I could not believe my ears today when I heard on the news that the big bailout that the US Government was putting together to save our economy has not passed the House of Representatives!  What a complete disaster!  I don’t know what President Bush can do now, I hope he can do SOMETHING, this is a huge crisis for our country!  I have to say that most of those people who voted against the bailout will probably NOT get re-elected!  What a huge mess!

I’ve heard of doing stupid things, but having sex on railroad tracks when a train is coming has got to be just about the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard!  I was reading about the incident (that happened in South Africa last Friday) on the BBC website, and it really made me wonder what in the world were these people THINKING? 

I almost have to assume that this was maybe a suicide pact?  Maybe they were both dying from AIDS and wanted to end their lives doing something they really liked? 

Crazy, stupid people!

I just wanted to comment how very concerned that I am about our economy.  The price of gas is way too high, with very little evidence that it will go down anytime soon.  The stock markets around the world are struggling, and the big insurance companies and financial institutions are on the brink of disaster.  This is a tumultuous time.  I’m very concerned about my job security - or lack thereof!  I’m afraid that many businesses are going to be laying off employees, and I’m afraid that I will be one of them!  It is not easy finding a good job in this economy - in fact it’s not easy finding ANY JOB in this economy.  These are scary times!

I’m one of those people who don’t react immediately to tragedy.  I go on “auto-pilot” and continue doing what needs to be done and then later on I realize the extent of the tragedy and then I react with horror and grief.  I remember that was my reaction on September 11, I just went “numb” and kept on about my business.  As the day wore on, and the newscasters kept talking about how horrible it was, it slowly sank in the extent of the tragedy.  It finally sank in and I still haven’t quite gotten over the extreme feelings of empathy and of grief for the victims of the horrible terrorist attack.  My condolences to all of those friends and families who lost loved ones on that day, and my condolences to all of the family and friends of our soldiers who have died as a direct result of that attack.

A group of my friends and I are going out to eat dinner at the Outback Steakhouse tonight.  I really enjoy going out to eat a good steak now and then.  I don’t eat steak at home, it is too expensive and I really can’t seem to cook it just the way I like it.  So when I eat out, I like to order steak - if it comes out too well done I can send it back and get a new one!  I can’t send it back at home!

But also I really enjoy the pork chops at the Outback, if I ask them to hold the seasonings.  I don’t know why they seem to have to season everything so spicy!  I like my food NEKKED!  Their pork chops are thick and juicy and full of good flavor, so every now and then I’ll order pork chops there.  I don’t know why I can’t seem to buy pork chops that flavorful from the store!  I never have good luck with them at home, either! 

I’ll have to flip a coin tonight to see what I’m going to order tonight!