something to make you go hhhmmmm….

If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind…

… of what then is an empty desk?

-albert einstein

re: gov’t bail out help for delinquent borrowers

Bush said he will let the Federal Housing Administration, which insures mortgages for low- and middle-income borrowers, guarantee loans for delinquent borrowers, allowing them to avoid foreclosure and refinance at more favorable rates.

Source

ummm…. why not force the current (predatory) lenders to re-finance the delinquent mortgages which are currently based on the kinds of terms bush, et al plan to “safeguard against” at the lenders’ expense??!?!?!? seems only fair to me. someone got their big ass fat bonus. why should everyone literally pay for the greed of a relative handful?

dang! i missed a lot of news in 4 daze:

Dr ‘G’ is resigning (albie gonzales).. but can’t recall why
another republican got nabbed soliciting sex (sen craig.. why are they mostly republicans??)
bush wants more moolla for halliburton.. i mean “iraq”
owen wilson attempts suicide (omg!..)
and apparently it’s official.. more americans than ever don’t have health ins (understating the obvious)

what did you do this summer?

from ‘the office’

taking a risk := having faith in oneself

i’ve been thinking about life a lot lately…. and what comprises a life fully experienced and felt and lived… i guess that’s what one does in their middle-ages?!???

near the end of ’st. ralph’ there was an inspiring quote by the character, father hibbard:

Did you ever put yourself on the line?
Did you ever jump without looking?
Did you ever close your eyes and let yourself go?

and it inspired me to think about the many times i put myself on the line or jumped without looking.. and all the amazing gifts i received from those experiences.. and would have missed out on, otherwise… thru all the struggle, literal and figurative bruises, and heart-expanding tears

so.. here goes.. just a few.. in no particular order… ; )

* yes.. i will learn how to do a reverse dive pike so i’ll have a chance to compete at a higher level, even tho the process was terribly scary.. not to mention painful

* i said ‘yes’ to skiing the black diamond trail, even tho i ended up sliding down part of the mountain on my belly, skis behind me, snow piling up down my shirt..

* yes.. i can go to school, pay for it myself and support myself

* yes.. i can learn to speak french and german… for no particular reason other than i love it… little did i know it’d come in very handy later… (damn you, subjunctive tense!!!)

* yes.. i will have a child with you, even tho, my life is totally unprepared for such awesome responsibility..

je suis juste retourné des vacances merveilleuses

to find my Frames cds in the mailbox (YEAH!)

a few keywords from the beach…..

asshole
a very fun card game which incorporates a social hierarchy.. it was a nightly ritual!

osh
how darling avery refers to the ocean in her ohso cute little voice

st. ralph
a wonderful movie about a catholic 9th grader who miraculously exceeds everyone’s expectations but his own…. soul-stirring

vehicular tourettes
this often occurs when talking to someone on the phone who is driving when suddenly they break into a stream of colorful yet overly emotional curse words which are totally unrelated to the conversation you thought you were having

sometimes.. even 2 kitchens aren’t enough
with 2.5 families…. this is a veritable golden rule! ……… but there was always the POOL……

some other random vacation pics…. just of odd or strange stuff i noticed along my travels:
in case you’re interested:
this is at Bob’s in richmond, va on hull st rd..

a random clampet style mansion on indian river rd in va beach:
very out of place..

and apparently.. it’s for sale!

poor girl… good thing she’s purdy