Frustrated in General

Just having one of those days, when just about any little annoyance is just very ANNOYING. Some people are just not with it -- and when their incompetence intersects with my already frustrated day, it just touches my very last nerve. Not naming names. Not gonna say anything to them - just an excuse to carry this around for a while and be annoyed! Come back another day when I am really in a much better mood!

Sick, Sicker, SICKEST!!!!!

Last Monday I started getting sick -- you know, headache, body aches, sore throat, etc. By bedtime I had added fever, chills, more SEVERE body aches and upset stomach. On Tuesday, I woke up wondering what truck had driven over me in the middle of the night -- fever, chills, stomach cramps, HUGE Body Aches!!! I never left the bed. By Wednesday afternoon I was able to run a short errand. Thursday a.m. I went to work for 4 hours, and on Friday I worked until 3:00. What an accomplishment. I woke up Saturday thinking I would feel SO MUCH BETTER -- NOT! OMG! This FlU SUCKS!!! Even today, Monday, I still don't feel GOOD -- more like good enough to come to work and maybe do some laundry tonight. I REALLY hope your don't get this crap!!!

The Financial Crisis Status of Bakersfield, CA

I work for the County at the hospital, and my husband is an independent contractor of FedEx Home Delivery. We are empty-nesters, we own our home (us & the mortgage conglomerate), we have a few toys, we eat out a lot, we help our kids when needed, and we both have hobbies. Overall we contribute our generous share to the local economy, as well as to internet businesses from whom we purchase electronics, clothing, vehicle accessories & parts, etc. etc. I think we are pretty "normal" in the level of our consumption. Our County government is in the midst of struggling over cash short-fall and how many people will have to be laid off. All the unique buzz words related to governmental accounting vagaries have been tossed around and explained and explained again. It seems like the powers that be are not very interested in letting anyone know for sure just how much money they have squirreled away in several different "funds" and "endowments". Some people are starting to be very cautious about how much money they spend, and have put vacation planning on hold until questions are answered and decisions are made. The TV news is full of bad news of layoffs and cutbacks.

However..................the supermarkets are full of people pushing heavily laden baskets..............the local restaurants still have wait lists......................and the Mall parking lot is FULL. The two concepts are not compatible..............so where is the truth??????????

The Attempt to "DO GOOD"

I have been given the gift of "Helps" by God, which means that my nature causes me to be perpetually looking for someone in need of help. These days there are lots of people in that category, so it shouldn't be too hard, right? Well, not so. Volunteer agencies and groups these days all have an "agenda" attached to their "do good-ing", or so it seems. They also want my money, which I do not have a lot of. If I wanted to just give money, I would find needy people in the street to give it to. No. I want to use my hands and my abilities to the best and highest use to benefit people in my community. But there is always someone else in charge who just wants everything their own way, not necessarily the best way for the people needing the help. URGGHHHH!!!

California Budget - Too Many Liberal Programs

The sissies in Sacramento that have managed to get elected by the liberals in CA continue to shuffle responsibility for the complete breakdown of our economic condition. The liberals are all up in arms that the conservatives refuse to bow to their demands for more social programs, which in my opinion are the main source of our problem. Not enough good upstanding citizens earning money and paying taxes, too many un- or under-employed people with too many kids with their hands out for money and food. Too many bleeding hearts in government offering too many freebies to anyone who chatters about social justice, the "poor me"s, illegal or legal. When will this "victim" based belief system finally come to an end? People are people, adults are adults, and every adult should be held responsible for their own actions or inactions. Why do we continue to feed, clothe and give free education and health care to every Tom, Dick, Harry, Ethel, Susie and their kids that land in our state? I am a native Californian - I have worked and paid taxes here for all of my adult life. I only had 2 children, because that is all I could afford to raise. Our County hospital is overrun by people with no insurance and no money to pay for their health care, including the delivery of over 300 babies every month. Yet the State of CA demands that we provide service to these people, regardless of whether or not the hospital will be paid. So, how then does the hospital pay it's employees, for supplies and equipment, and all the other costs of doing business? Our Department of Human Services may have to lay off so many people that they will not be able to operate, but then the County will be in violation of State law for not providing access to MediCal (Medicaid) and food stamps. The State is already months behind on paying the counties for the services that the State has MANDATED. The legislature has Mandated services without providing any payment to local government for providing them. My tax dollars are being eaten up by all the social and environmental programs that the liberals have demanded and passed laws for, but since there is not enough money to go around for everything, the basic services to keep people from starving or bleeding to death in the streets are now endangered.

Beyond me!!!!!!

Beginning a Blog - HUNH???

Most of my life I have walked around with unwritten genius novels inside my head. At least they were genius in my own imagination, but most likely not in anyone else's. I have always liked writing -- anything. But I don't have a lot of time, and never have had, with kids, husband, work..... the whole litany. Occasionally I will get on the blog page of my local newspaper and read and comment on the reporters' blogs. Or, I will write something on MySpace page, but find that a little limiting because of the "personal" aspects of it -- my family being about the only ones who read it, so I have to mind my tongue.

So, I am venturing out into the public domain to stretch out my mind a little - to see what happens when I write what I want. This is mostly a personal experiment, but you can come along if you want. I am not an extraordinarily interesting person, but I am opinionated in a rather conservative way, and plan to share my own brand of California Christian slant on things that go bump on the news pages of the internet.

Glad to meet you.