Ahhh, lunch time.

It's been a very busy day.

It started out by getting up to CSPAN. So. I woke up, got out of bed, bathed, traipsed into the kitchen, brewed my elixir of alertness, took care of a few tasks, dressed and hit the road for what I thought was plenty of time to get to work for a 9am meeting.

I was so wrong. It was rainy. The freeway was unabashedly gridlocked. At the present rate of crawl, I would be late to work. But I asked myself, "Anne? Do you feel lucky?" Yes. Yes, I did. I gambled a $271 fine that I wouldn't be caught in the carpool lane, and won. I made it to work only 2 minutes late, opposed to 15, for my meeting.

Since then, I've been hustling.

Now, I stop for a breather, and an acknowledgement that V for Vendetta and The Hard Goodbye are in the mail for me.

Still no new car. Feh.

We've secretly replaced the Schindler's daughter...

...with Folger's Crystals. Let's see if they notice.

Congress at work.

For the sake of posterity, I want to document the law Congress recently passed:

An Act for the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo"
[notice it's not a relief for Theresa. Just her parents.]

"United States District Court for the Middle District of Forida shall have jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgement on a suit or claim by or on behalf of Theresa Marie Schiavo for the alleged violation of any right of Theresa Marie Schiavo under the Constitution or laws of the United States relating to the witholding or withdrawal of food fluids, or medical treatment necessary to sustain life."

Good grief. No big government there. Nope. None! Let's just disregard our judicial system because, gosh darn it, they just aren't telling us what conservatives want to hear. Since when did "Checks and Balances" ever mean "Bow to rabid special interest will"?

I am so angry that special treatment is being given to a vegetable. Why are these people so hot to defend beings that cannot disagree with them?