Congress and Corporations

Congress has long been in bed with the corporations, as witnessed by the Supreme Court's decision that corporations are individuals and as such can contribute a near unlimited amount to a candidate. There is a video on this here which leads us to the question of whether corporations run the country or the people do. That story is here.

The next question is why are our elected representatives so wealthy? The rest of us are struggling along, many working paycheck to paycheck while our elected representatives are lining their pockets with campaign donations, freebies, discounts, and other perks.

Are "We the People" so gullible? Are we sheep to be led to the slaughter? Wake UP!!!! Kick the bums out and get corporations out of government. Make government Of The People, By The People, and FOR The People once again!

Government Disconnect

It seems that the "big 3" are taking notice of our disconnect from government. CBS is starting a series called "The United States of Influence" this week. The link to the first installment is here. This installment deals with American's attitudes toward their government and how we feel that special interests have more influence than we do. With the recent Supreme Court decisions, I have been asking why there isn't a way to recall the Justices?

There will be 2 more installments this week. The one I'm most anxious to read is Thursday's, but I'll post links to both segments here as they become available.

Storms!

Hey, the spring storms are supposed to be over, right? How come the rains just keep coming, tornadoes and crazy weather? I'm over this stuff. I lost power for about 6 hours, but the cable company, through which I have phone and internet as well as a basic TV package, took 2 days to restore service. My cell gets lousy signal at the house, so I'm standing on the porch, aiming the phone toward the tower, in my PJs!

I never thought I'd stoop so low....

I mean, really - in PJs?

Well, I ended up reading a couple of good books, including the Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis. There was another by Anne McCaffree, which was one of the Pern books... That one was a lot of fun. I got a few more out of the library, but they are not holding my attention. I guess I can only take so much reading. Besides, I have a lot of school stuff to do this weekend.

I just wish the weather would stop. I'm praying for it. Enough is enough!

Homework

I'm finding ways to not do my homework. The one class is fine, but the other is a little harder. It's online, and that makes a difference.

I've also had a lot of sleep disturbances lately. And I've put so much stuff on my plate that I'm often overheated, dehydrated, and only half-done by the end of the day. Not a good way to live life.

So, I'm looking for some simplicity and structure. Been hard lately.

One of the Best Kept Secrets in Knoxville!

Mammaw's Thimble is an amazing store!
4028 Papermill Drive, Suite #16,
Knoxville 37909.
(865) 588-8818

With over 70,000 bolts of fabric, over 20,000 fat quarters, wide backing fabrics and a quilting machine on-site, the place is a pure treasure for quilters! They've been tucked away on Papermill on a hill, hiding. I can't tell you how many times I've passed them by, thinking that I'd like to stop in. By the time I saw their sign, I was well past the driveway into the center where they are located.

SUT - They are moving!!!! Yea!!! They will be taking over the location of FindersKeepers, catty-wompus from Dry Gap Elementary school. They will even be offering quilting classes to moms!

The owner, Vivian Ann, even quilted a custom-made quilt for Loretta Lynn in under 30 days. No mean feat for a hand-made (no machine quilting!) king-sized quilt. I know, it took me almost 13 years for my quilt of the same size... And mine is nowhere near as perfectly made as these...

There are some more photos...



When I moved here, I ran into an avid quilter, who always said to go to Cosby, some 75 miles away, for fabrics and supplies. She didn't know about Mammaw's Thimble. They've been around for 10 years, 7 in the same location. I hope you will check them out for your next project. There's a classroom in back, too!