With a light snow falling, the Moosup River rushing over its banks the day seemed rather ordinary late winter until . . . there they were. At least 13 wild turkeys were walking, pecking around the tamaracks at a most leisurely pace. One poor little devil was hurt and hopping on one leg but she kept up with the others although always bringing up the rear. They strolled slowly up the hill across the woods behind the garage to emerge near the garden. Taking their time, sauntering and pecking they moseyed over to the spring, over the wall and disappeared on one of the old trails that kiddo and I use when we enjoy playing in the woods creeping up on Grampa as he pitches horseshoes. Nice way to begin a day where the weather is, at the present moment, spitting a fine precipitation of rainy, sleety snow.
End of the month so have to pay bills. I can't believe that the Teachers' Retirement Board is taking out more money for our medical insurance without even giving us a raise. I'm not really complaining too much because it's probably just a matter of time before those ignorant legislators take the pension fund and wipe it out altogether. It's already underfunded by enormous amounts. They'll use it to send us more garbage in the mail about how great they are. They're killing me! There are so many people that work for the state and receive all sorts of perks that no one in the private sector could even expect to attain. I know. My pension comes from the state and I've seen first hand how many people do not deserve the benefits they get but once in a government job they're taken care of for life. It's alarming and disheartening. There's so much waste in the schools and government in our small state can you even imagine what it must be like in the other 49 and in DC? It's too scary to contemplate but the office holders better get a grip sometime very soon before they're out and hopefully we can at least slow down the rate of government growth. OK That's my diatribe for today. And I don't feel any better :(
Quote: No government ought to exist for the purpose of checking the prosperity of its people or to allow such a principle in its policy. __Burke
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