We are hunkered down. We've brought in supplies for the long November haul. Our new minds are set. Storm windows are affixed and our shutters pulled tight and locked. Our safes are stuffed with inflated tender; confederate currency for a later day perhaps, pilfered from the Dows, the Joneses, and the Banks of middle America. Our media scouts up on the Hill tell us there is hope on the fiscal horizon but the morning on this day is still dark and cool. We put our ears to the ground and sense apathy rumbling amongst our uncivil servants.

We've opened our garage stables and set our horses free to run in the solar wind, too expensive to maintain anymore. We are willing to walk away from our leveraged homesteads, settling for pennies on the dollar when our escrowed notes expire; Selling short. Falling shorter.

On the safe side of the glass we look across the plains and into the vortex. We count our blessings on one hand and await the new Obama Nation with fingers crossed, on the other. Our children join us on our financial corners begging for spare Euros. You can keep the Change. We want Service... and at least two weeks in Cabo (oceanfront) for the holidays. We are, after all, still Americans.

Geno Petro

 
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2008
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Good to see you on the dashboard, Geno from Chicago.

I can't think of a better place to hunker down than Cabo.  Let's just say you make it to Cabo--why come back?
3:02pm • #1
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2008
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Hey, Geno!

>>we look across the plains and into the vortex

Somehow this makes me think of a pioneer style wagon train, horses, livestock, whatever, all tagging along ---  Jed Clampett, and Granny too --- all headed for ... CABO!!!  :-)
6:57am • #2
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09
2008

>We are hunkered down. We've brought in supplies for the long November haul. Our new minds are set. Storm windows are affixed and our shutters pulled tight and locked. Our safes are stuffed with inflated tender; confederate currency for a later day perhaps, pilfered from the Dows, the Joneses, and the Banks of middle America. Our media scouts up on the Hill tell us there is hope on the fiscal horizon but the morning on this day is still dark and cool. We put our ears to the ground and sense apathy rumbling amongst our uncivil servants.

A snapshot into my mind.

>and at least two weeks in Cabo (oceanfront) for the holidays. We are, after all, still Americans.

And then my thoughts. :-)

Nice picture of a fat cat (and dog).

 
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Theresa,

Yeah I shot the picture of my two fat pets...then thought of something to write to go with it.
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