Happy Mardi Gras!

So it's actually Monday, but I'm not posting tomorrow, so you get Mardi Gras today.

So a bunch of stuff has been happening, I'm only going to hit the high points, plus a couple of random things that I've noticed on the Internet over the last few days.

Spent all weekend living at my sisters house so we wouldn't have to drive anywhere after drinking all night (It is Mardi Gras season after all!) Wish I could figure out some way to keep my youngest from waking up at 6:15 and getting the other kids up.

still working on the new house quotes. Need to call the other plumber this morning and try to get him to give me a repair quote also. Waiting on the electrician to call me with his quote. I expect it to be somewhat steeper than I wanted, but he is quoting some problems that he noticed that I don't care about at the moment.

Working on getting the Fl house ready to rent. Need to find some painters to paint the inside, and make sure it is staying clean. Would love to get $2,000/month, but would settle for less.

From the Internetz:

Nathan Fillion would love to restart "Firefly". For any of you out there who like the show, please hit Facebook and "like" the project to raise money.

NOt sure what to make of this economy. The news is (for the most part) a psychotic mix of good and bad. There are a number of good things going on, but it seems like every piece of good news has 2 bad ones associated with it. Here are some of the high points:

• Commodities and/or inflation of same. See oil, food, gold, silver, copper etc.
• European debt, PIIGS etc.
• US Federal debt
• US Munincipal and State debt.
• China - inflation possibilities, their version of a mortgage/real estate meltdown, plus political unrest.
• Global warming, or something like it. SEems every day we read about disasters, usually involving some form of "extreme" weather. I don't remember the weather being this fucked up when I was a kid, even back into my twenties. I'm just not sure if this crap was happening before and we just weren't fully into the 24 hour news cycle, or if it really is getting worse.

I thing that's enough for today. Y'all try to enjoy through Tuesday, and if any of you are in Louisiana, enjoy Mardi Gras!!

Later