I keep thinking something is wrong. We have nothing to do. No appointments, no work, no games, no school. Yet, I feel this subtle jerk in my consciousness that says, "You're going to be late...the appointment can't be made up...etc..."
Am I so stressed out? I think maybe I am. I don't know how to relax. I love having nothing to do. It is wonderful. Of course, I need to clean but that is different than having to rush to events relying on the clock.
So that is my Monday. Sometime today I will get some groceries but there is no rush. Sometime I will start laundry but again, no rush.
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In other news, I stumbled across Joel (?) Osteen on Larry King. Isn't he the pastor? I think but correct me if I am wrong. He was sitting there with his wife and they were both wearing these plastered on smiles and the wife's eyes were actually protrubing from either an overactive thyroid gland or the residual effects of being brainwashed.
But anyway...he actually said that while people should be frugal and responsible during this economic recession families who are still making the same amount of money they have in the past should still keep buying. They shouldn't stop buying things because that will just continue to worsen this crisis. Is he working for Visa?
Most people I know were spending more than they had coming in...I was!
Maybe this sudden wave of "frugality" isn't the result of a spending freeze but a general societal shift to stop relying on credit. What do you think?
Happy Monday
December 29th, 2008 at 01:53 pm
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December 29th, 2008 at 05:22 pm 1230571328
I think people are scared right now, and some will be scared straight, as they say when they bring in a experienced thug to talk to the young wanna-be criminals. They'll slow down or stop crazy spending, and will decide it's really a much better way to live. Others will temporarily hunker down, but once things are looking up, they'll go back to make up for being deprived.
December 30th, 2008 at 12:28 am 1230596920
I was curious what Joel Osteen had to say about money (given your sharing what you saw), here are some of the quotes that have been attributed to him:
"I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it."
"If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't be riding around on a donkey. He'd be taking a plane, he'd be using the media. "
"If you give, you will be blessed."
"If you want to rear financial blessings, you have to sow financially."
"It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will for you to pay your bills and not be in debt."
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