And an interesting Native American wedding dress:

In other news, I've been shocked by the harsh words and low blow comments on here lately with regard to politics. Frankly, I've kept my opinion to  myself in order to avoid conflict, but when I read some of this stuff I can hardly keep it in. I don't know what the Democrats are worried about. Your going to get four more years of Obama. Obamacare isn't going away and there will be more social programs than ever with expansion to the existing ones. All of this will take place without even having a budget in place. You have nothing to worry about, so I don't understand why the sudden surge in vitriol. Of particular concern to me is that no one has a viable plan for dealing with the looming economic crisis this country is going inevitably face sooner or later. Kicking the can down the road is the most irresponsible thing this government has done in decades.

On to cheerier things:

The pool is down. The garden is still producing jalapeño peppers, okra and small tomatoes. I might plant some mustard, turnips, spinach and carrots. There are a few projects I'd like to finish before winter sets in.

Finally, if you leave a politically charged comment on this post, I'll probably ignore it. I'm so sick of the hypocrisy on BOTH sides and the grid lock, for which BOTH sides are responsible. I don't believe in our democracy anymore. I don't believe we have any true leaders left. If we do, they are too smart to get involved in politics. I apologize for the pessimistic finale here, but I'm one of the hard working, struggling ones who hasn't seen any improvements in many years. Finding a job that will adequately support my family's frugal standard of living has been a near impossible task.

On a brighter note, I DID get an interview finally with a state agency. Waiting to hear from the follow up.