January 23, 2009
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The “Good Ole’ Boys” Have To Be Totally Pissed Off!
If you didn’t catch the first speech that Obama made to the newspeople and his staffers at the White House, you really missed a good one! I was actually stunned AND impressed. I’m sure it’s probably word-for-word on CNN or some other news site but the gist of it is this: He is going to change the way *things get done* in Washington. He is putting a stop to a lot of things that have been considered part of doing business in Washington, D.C. That means those *gifts* and *special trips* and other *perks* that have been bandied around in order to get certain favors for various industries and special interest groups. He is going to insist that nothing is hidden from the American public….that the Freedom of Information Act is exactly that….open to all and has the pertinent information we are entitled to have.
There is so much more to it but I knew when I heard it, the Gold Ole Boys network was going to rally together to fight any changes Obama wants to make that threatens what they feel is THEIR domain. We have to really get involved in this and give our new president the support he needs. We need to remind our ELECTED representatives that we agree with him and that we will be watching THEIR reactions. If they don’t get behind him, we will NOT re-elect them to those cushy offices and huge salaries and other benefits they so covet. This is OUR power and we need to use it effectively. This is how we MUST get involved. We can’t sit back and just *let things happen* without letting our representatives hear OUR voices in this. I heartily approve of many of the things he has proposed. If you didn’t hear the speech and haven’t read it yet, do so. It is well worth your time and should, as it did me, give you a real feeling that there just might be light at the end of the tunnel. It’s a long tunnel but there IS light……IF we get involved as he has said we must. Just DO it, folks.
Now, on to other things since I don’t like trying to make people look at things my way. If I seemed preachy, I apologize. I know politics is as personal as religion and I normally don’t try to force people to think about or be converted but you can read this and see if you, too, don’t feel a sense of wonder and shock. It will be fantastic if it works. I think it can. See what you think.
Chewlee fought taking a real nap today and the Princess had plans to take her to visit with Johnnycakes and his family. At least, she DID until she realized that she was exhibiting signs of being very, very tired. She was asking to go *night-night* at 4:30, which was really too late for a nap and too early for the night. So, since she had to study for a test tomorrow in her psychology class, I kept the baby home with me. She did fall asleep on the rug here in my computer room around 5pm and I decided to let her sleep for a bit then I would wake her up to feed her and let her play for a while. I knew she would go to bed early anyway.
I woke her up after about 40 minutes and changed her diaper, fed her and we played for a bit until she got too crabby for words. Nothing made her happy and she was so tired she could hardly walk. I gave in and put her down for the night. It wasn’t more than 10 minutes and she was sound asleep. She didn’t even finish her bottle, she was THAT tired. It does mean, however, that she will be up bright and early in the morning so I need to get this done and posted (I am writing this early but will cut and paste it later). The Princess has her first class at 7:45am so she will be long gone before Chewlee wakes up. I need to be more than a walking zombie so sleep I must.
The Beast surprised me with a new vacuum cleaner today. It is a Dyson. It’s not the rolling ball one (which would have been cheaper) but the one that is best for pet hair. It will also be good for the Princess’s hair, too, which is long and she seems to shed everywhere. She showered tonight and it looked like her little sister was flushed down the drain…..LOL. I am constantly finding these long ass hairs everywhere. My hair is cut in a spiky, pixie-type cut so it’s not me…and definitely not the Beast’s. Chewlee’s hair is longer than mine but she is a blonde whereas her mother has darker hair.
We had vacuumed earlier but the Dyson picked up so much from just the living room that I shudder to think what it will be like when I use it in our bedroom tomorrow. That is where Baron spends a great deal of his time, either sleeping or just staying close to the Beast. He even naps when the Beast naps.
After vacuuming the living room with the Dyson, the Beast then cleaned the rug. It actually looks the best it has almost since we moved in here. I was surprised at that. I think there was so much dog hair ground down into the rug fibers that it affected the color. At least, I think it might have been that. I can’t think what else would have caused the difference. And we DO vacuum regularly so it’s not like we had an obvious MAT of hair. I’m really impressed with the Dyson.
It comes with a 5 year parts and labor warranty. What’s funny is that you call the service line and they say they will try to service any problems OVER THE PHONE (meaning WE do the actual work, I gather from that) and, if it can’t be resolved, they will arrange to have it PICKED UP AND SERVICED. *Insert shocked look on face* Picked up? Wow…THAT is impressive. I have a feeling they don’t anticipate having to do that often. We shall see. I registered it online (as suggested), stapled the receipt for it into the instruction book (which is very slender but has nice size illustrations explaining pretty much everything). It also came with a bag of cleaning granules and a can of spot lifter. The cleaning granules are *easily vacuumed up*. It also came with a small bag of attachments just for cleaning out the car or truck. The Beast is looking forward to that since the car has a lot of dog hairs in it. I expect that he will be using it tomorrow (today) or Saturday since our weather is going to be downright balmy with highs expected around 60….LOL. I’m sure many places in the country would love to see 60 degree weather.
We cleaned my computer room carpet, too, and it really needed it. I don’t think it’s been cleaned more than once since moving in here and I have dripped coffee more than once on my way to my desk. It’s all nice and clean now so I had no worries about Chewlee sleeping on it in her clean jammies.
Time to close this out and get a few more things done while the baby is sleeping and I still have the energy. I will get this posted after I finish cleaning up my kitchen and folding some of these clothes I got washed and dried. Love you all and have a great weekend.
