Good morning everybody! It is Wednesday and that seems like a good reason for a list of unrelated thoughts, observations and opinions.
- Normally I really enjoy the Olympics, but this year not so much. Not sure if it is NBC’s rotten coverage, the amount of money so many of the athletes receive, or the whining by silver and bronze medalists.
- Aren’t you glad to know that Congressional Pensions are safe and financially sound? Their pensions have lost no value in these trying times because they aren’t based on investments and interest rates. You see members of congress have written themselves a peachy package of benefits and will receive their pensions because the money comes directly from us – no matter what. When Chris Dodd retires from the Senate this year, he will receive $125,000 a year in pension, health benefits, social security and medicare. I do hope he can survive.
- Did you know that 1 out of every 11 banks in this country are in danger of collapse?
- Did you know that 1 out of 4 homeowners now owes more on their mortgages than their homes are worth? It seems likely that another tsunami of foreclosures will be inevitable.
- In homeschool, we are getting ready to move into third grade. My daughter is still struggling with math, but will continue to work on supplemental (lower grades) math to help her build her foundation. We are also moving to a computer based curriculum (not “online”). This will help Hannah and my husband in their daily classroom work.
- We have eight pounds of peanut butter in the cupboard. Four pounds of creamy and four of crunchy. I only eat crunchy, but my husband says it’s like eating gravel. Hannah will eat either. Do you have a preference?
Better scoot …
OneMom
Okay, on the most important point in your post, my first three choices for peanut butter would have to be creamy, creamy, and creamy.
Do you reckon Senator Dodd will need some of your peanut butter to survive his hardships during retirement?
Tell Hannah not to feel too bad about the math troubles. I am lucky I was able to graduate from high school, that’s how bad I am at math.
Larry – the fact that you chose only creamy peanut butter and used the word “reckon”, makes you so much like my husband! You southern boys! I’m sorry, I won’t share my peanut butter with Senator Dodd – unless he shares his pension and health insurance with me.
Your husband is wrong! Crunchy peanut butter is much better than smooth as it is closer to being the real thing than the milky, tasteless kind he loves.
Thanks for the a.m. humor. I hope your daughter excels with the new math program.
Yes Peanut butter , We have been eating more of that lately, seems we have less and less all the time. Our retirement chesks just dont reach the end of the month like it use to!
Paso – seems everybody is stretching their money as far as possible these days (except Congress). So, is it crunchy or creamy for you?
…..crunchy
Crunchy is far and away the better PB.
Yes, those Congressional pensions. Six-figure salary for life. That’s what happens when people are in complete control of their wages and have more or less unlimited money to spend on it.
And have no integrity, of course.
Somehow Wickle, I thought we’d agree on peanut butter! And of course I agree with what you said about congress.
I’m with you! Crunchy!
Excellent Dominique! I knew you’d be on the right side of the peanut butter!
Ha, I didn’t think there was any other kind of peanut butter besides creamy. I reckon Allan and I are on the right side of this issue.
By the way, Kerry. You might look in your spam folder for a comment from Matt Keegan. He told me he left one, but they get caught in the spam folder for some reason.
Thanks Larry – Matt’s comment was in spam. Not sure why. At least Matt is right about Peanut Butter!
Crunchy, for sure. I crave it occasionally, since you can’t find good PB here. I love it on a toasted English Muffin (another item not found here) – so I guess that balances things out.
I personally think the nicest people are horrible at math – ha! (Sorry, One Mom, if you’re good with numbers!)
Hi Susan – Amazingly, I am eating a toasted English Muffin with crunchy peanut butter right now for my breakfast! I’m sorry you can’t find these yummy things there. I will enjoy this for you.
I am pretty good with numbers … hope you won’t hold it against me!