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Life is interesting. My fiance's (beyonce, as I like to call him) sister is being prepped for a c-section as we speak. He (the beyonce, that is) is in the shower so we can get down there and visit the two of them (now that the baby will be on the outside) and ooh and aah over a new baby in the family.
This is the new baby that will be Ella's cousin. However, she believes this little boy will be her baby sister. Explaining the family tree to the child is more trouble than it seems to be worth on some days. However, it's fairly cute when Laura asks Ella if she wants a little brother and Ella's response is, "I already have a little brother."
Come on.
My cat is now residing at the house of said beyonce. I brought him over (the cat that is) last night when we got the hurricane watch and warnings. Mostly because if Hanna or however they're spelling her name decides to decimate one or both of our houses, I'd like to be with all my critters, including my beyonce, my kid, my dog, and my cat.
Speaking of dogs, the beyonce's dog died a week ago yesterday. He was old (11 is old for a bulldog) and had been sick for a couple of weeks. I had to be in WV at the Greenbrier for a wedding, so I wasn't here with Noah when Buster died, but we talked on the phone. It broke my heart to hear Noah cry. I don't much care for that part. I miss that little bulldog, more than I thought I would. Anyway, so now we're a 2 dog, 1 cat, 1 child and 1 roommate family all squishing into this 3 bedroom house. A challenge, to say the least. Not all of my stuff is here, of course, but I seem to be moving in one box at a time.
Again, a challenge.
Anyway, that's my life. I'm staying clear of a lot of the politics just because I'm frustrated with everyone. I'm frustrated with Obama's complete lack of knowledge of economics when he says things like "I'll lower capital gains taxes on small businesses" as if it's a tax break. Small businesses don't pay capital gains taxes, they pay income taxes. And he plans on increasing those. Which will drive jobs offshore and tank the economy even more. I'm frustrated that people jsut do not seem to understand that large corporations DO NOT pay taxes. They collect taxes from their customers to pass on to the government and raising corporate taxes simply raises prices on the things and services we buy. I'm frustrated with all the idiots who actually think that McCain picked Palin in order to "woo Clinton supporters." He picked Palin because she's got a record of being strongly conservative and pro-life and she's been a spear header in the areas of reduced spending and ethics reform as governor of Alaska (something anyone will need following the Bush administration). No one is stupid enough to think that because she's a woman she'll woo all the Hillary supporters.
I do like, though that finally the party can say "fuck you, we are NOT only a party of old white men." Which is, incidentally, exactly what Obama picked: an old white man who's in the pocket of big businesses like the RIAA. Funny how people don't seem to care if someone has big business ties as long as they're not the oil industry.
Mostly, though, I keep it to simple things like that because my life is good. I'm planning a wedding to a man I love, I'm raising a child I adore and am proud of and I work in a job I love most days. Hard to complain too much.
And now, I'm going to try and find the NC Women's hospital so I can meet my new nephew. I'm about to be an aunt! Joy and celebration to follow.
This is the new baby that will be Ella's cousin. However, she believes this little boy will be her baby sister. Explaining the family tree to the child is more trouble than it seems to be worth on some days. However, it's fairly cute when Laura asks Ella if she wants a little brother and Ella's response is, "I already have a little brother."
Come on.
My cat is now residing at the house of said beyonce. I brought him over (the cat that is) last night when we got the hurricane watch and warnings. Mostly because if Hanna or however they're spelling her name decides to decimate one or both of our houses, I'd like to be with all my critters, including my beyonce, my kid, my dog, and my cat.
Speaking of dogs, the beyonce's dog died a week ago yesterday. He was old (11 is old for a bulldog) and had been sick for a couple of weeks. I had to be in WV at the Greenbrier for a wedding, so I wasn't here with Noah when Buster died, but we talked on the phone. It broke my heart to hear Noah cry. I don't much care for that part. I miss that little bulldog, more than I thought I would. Anyway, so now we're a 2 dog, 1 cat, 1 child and 1 roommate family all squishing into this 3 bedroom house. A challenge, to say the least. Not all of my stuff is here, of course, but I seem to be moving in one box at a time.
Again, a challenge.
Anyway, that's my life. I'm staying clear of a lot of the politics just because I'm frustrated with everyone. I'm frustrated with Obama's complete lack of knowledge of economics when he says things like "I'll lower capital gains taxes on small businesses" as if it's a tax break. Small businesses don't pay capital gains taxes, they pay income taxes. And he plans on increasing those. Which will drive jobs offshore and tank the economy even more. I'm frustrated that people jsut do not seem to understand that large corporations DO NOT pay taxes. They collect taxes from their customers to pass on to the government and raising corporate taxes simply raises prices on the things and services we buy. I'm frustrated with all the idiots who actually think that McCain picked Palin in order to "woo Clinton supporters." He picked Palin because she's got a record of being strongly conservative and pro-life and she's been a spear header in the areas of reduced spending and ethics reform as governor of Alaska (something anyone will need following the Bush administration). No one is stupid enough to think that because she's a woman she'll woo all the Hillary supporters.
I do like, though that finally the party can say "fuck you, we are NOT only a party of old white men." Which is, incidentally, exactly what Obama picked: an old white man who's in the pocket of big businesses like the RIAA. Funny how people don't seem to care if someone has big business ties as long as they're not the oil industry.
Mostly, though, I keep it to simple things like that because my life is good. I'm planning a wedding to a man I love, I'm raising a child I adore and am proud of and I work in a job I love most days. Hard to complain too much.
And now, I'm going to try and find the NC Women's hospital so I can meet my new nephew. I'm about to be an aunt! Joy and celebration to follow.