COFFEE

(sigh)

For reasons too long and involved to list here, I did NOT have the usual 16 ounces of java this morning, and my day has been off-center since my feet hit the floor at 5:45 a.m. It's now 12 hours later and I do NOT feel like myself. It must be caffeine withdrawal because I'm edgy, cranky and in need of a huge espresso.

I don't even LIKE espresso, but I'm certain I need one.

I didn't get up this morning INTENDING to forego the coffee -- it just happened. As the day wore on I figured it was too late to start infusing myself with caffeine. But it's dinnertime now and I most likely WON'T sleep tonight if I don't pour a huge mug of the steaming black stuff down my throat. The Kenya AA light roasted beans are calling.

I'll probably sleep like a baby.

(sigh)

RECESSION???

(sigh)

So retail sales are down, the credit markets have seized up, the unemployment rate rose, etc., etc. A recession, right? That's what the experts say, but you wouldn't have known it at Short Pump Towne Center in Richmond yesterday.

The parking lot at this huge shopping complex was full to overflowing; Crate and Barrel was packed; you could barely walk in the Godiva chocolate store; The Cheesecake Factory had an hour and fifteen minute wait for a table. None of these establishments are low-end, so there was plenty of money (or plastic) being bandied about.

Is this a great country, or what?

(sigh)

HOLY S * * *

(sigh, sigh, sigh)

Here's more evidence that the crazy left-wing liberals are slowly but most certainly taking over this country.

In Silverton, Oregon, mayor Stu Rasmussen has been re-elected even though he now is sporting long red hair, dresses and high heels. The picture on the left is Rasmussen BEFORE his transvestite phase began; on the right is his new countenance. He says he's straight, has a girlfriend but just enjoys dressing as a female, which is how he now attends to his mayoral duties. He needs to take a quick look in the mirror -- he looks much better as a G - U - Y!

WHAT are the folks in Silverton, Oregon, THINKING?????????

(sigh again)