Why Does Our Government Encourage Stupidity?Posted by Lorren on January 19, 2008
My Excite News today said that our lovely president wants to give everybody tax rebates. The hope is that we’ll take the $800-$1600 that they want to give us and go hit the mall.
As much as I’d really like to have a wii and some new clothes, that’s the last thing I’m going to [...]
The Mexicans Don’t Want Their Illegals Back… Boo HooPosted by Lorren on January 17, 2008
Our state recently passed a law stating that companies who knowingly hire illegal immigrants will have their business licenses revoked. Despite the fact that it is currently being challenged in the courts, the law has had the effect of driving some illegal immigrants out of the state.
Now some Sonoran officials from Mexico are complaining [...]
Highest Inflation in 17 YearsPosted by Lorren on January 16, 2008
Woke up this morning to see an Excite article to see that inflation is the highest that it’s been in 17 years.
Of interest to note, is that the two items that rose the highest last year were energy and food costs. Energy costs were up 17.4 percent, and food costs were up 4.1 percent. [...]
What’s Wrong With California? – Thermostat ControlPosted by Lorren on January 15, 2008
I used to live in California, and I know a lot of great people that live there. I know an excellent church in San Diego… if you ever happen to be there on a Sunday, be sure to check out Lighthouse Baptist Church. I love Disneyland… but there is a reason that I [...]
A Different Sort of Post: WeirdnessPosted by Lorren on January 12, 2008
Julie has asked me to write about 5 things that are weird about me. So I guess that I might, even though this is slightly out of character from what I normally write on my blog:
1) I do my grocery list with a spreadsheet that I carry to the store. I use the [...]
Is Our Country Headed Toward Economic Ruin?Posted by Lorren on
I wrote in my last post that my dh didn’t have a job… but this article is not about our economic picture. I’m happy to say that 1 week upon arriving back from my parent’s house for our unexpected Christmas break, my husband has found a temp-to-hire position working at the headquarters of a [...]
