I have been trying to live within my means. In May my car needed $2,000 worth of repairs. June my vet bill ran over $600. This month the plumber is at my house roto-rooting the main line and the line between the sink and the washing machine. I could, of course, cut down the tree whose roots are in the line (MORE expense) and give away the cats. Except that they're not property; they are living beings in my care. Sigh.
'Taint always easy. http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ > Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:03:13 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Poetic justice > To: brin-l@mccmedia.com > > > Those two idiots, with able assistance from Republicans in > > Congress, > > have managed to screw up the American economy so badly that > > demand is > > falling. That does have the effect of putting downward > > pressure on gas > > prices, which should be received with great joy by all the > > Americans who > > lost their jobs, their homes, ... > > Regards, > > -- > > Kevin B. O'Brien > > i am one of those americans who lost my job, but fortunately my mortgage is > paid up. i was not foolish enough to take on a mortgage with balloon > payments, and was fortunate to be able to buy before the bubble. even though > i lost my job, i will be able to survive starting over at the bottom of the > pay scale because i don't live beyond my means. what is happening to many > americans is just deserts for living high off the hog for so long. it is > time to respect the planet, and pay the piper for materialistic excess. i > don't miss driving my car, and riding my bicycle is far better for my health, > anyway. > jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
