Monday, August 13, 2012

FIVE STAR WEEKEND


Friday10 & Saturday11, AUGUST, 2012
GOT MY LIST, HEADING OUT OF TOWN! LEAVE TIME 1:00 PM FRIDAY.
HIT CORTEZ, J FARGO'S IT WAS GREAT.
WENT TO DURANGO! WOW, We had a wonderful weekend WE HAD a motel reservation for the CABOOSE MOTEL...........GOT OUR ROOM Great Motel. THEN WE WENT OUT TO EAT.
We went to the STEAMWORKS and had the CAJUN BOIL. It had the best Alaskan Crab Legs, Shrimp and Crawfish plus Corn on Cob and great Boiled Potatoes. The Andouie Sausage was a touch hot but that was the name of the game, Cajun. Then we had the Cream Cake(cream in the middle layer) with Cranberries and Blueberries in a fantastic sauce.
BACK TO THE CABOOSE! People I am here to tell you, considering it was not a name brand chain, we were not sure, what it was going to be like. But it was fabulous. And the bed was the best bed we had ever slept on. I went to bed, and slept like a baby all night. Slept 11 hours, did not wake up till 8:00. COURSE THE DINNER HELPED, IT WAS FANTASTIC.
Saturday morning, my husband said he tried to tip toe around so as not to wake me up. It was clean and loved every minute of it. We parked right in front of the room, so we did not have to carry luggage anywhere. If you're ever in Durango, remember the Caboose, better yet, reserve a room there for your trip to Durango.
We ate Breakfast at Carters Brewery. Had the Asian Breakfast. I had Scrambled Eggs over Salmon, with Brown Rice and Squashes, Onions, Bean Sprouts, Red Bell Peppers, plus Braggs Sauce.
NOW THIS WAS EXTRA SPECIALLY GREAT. IT WAS ALL SO VERY FRESH. THE SALMON WAS THE BEST. Best breakfast we had eaten ever.
We went to Honeyville, got a few BD and Christmas gifts ME I GOT TWO CINNAMON AND HONEY STICKS, THEY WERE 0.25 CENTS APIECE. LOVED THEM. ATE ONE, STILL GOT ONE TO EAT IN CAR.
Went to SKA Brewery to get a growler filled for a friend WHO WAS BABY SITTING TIVA OUR DOG!
Then went to the Health Food Store. We got Oat Grouts and Bulgher Wheat. Lots of it. My friend said Wheat is going out of sight because of drought so we had to get plenty of Bulghar Wheat, I love Taboli all Winter long. She also said corn & corn meal were going to be in short supply, but we already bought that.
We headed down 491 to FARMINGTON, to get belts and handkerchiefs at Dillards for Don. Then to Wallmart to pick up a few items., yarn for new baby blanket, my husband knits, I already sewed 7 towel sets. Lot's of new baby's this year. Even considering this was the Saturday before School Starts, and they were totally packed out, we had no problem shopping. Everyone was nice and considerate.
Ate dinner, AT THE 3 RIVERS BREWERY, SOME Fish and Chips and headed back to MF.
The electricity was out when we got there it was about 7:00.
Got everything put away, the electricity finally came on and my husband put on his SIRIUS MUSIC, RECORDED MUSIC, He loves, “She played Taborine,” and we enjoyed the rest of evening doing the rest of the little stuff(wash etc), with Music.
He watched some OLYMPICS and we went to bed.
IT WAS A 5 STAR WEEKEND! WE ENJOYED IT TREMENDOULSY JUST NICE TO BE BACK HOME. ALWAYS IS..........BUT I RECOMMEND ALL THE ABOVE IF YOUR EVER IN TOWN, CORTEZ, DURANGO AND FARMINGTON. Course I recommend a nice leisurely homecoming also, minus the electric outage. Sometime after working straight through a couple of weeks, a 2 day VACATION certainly comes in handy to just put you in the right mood, even if it's a short one. Consider this, we live in a town where you have to make lists or you forget things.
Sunday was a day of rest and relaxation, wrote emails to all my kids, like to keep a homey touch.

LV NINA
LATER, MORE LATER

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

DON'T TAX THE INTERNET

DON’T TAX THE INTERNET

I was reading the news and there was an article that said, they were thinking about taxing the Internet shopping. I liked to have done a double flip.

Things have gotten so bad that they were thinking of ways to bring in more revenue and the Internet Shopping seemed like a cash cow. Now I have not seen any article on it since but I thought I would put my two cents worth in, before they really got serious about it and pass a law to do it.

They already passed a law that Taxes smokers to the point they have gone to over $5 dollars a pack just to support some of their lack of amenities the public wants. They tax liquor rigidly too. They call these Sin Taxes. That is A OK. People ought not be using these filthy habits right? Well, I always said, no one complains about these Taxes, cause the users ought to be ashamed of them right? Let um pay and pay out the Yahoo, if they want to smoke or drink. Well, I think they went too far on Taxing Sin. But that is just my opinion. One particular people, Sinners, ought not be penalized to give Government more money to Waste. But it went through and nobody yelled about that. But everybody will probably agree, lets go ahead and tax them to the nth degree, so smokers have to leave the Country or go TO THE INDIANS to get a decent price for their Sins. But I knew it would not stop there. GREED IS GREED, EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO TAXES. Let's just Tax people right out of their house and homes.

I figured sooner or later, they would finally get to the point if they Tax, Sin, then wait just a doggone minute, sooner or later; they would be 'Taxing Pleasure,' as well. But alas, they already 'Tax Pleasure ' don't they? Food is 'Pleasurable' and they sure Tax 'A Loaf of Bread,' till it is out of sight, and one has to MAKE homemade bread just to feed oneself and to escape the tentacles of the Tax on 'Eating'. Hey I can't wait till the day, they decide SEX IS BOTH PLEASURABLE AND A SIN and they will Tax you for every piece of pie you get.

Well, it is a Pleasure to shop on the Internet, cause the prices are so cheap. But oh no, The Taxer's haven’t got enough money, so they will figure out a way to outsmart the regular shoppers, and raise the prices on everything that one shops for on the Internet. They get you coming and they get you going. I will not and cannot stand by and not say my piece about Taxation.
People where is the Sin in Shopping on the Internet. When people get tired of paying $4.00 a gallon in gas, they shop on the Internet. It is cheaper and smarter to obtain things that otherwise would be out of their budget. I think people who shop on the Internet are smarter than your average bear, for they have finally found a way to save money. I think the INTERNET IS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE! THE COMMON PERSON FINALLY HAS A SAY, EVEN IF IT'S ON THE SOCIAL SITES.

But if they put a 'Tax on Shopping, the Internet' the prices of everything will rise to an unreasonable amount and the people who do the Internet will have to charge more for their products. Which is then passed onto us. I really think the people with 'Thinkers,' have finally gone too far, in even 'Thinking,' about this particular Tax. Surely there will be a 'Storm of Protest.'
I don't even like to contemplate what kind of bite that would take out of our pocket books. Find another way to pay for Government Amenities, like Parks, Schools, Politicians Salaries, and Vacations to Vegas for Conferences for people who do not learn a cotton-picking thing. I for one think the 'Thought,' should just go the way of the Antiquities, and not ever be brought up again.
I for one cannot comprehend why anyone would even suggest 'Taxing Internet Shopping,' except for the fact that Stores are not making the money they used to thereby causing a 'Decrease in Taxes,' to be brought in. That is too bad. If the stores reduced the price of things one would not bypass them so readily. I love shopping, but I do not like being robbed.

That is what happened to the housing market. Too many people were becoming Millionaires over the overpriced houses, Real Estate Agents number one, till no one could afford to buy. Now they bawl about the 'fall.' Well, it strikes me that is the only thing that made any sense at all, the 'Fall of the Price of Houses.' People quit buying 'Overpriced Homes' and Walla, the fall.

Well the stores do the same thing. If they don't cut their prices people will not buy and Walla, the fall of the Stores. But the Internet does not Tax so it can give us reasonable prices, thereby insuring us we have a choice. I choose to buy off the Internet.
SO LEAVE THE INTERNET ALONE!

Love Nina
Later more later