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I freakin hounded some leftover cake with chocolate on top and pudding in the middle, remember that? And now I feel gross. Just like when I couldn't stop eating pretzels while reading the other day. I finally got up and moved around and was feeling that mistake (never should move around again).

Laundry is folded, the carpet is vacuumed, this dishes are done, and I'm in my bathrobe because I'm still apparently chilly in our 80 degree apartment. Oh yeah. Life is great, bring on the cigar! Oh wait, I forgot to clean the toilets! Now give me two children on my hip and it's just a dream come true.


Twins!

And Facebook is showcasing the political battle of social healthcare! Well aren't we all just interested in how this will play out? I don't know much to really get in a political battle (yes, I know that's my fault). I have the general picture, but I doubt if many people understand the full implications on either side. It's just getting started. We know how long the government takes to get the ball rollin. I'm so glad they put themselves in charge! (not). If not this, then what? I think most people find parts of the bill to be beneficial, so let us keep with those and do something about the others, yeah? Will I never not be taxed more? Ya know, it pays to be healthy or not healthy, but healthy is better Xs10.

"A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities." 


and another


"All powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States or to the people."


and another


"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty, than those attending too small a degree of it."


- Thomas Jefferson


I lean towards TJ.

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