I was talking to my dad the other day.  As sometimes happens, the conversation turned political.  Now, when I think about politics and where my father and I generally stand, I think it’s fair to say that I lean decidedly to the “left” while he seems to be one who is just a little right of center.  Imagine my surprise when we agreed!!

I wonder if the ground was cold…

We were talking about the economy.  You may have noticed (no matter what “W” said the other night) that the economy seems to be dying a long and horrible death.  We talked about how those in government who have continued to talk about tax cuts for corporations don’t seem to be paying attention.

Here’s what we observed.  First of all, businesses want to make money.  That’s fair…  That’s why they’re in business.  So it’s no wonder that businesses would look forward to these kinds of tax cuts or refunds.  Some call it “trickle-down economics.”  Businesses also want to maximize profits by limiting other costs.  So perhaps it makes sense that businesses see value in outsourcing various jobs to other countries where labor costs are dramatically reduced.

Here’s the question:  If businesses pay people in other countries for manufacturing, tech support, etc. rather than paying a little bit more for people here in the U.S. to do those jobs, who is going to be left to buy those businesses’ products or services??

Maybe I’m making too much of this.  Maybe I’m not seeing something.  Then again, often the easy way to look at something is smartest…  I guess we’ll see!!

Regardless of your political affiliations or ideas, don’t forget to get out and vote.  You’re voice is important…

Today, Cameron and I were on the way home and talking about what things are “bigger” than others.  We agreed that he was not bigger than Daddy, but that our Prius is bigger than Daddy.  Good.  Then he said that our Mustang was not bigger than Daddy.  OK.  A little confused.  We agreed that Mommy was not bigger than Daddy, nor were any of his teachers.  So then I asked.  “Is Auntie Lyz bigger than Daddy?”

“No.”  Good, he’s right on.  “But when she turns into a man, she’s bigger.”

Sorry, Auntie Lyz!

You may or may not have seen my blog over at the Church.  If not, check it here.  You’ll see that we’ve had trouble with our washing machine.  I finally gave up.

After all the drama that I mentioned in the other blog, I took off the spin belt & took it in to the appliance parts place to make sure I had the right part.  I did, and the guy there told me how to make sure I had the belt routed correctly.  And once I had it all put back together again, the belt just sat there while the motor would spin.  The smell of buring rubber sucks!

 So I had a guy come out and look at it.  He said something cryptic and terrifying like “the transmission is frozen,” but then he fixed it and I promptly ignored that part.  But then he said there were more problems.  He carefully and annoyingly pointed them out in great detail (I was still trying to ignore the bad news) and said we should get a new washer.  The smell of spending money sucks!

So there we are.  The washer will work for a while, but the reality is…  I can’t ignore it forever!