So, that was spring??

Got to love living in the Midwest. Yesterday the weather was sunny and sixty, today, it's supposed to rain - turn to snow and who knows what else.
I'm getting spring fever, just like everyone else.

I've got seeds growing sideways in their little trays straining for a glimpse of the elusive sun.

I'm not sure why I bother reading the newspaper anymore. I'm amazed at the plans legislature comes up with to cover debt. Debt that was incurred because of no foresight and the illusions of granduer.

Please, what ever happened to common sense????
Now, the taxpayers of Iowa are going to be stuck paying the bond debt on the luxury resort planted near Lake Rathbun Dam. Damn, is right. If private developers didn't think it would fly why didn't the powers that be realize they were probably right????

The state's budget has been snowballing for so long, I wouldn't want to step out in front of it now and I don't see anyone stepping up to the plate and saying, oops, we should have slowed out spending back a few years ago because all that revenue we were predicting coming in from taxes isn't materializing.

My, but we must constantly learn from out mistakes.
Iowa's strapped economic situation is par for the nation, some states are worse than others, but all these bailouts are just pushing the debt around like a piece of cold okra on your dinner plate.

The national debt is now estimated to be $42,000 for everyone man, woman and child in the country. I'm sure they're only estimating those in the country legally, though.

I hope I don't get a bill in the mail for my share.

I'm really hoping the economy turns soon, all these predictions say this year will be better than last and finally by 2012, things should turn around.
I for one, would like to see it turn just a litle faster. It's pretty hard to sell jewelry right now, but at least I have the common sense to watch my cash flow and try to at least have as much money coming in as going out. Hmm, ya think the government should try that theory???