It’s not as hard as I thought it would be to praise Congress for doing its job
The Senate took action first, agreeing on spending authorizations to keep the government operating until the end of the fiscal year; the House did the same the next day. Thing is, they both did what...
View ArticleFurlough Journal: Here we go…out the door
I really didn’t need all this fuss to let me know that my job is “non-essential,” you know. Since Congress couldn’t come to an agreement on a new government spending plan by the deadline last night, we...
View ArticleFurlough Journal: Blaming the guilty
Welcome to the first full day of my unexpected fall vacation. As a contractor for a federal agency I’m technically not on furlough right now during this partial government shutdown, like my civil...
View ArticleFurlough Journal: Finding the past in the present
The “partial government shutdown” means I’m at home this week with time to kill; yesterday I had planned to play golf but it rained…a lot. (Today it rained again; hey, aren’t we in a drought?) So, I...
View ArticleFurlough Journal: We don’t negotiate with terrorists
There has been a small amount of entertainment value so far from the “partial government shutdown,” and I don’t just mean the fun I’ve had during the time away from the office. On top of watching my...
View ArticleFurlough Journal: It’s starting to get serious
An update from my little corner of the partial government shutdown: it continues, but I’m just back. This past week I’ve been on a vacation that was planned and approved well before the PGS began, but...
View ArticleFurlough Journal: Lunatics, yes…fringe, not so much
Happy Columbus Day, which is the last day I can sit home doing nothing and still get paid during our partial government shutdown, now about to begin its third exciting week! I used some of the time...
View ArticleFurlough Journal: The end of an error
Uh, that’s it? After more than two weeks of a partial government shutdown and right up to the brink of a government default on its bills, all forced by extremist Republicans trying to coerce Democrats...
View ArticleFurlough Journal: The good, the bad, and the stupid
Surely this is happening all around the country, as we’re in the fifth week of a totally avoidable shutdown of parts of our federal government. (Including the part that employs me.) But I know it’s...
View ArticleFurlough Journal: Not with a bang, but a whimper
A few unexpected days off from work means…time on the golf course, of course, and yesterday I had finally gotten past practice time and was enjoying my first round of golf in a month. Between the 11th...
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