First, let's continue with jeep week.
Second, the first bit of good news. I've applied for my associates degree but somehow I was .5 credits shy. By "I've applied," I mean that my wife filled out the application, wrote out the check, adressed the envelope, bought the stamp, and mailed the whole thing. I *did* have to sign it though so give me some props there.
Anyway, I (and this time I really do mean me) received a call from the application-person who read the letter that my wife included with application stating that I was told verbally over the phone that I had enough credits (with a summer class) to qualify but now it appears that I'm .5 credits short. No, I didn't sign that letter, just the application. I'm lazy, I know.
Quit going off topic.
So application-person decides to allow another class from the transcripts from my previous college and now, not only do I not have to worry about .5 credits, I don't have to take a class in the summer. With the classes that I'm enrolle in, I have enough to graduate. How cool is that?
I've already figured out what I'm going to do with my new found summer spare time but I'll share that at a later date.
Third, the second bit of good news, which I could have listed first except that it's jeep week. I found out today that my Political Science class is running at an accelerated rate and that it will be over in about 2 weeks. Booyah!
A couple more assignments and one more test and I'm done with this class. This class has been the most time consuming of my classes and now I know why.
Last, since Fridays I try to at least mention money, let me ask you this: Have you heard of the proposed caffeine tax? Utah is considering it. I thought it was a Mormon thing but if you do a search, you find headlines that incluce San Francisco and Seattle. Seattle? A caffeine tax in the Seattle?
Instead of scaling back with the economy, governments are trying to find a way to keep running at their too-large of scale. This has lead to new fees and taxes being proposed. So, here we find ourselves in a deep recession with the government looking for ways that they can take even more money from the people. Let's pass a stimulus bill that gives people $13 a paycheck and then tax them $25 extra for everything they use in their life. It's absolutely crazy and they'll act all shocked when things don't work out. Like the problem was just too big for even them to handle. They are either idiots or getting paid nicely to sell Americans into financial oblivion.
One final thought on money for today, check out what a trillion dollars looks like.
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