remember, glow sticks are not pet friendly party favors.
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