“the trouble is in the details”
An email from Rodney:
There’s a laminated sign up on a bulletin board here that reads “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.” I took a Post-it note and wrote “Actually the stars are much farther away than the moon so technically if you miss the moon you’re going to go spinning out into space and probably die from suffocation because you’ll run out of oxygen. So maybe the saying should be ‘Shoot for the stars but make your trajectory is in the vicinity of the moon so in case you miss you can land on the moon which probably won’t do you much good anyway since you’ll be dead from lack of oxygen before a rescue ship can arrive.’”
Now everyone’s mad at me.
Let the countdown begin…
Brett Favre has announced his retirement. Again.
What’s the over/under on how many days it takes him to change his mind?
.It’s Getting Better All The Time (it couldn’t get no worse)
Remarks by the President at House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference
Now, in fact, when we announced the bill, you remember — this is only about, what, two weeks ago? When we announced the framework — and we were complimented by Republicans, saying, boy, this is a balanced package, we’re pleasantly surprised. And suddenly, what was a balanced package needs to be put out of balance? Don’t buy those arguments.
Then there’s the argument, well, this is full of pet projects. When was the last time that we saw a bill of this magnitude move out with no earmarks in it? Not one. (Applause.) And when you start asking, well, what is it exactly that is such a problem that you’re seeing, where’s all this waste and spending? Well, you know, you want to replace the federal fleet with hybrid cars. Well, why wouldn’t we want to do that? (Laughter.) That creates jobs for people who make those cars. It saves the federal government energy. It saves the taxpayers energy. (Applause.)
So then you get the argument, well, this is not a stimulus bill, this is a spending bill. What do you think a stimulus is? (Laughter and applause.) That’s the whole point. No, seriously. (Laughter.) That’s the point. (Applause.)
End Of The Workday
Yesterday, after work, a coworker helped me out.
For his efforts, I bought us a round at my local saloon.
He took this picture, which is giving me warm, happy thoughts right now.