Drunk Baby

Rich Get More - Middle/Working Class Gets LESS

The proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012 has been released by the Obama Administration. Here is an interesting blurb from The Huffington Post:

Less than two months after signing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans into law, President Barack Obama proposed a spending plan to Congress that cuts funding to programs that assist the working poor, help the needy heat their homes, and expand access to graduate-level education, undermining the kind of community-based organizations that helped Obama launch his political career in Chicago.

The richest Americans got tax cuts (including an estimated $2.7 tax break for Rush Limbaugh and $1.5 million for Glenn Beck) - which they absolutely did not need and which won't stimulate the economy. Meanwhile - poor people who are having trouble KEEPING WARM during winter are just gonna have to suck it up. That doesn't sound like "shared sacrifices" to me.

I wish the leadership of the Democratic Party would stand up and start screaming about how WRONG this is, instead of protecting the rich people who help get them elected. I expect this kind of evil from Republicans, but Democrats were/are supposed to be different.

The Father, Son and the Holy Toast

Bread/Toast: a miracle created by JEEBUS!!!

Billo's cluelessness is now an Internet meme. From Geekosystem:

Last month, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly stepped into instant Internet infamy when, in a debate with American Atheists president David Silverman, O’Reilly attempted to prove the existence of God by citing the mystery of the tides: “I’ll tell you why [religion is] not a scam, in my opinion. Tide goes in, tide goes out. Never a miscommunication. You can’t explain that. You can’t explain why the tide goes in.” Only one problem: There’s this thing called the Moon which might have a little to do with tides.

Baby Kanye

The meme begins.

And YES, I realize that's two Kanye posts today - but I'm busy at work and it's kind of a slow news day. Sometimes these things are unavoidable.

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Regarding Tags, Memes, and Awards...

My darling Dust Bunnies, I love you all like a Giant Arby’s Roast Beef sandwich with Swiss cheese and Horsey sauce. You KNOW I do. However, I need to take a stand against memes, tags, awards, and similar chain-letteresque behavior.

I’ll be honest – I HATE GETTING TAGGED, AWARDED, ETC. I know many of you have tagged me, and I don’t hold it against you. But while I’m being honest, I’ll tell you that if I DID respond in the past, it was out of loyalty to you – and because I didn’t want to disappoint you. But from now on if you tag me, send me an award, or send me a “Name three things we didn’t know about your Gerbil” questionnaire, I will not be able to respond.

My reasons for this are many. First of all, I try and plan out my blog posts over the weekend for the upcoming week – and I try to vary my content. When I get tagged it throws off my schedule.

Secondly, since I do not own a computer and do most of my blogging from my office computer, I don’t have time to do extra posting. I walk a constant tightrope between working and blogging – and anything that upsets that balance is not a good thing.

Thirdly, I try and promote all of your blogs as best I can. I have my Dust Bunny Blogroll that features many of you. I also provide links to your blogs anytime I might mention one of you. In addition, if you ever have anything you would like to promote, please email me and I’ll see what I can do.

I know I sound grumpy and unappreciative – and I’m sorry for that. I totally love the fact that you want to recognize my blog for being something special. I just don’t have the time to pass those accolades onto the next blogger. And I’m sure he or she will thank me eventually…

XOXOXOXO

P.S. – Yes Jennie, you were right – I AM snarky. So I gave MYSELF an award...

I Have Been "Tagged"...

My Darling Joy “tagged” me with this meme yesterday. I generally HATE these things, but because it is Joy, I will do it. I will NOT, however, tag anyone else. Feel free to do it on your blog if you wish.

5 Things on Today’s “To Do” List:
1. Client Contracts
2. Make Tuna Salad & Jello for lunch this week
3. Walk home from work
4. Tan
5. Prepare blog posts for tomorrow

5 Things I’d do if I Was a Billionaire:
1. Take care of my parents and brother
2. Blog full-time
3. Buy a Manhattan townhouse
4. Buy a house in New Orleans
5. Pay Franky G to be my boyfriend

5 Places I’ve Visited:
1. Miami, FL
2. San Angelo, TX (where my Grandparents live)
3. New Orleans, LA
4. Toronto, Canada
5. Fire Island Pines, NY (like a bizarre alternate gay universe)

5 Places I’ve Lived:
1. Manhattan
2. Brooklyn
3. State College, PA (college)
4. Carlisle, PA
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5 Jobs I’ve Had:
1. Restaurant Events Manager (current)
2. Events Coordinator – Hard Rock Café, NYC
3. McDonald’s Crew Person and Manager (high school and college)
4. Dorm Room Cleaner (college)
5. Paperboy (my first job)