Wow. I really hit the jackpot on the craft idea thing. Thanks to Crafty Crow, Fun in the Making, Mama King and others I have more ideas than I can mentally process. Fantastic!
I've changed my approach, though. Instead of making kits for the girls, I'm going to stock up on materials and be ready whenever they are at my house to bring out something for them to do. That way I won't miss out on the fun!
I've been trying to avoid the 'news'. We all know I tend to get a little rabid and foam at the mouth. But Quilting Ranny has an idea that really resonates with me. Basically, that we should be pulling together and helping each other out of this mess. Don't wait for the government or the banks or a lucky lottery ticket. Dig each other out, together. Check it out on her blog.
My idea was to give every adult citizen of this country $20,000 (a friend of mine said that was too low) and tell them to buy an American made car. That would take care of the auto industry. Then each family about to go into foreclosure would have their overdue payments made, and their mortgages paid three months in advance. This would make time for the MANDATORY re-financing of their houses at payments they could afford. A good idea, I thought, but it has one glaring flaw which Quilting Ranny helped me realize - it STILL DEPENDED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO BAIL US OUT. She's right. Forget them. They have demonstrated repeatedly that once you arrive in Washington, your brain slowly melts away, leaving a gap between the ears which is promptly filled with greed.
Wouldn't it be great to see each community banding together to help each other (and themselves) out of this mess?
Of course, I also think that each community should still have a community school, like we did when I was growing up. These consolidated institutions our grandchildren go to are just not teaching the kids like the 'old days' and I think it is too bad. Look at the statististics. The bigger the schools have grown, the lower the academic standards have fallen. I rest my case.
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I think what happens to "good" politicians when they get to Washington is they mix with those long corrupted by near-absolute power and the dirt rubs off on them. I suppose that's a cynical outlook...but it's the one I have. I can't understand why anyone in their right mind would want to be in national politics anyway. Politics is so wearying, at least for the onlooker.
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