It Wasn't as Easy as I Thought

As I was driving home from work today, I heard on the radio about an online game on the LA Times website where, in affect, you were the Governor of California, and it was up to you to solve the states current budget crisis.

I could hardly wait to get home to try it out, and prove to myself, if no one else, how easy it would be. It wasn't as easy as I thought. My proposal (if that's the right thing to call it) involved $15,735,000,000 in new taxes, and $8,665,000 in spending cuts and one time fixes. It's a proposal that will make NO ONE happy, least of all me. But in these tough economic times, sometimes hard choices have to be made now to keep from having to make even harder choices later.

By my plan, I not only eliminated the deficit, I gave the state a $400Million surplus, which I would recommend returning to the K-14 education spending cuts ($5.3Billion) so that the total amount cut from that part of the budget would only be $4.9Billion.

Like I said, I thought it would be easier, but I see now how hard it actually is. I hope some of you will also try that game and let me know how well you did, but I won't hold my breath.

Updating My Damn Blog!

Hi, everybody. Don't worry, I'm not mad, upset, or anything like that. I'm just borrowing the words of one of my "legion" of admiring readers who asked me recently to . . . well, I think you can guess.

I suppose I have been a little remiss in keeping you all up to date about events in my life, and for that I'm sorry, so, let's get busy with the updating.

Recently I auditioned for a part in the Stockton Civic Theatre production of "Barefoot In the Park". Unfortunately for me, there were so many talented people that auditioned, I wasn't cast in this really funny play. Oh well, there's always the next play to audition for, the Richard Rodgers production "I Remember Mama". I'm not going to mention what part I'm hoping for because I don't want to jinx my chances and Lord knows there's a person who won't let me forget the time I said "MacBeth" backstage (and I hope it's not unlucky to spell it out here on my blog). I had done the "Scottish Play"in high school, and just mentioned it in passing, when he seemed to get all huffy and insisted I go outside, turn around three times and spit. I did of course, not because I believe in the superstition, but because I wanted so much to be liked by and be friends with the people in that production.

Also, if you get a chance before the end of the run, I so recommend going to see the S.C.T. presentation of "Hats: The Musical". This is a fantabulous tribute to the ladies of the Red Hat Society that I'm sure you'll all get a hoot out of.

Aside from my theatrical ambitions, not much else has been happening in my life. I've been experimenting with some new recipes, and hope to have them ready for my next Recipe of the Month, but in general, my life has been pretty boring.

Well, until next time, I promise that in the future I'll try to keep you informed.

I Cannot Say Why

I wanted to embed a video for this post, but for some reason, YouTube wont let me. So, if you want to know the kind of mood I'm in, you'll have to follow this link. I know, I know, clicking on a link is just so much work, but trust me, at the very least you'll get a grin out of it.

Maybe one day, I'll tell you the why, and not just the what.