Feline Fiasco

Well here we go again. The cat is sick. The cat that was free is now costing me big time. She was just at the vet and has an ulcerated lip, fungus on her ears and potentially a urinary tract infection. After shots, meds and $135.00 she is now resting peacefully at home. I have always been told that pets are supposed provide soothing comfort to their owners. Well it ain't working for me. I'm stressed about going broke. I think that I have spent more on vet bills for the cat then I have for medical bills for the whole family. Oh well enough complaining.

School Choice

I listen to the nationally syndicated radio talk show host Neal Boortz most days. He is big on school choice and believes that the government involvement in schools is a contributor to the education problems that we have today. I tend to agree with the points that he makes. One important aspect of a child's education is the role the parent plays. Today's system doesn't require any thought or decisions with regard to where your child goes to school. Neal points out that when a family moves to a new location one of the first things that the parents will do is found out where the kids will attend school. No research or investigation is done into the quality of the school or the capabilities of those who will teach the children. You get what you get and in some cases complain about the way things are run in the school that you are assigned to. It doesn't make sense that we are satisfied with this when you compare it to all other areas of our lives. With other things we demand choice and competition works to our advantage. What would keep us from believing that this would not be the case with education. It seems that school choice would result in a more competitive educational environment which in turn would theoretically improve the quality of the education our children receive. Just a thought........

Just checking in

Not a lot of time to write today and not much to say but wanted to check in. A sad time yesterday . I attended a funeral. I didn't know the man very well but the from the reaction of the family he will be missed. My brother in law did the service and did a fine job. Here today and gone tomorrow. Times like this really give a perspective to things. It always seems that you can't really grasp the reality of this until times like this.

Sad Note

We got some bad news on Friday. My niece's father in law died the day after Thanksgiving. it was a shock. He wasn't sick or in the hospital. He actually was with his grandchildren and had just taken them to see a movie. After they returned he complained of a headache and wanted to lay down to sleep awhile. He never woke back up. The family is still not sure what happened but hope to after getting the results of an autopsy that was done. We will be attending the funeral this week to pay our respects. Prayers go out to the family in this tough time.