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These bailouts are leaving me cold!

A reason to buy Ford. (and not Chrysler or GM) I'm not a big fan of F(ound) O(n the) R(oadside) D(ead). This is because I have watched numerous friends deal with ridiculous problems that I never experienced with my Toyota. I also had a Lincoln, which is just a Ford with more buttons and a bigger price tag. But I can say that I like a company that ISN'T near bankruptcy. That's the kind of company I like to support.

Now the Bush is discussing the possibility of bailing out cheese factories. The American economy would surely collapse if the cheese industry were to go under. We would have mass riots in Wisconsin most definitely. Except they'd be very polite riots what with all the Scandinavian ancestry. Although there may be a few Viking throwback berserkers. OK, maybe Bush isn't going to bailout the cheese industry, but that's how I feel to wake up every day to read about some new industry getting a bailout. The articles say today that the bailout for Big Auto may just be loans. Loans my ass. There is no way that this will only be a loan. I'd love a loan like that. The best kind of loan is the kind you don't have to pay back. Maybe the automakers would work harder to get money from the consumers. Like in the form of selling more of their merchandise.

Maybe I'm being cold-hearted. Nah, I'm just cold-toed. And cold-eared. And cold-nosed. Have y'all been reading the news about all the weather? We actually haven't been inundated with the storms. What we're getting is pretty typical for our corner of the Midwest. We've gotten plenty of snow and we got ice pellets last night and early this morning. The kids got out of school today, but that also means they're missing their "holiday" parties. So we're probably going to do a mini party here. We'll make brownies, popcorn, and apple cider and watch movies. So cozy :)

But I won't be missing the predicted 5 degree high on Monday here. Brrrr...shiver, shiver! You know whyI won't be missing it? Cause I'll be wearing flip flops. And no coat. Even if it's 50 degrees where I am, I'll still be wearing flip flops. Cause Christmas is meant to be spent wearing a t-shirt. I'm just sayin'. I would like to know if Super L has snow. Since she was so sassy about the storms we were having. HA!

gotta go make brownies for my perfect children...