how apropos.

the final hour of tax day is ticking away & i'm guessing it's a pretty safe bet to assume that just about all of us are broke, so...for your listening pleasure i give you:i heard the song on the radio this morning {a local radio station does a 'nine at 9' feature and today's them was - surprise, surprise - money!}.yes, you heard right...reaganomics. this song came out in the mid-1980s. and, yes, they said 'cut back!' too.just read the lyrics...very apropos for our current day, dontcha think?I been laid off from workMy rent is dueMy kids all needBrand new shoesSo I went to the bankTo see what they could doThey said son - looks like bad luckGot-a hold on youChorus:Money's too tight to mentionI can't get an un-em-ploy-ment ex-ten-sionMoney's too tight to mentionI went to my brotherTo … [Read more...]

If looks could kill…

In this Dec. 11, 2008 file photo, President-elect Barack Obama, right, stands with Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle, during a news conference in Chicago. Daschle recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in unpaid taxes and $11,964 in interest, according to a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) Wow. I don't know which is worse -- the cold, hard stare Obama is giving Daschle or the red glasses. Here's the whole article:http://hamptonroads.cox.net/cci/newsnational/national?_mode=view&_state=maximized&view=article&id=D963G5C80&_action=validatearticle … [Read more...]