So tired of politics...
November isn't anywhere even close to being here, and already, I'm tired of the politics surrounding this race. If I hear the people on the radio, or read one more blog post about Obama using his "race" to his advantage or some dumb ass republican saying that it benefits him to be black, I am going to shit myself. I mean really...come on people. Think about what you are saying. Does he get more media because of it, yes, probably, but in the larger scale of being elected into office, does it really help? I don't think so. I can't imagine that it would, or we would have had a black president by now.
The other issue that's gotten me a little uptight is the financial situation in our country. I mean, it's getting back. I just got a letter from the IRS letting me know that I was going to be getting a tax credit...well, everyone that makes under 75K on their 2007 Taxes gets a $600 credit. You know the country is in a bad place when they spend billions of dollars handing out money to it's citizens. I can only imagine how people are going to spend this money. If I had a guess, it's not going to be to pay off credit cards. There will probably be a surge in PS3 sales, car rims, plasma TV's and that sort of supurfluous nonsense. Ugh. Don't get me wrong, I think it will help to stimulate the economy, but still, it's a sign of bad times. Have you read anything about what's going on with Bear Stearns? Sold....for $236 million....yes...million. How does a company like BS go out of business and be sold for $2 a share? Perhaps it's because we have a vacation happy President that's not running this country and a power hungry VP that's more interested in his own personal gain than he is in the welfare of the country. Anyway...enough ranting on politics. It just gets me angry.
Speaking of the IRS...it's tax season. I tried to do my taxes online with HR Block, but because I moved to GA mid-year while keeping the same job, it confused the tax software, so I'm going to have to go into their offices to have it done. Perhaps I should just find a good accountant so he can get it done and done professionally, instead of going through some two-bit HR Block "Tax Specialist"....probably not. Bit more than I need to get involved in.
This past week, Melissa and I were successful in our search for a house to rent. We found a great 3BR/1.5bath house for rent right in Decatur. I'm so tired of Buckhead it's killing me, so it'll be nice to get out there and be closer to midtown, pottery and better non-commercial shops and restaurants.
Anyway, it's about time to start work for the day, so off I go.