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I had a wonderful post ready to go, all about "A Day in the Life
of..." and then I went and watched a program on the idiot box about the
state of the economy and after curling up into a little ball, rocking
back and forth and crying; "The sky is falling, the sky is falling,
we're all seriously fucked and going to hell in a handbasket..." After
that little manic episode, I decided my prosaic little post about a day
in the life of the inhabitants at Casa Barking Mad wasn't really so
great after all. Geez, there were even pictures!
Remember that post I wrote several days ago, the political post asking who you were voting for?
Well, despite all the convincing arguments on both sides, and believe
me, there were A LOT of convincing arguments for both horses in this
race; I'm still no closer to deciding. What's worse, I don't think
either one of them has a clue what they're doing especially as it
relates to the economy and taxes. When you cut through all the
bullshit on both sides, it's people like you and I that are once again,
despite having gotten 8 years of the shaft, won't be any better if
either man is elected.
I'm not going to mention who hosted the
show I watched tonight because that would do little but fuel
speculation about who you think I'm voting for which would be totally
wrong. Anyhow, one of his guests was a man who knows the economy and
the history of the economy as well as other economies around the world
which have faltered and collapsed after going through something similar
to what the U.S. is going through. He basically said that unless
something is done, something that is not just a stop gap and pouring
more money into the hands (mostly it's the damned politicians - we need
to stop blaming everything on Wall St. and Corporate America -as much I
wanted to place the entire blame at their feet, it's not ALL their
fault!) of those who got us here in the first place, we're going to see
insane inflation which could potentially lead to things like price
freezing, wage freezing, and something I have never wanted to hear as
it pertains to living in the US...martial law. Picture if you will,
standing in a line three times as long as your average football stadium
for your weekly groceries. That's what people are starting to talk
about happening if something, and not another pointless bailout, isn't
done.
The strange thing about all this is; I don't see panic
everywhere I look, which is what one would expect with an outlook as
grim as the above scenario has been painted. Whilst I rarely leave the
house, sometimes I have no choice. Today was one of those days. I
thank God that Starbucks as a drive-thru because I was in dire need of
caffeine. My head was in jeopardy of popping off my shoulders if I
didn't get caffeine into my system STAT.
As I drove into town,
I noticed the parking lot at Best Buy and Target, both of which were
packed with cars, as were the lots at the grocery store, the candle
outlet, and shops which lined the Main St., heading into town.
Business hasn't slowed around here as much as one might imagine; given
the dire predicament we seem to be in. I'm assuming people aren't
walking around Hannaford with empty grocery carts just eying the
shelves rather than buying anything.
Am I panicking for absolutely nothing, or has the reality of this situation not sunk in to the rest of the country yet?
I've
seen several posts lately around the blogosphere posing the question,
"How worried are you about the state the economy"? I guess I'm doing
the same thing. I think I have a pretty interesting, albeit a very
small one, demographic when it comes to those who read Barking Mad!
I'm curious to know your take on current affairs and whether or not you
think I'm getting my "Chicken Little" on a bit prematurely.
The ironic thing about this is that I sat down last night after joining Bossy's Poverty Party
and told myself that no one, not Congress, not the POTUS, not Wall St.,
not ANYONE was going to dictate what happened to my future...my husband
and I were going to reign in control of our lives and our finances
ourselves and not be a statistic and not let someone else take control
of the wheel of our lives. We weren't going to be ruled by fear. So
what happens tonight? My resolve crumbled and I am already wondering
how I can make the inside of one of our cars more comfortable for the
inevitable day we'll be living in it.
Seriously
