Let's do the old argument first----There was a piece on BBC World News America this evening in which a gentleman from Oklahoma said the government was going to spend us to death and should just give the money directly to the people. We've heard this since Paulson and W. started the TARP last year. So, let's do the math---Let's say the government allocated $1-trillion to just be handed out to each person in the US. That should really help us all out, right???? Well, $1-trillion divided by the population of the US, which according to the US Census Bureau population clock at about 6:00PM MDT on 5/14 stood at 306,429,317, is $3263.40 per person. That'll go a long way to ending the downturn, won't it??? And I'm sure it would more than replace the income of those who lose their jobs as companies and local governments go bankrupt or default on payments.
Now for the news-----We have adopted a new Pirate Dog. Bertie, aka Roberto Fernando el toro perro, is a rescue from the local oxymoronic kill shelter. I had wanted a chihuahua since moving here and this is as close as we have gotten, without paying a breeder. El toro may have a little rat terrier mixed with the chihuahua but he's sooooo tiny he makes Weets look big.
In this picture he's lying in the hall next to a chip stick that's about as long as he is!!
He makes the percentage of male household members 30%. The Captain has been slow to accept him, and Weets still hasn't.
But the Captain is pretty mellow all the same as long as this newest crew member follows orders.
The newcomer has bonded with First Mate Leny. They even share chip turks and chip stix. He's still a little too small to spend a lot of time in the Nargle however.
It's only been since Monday that Bertie joined us and he's already hassling Klingon Kats and learning the routines of life as a Pirate Dog!!!
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