Glass Half Empty? Shut It Down!

Tonight at midnight, the government may or may not shut down. This is not Scary, and should not induce Fear - it is simply a dick-measuring game of chicken being played between the Democrats and the Republicans, at the negligent expense of Us, where they're battling to see in which way they will be screwing us for the rest of the year.

Sure, it will effect anyone who draws non-Social Security income from Uncle Sam or likes to engage in illicit activities in the shady groves and lush underbrush of our National Parks or - better still - in the dark corners of our Courthouses. But those with filthy habits will find other places to lurk and Social Security will be back up and running in no time - so to quote the great Alfred E. Newman; "What, me worry?"

The root of this hogwash seems to be in the fact that the Republicans are being out Republicaned by Tea Partiers, who are calling for broader sweeping budget cuts - but again, this is all moot because what they're really arguing about are outdated and arcane philosophies about Women's health and air quality. But while our Congressmen hide in back rooms palming each others balls as John Boehner looks on with a tear in his eye, take comfort in the fact that when the Government does shut down tonight, at least the paychecks of the egregious bastards who got us into this pickle will go uninterrupted.

Calm Before the Calm

"What, me worry?" - Alfred E. Newman

Okay, hear we go. Gearing up for the weekend. The mortgage is up, some say the chips are down - but hell, who am I to complain? This Saturday is the Hot Rod Fallout, which I will attempt to cover here, in some minor sense, and of course Elsewhere, for the Big payoff. Let's see how that works.

The supplies: Sony 2GB digital voice recorder, note pad, tiny pens, wherewithal, press credentials, cans of beer (why not?)... am I missing something?

Along with me will of course be Jenny, who will be on her own mission for the same result - pictures and the Big Payoff. Don't know about any of you clowns, but I'm ready to look at some cars!