How my blog got it's new name

I live in the quinessential "yuppie hell"! I live in a neighborhood chock full of small children....Who like to scream really loud outside my window when I'm trying to get some sleep for work, soccer mom's, Mini Vans, people who like to bring their ATV's to mom's house and ride them up and down the street in front of our house all afternoon long, etc. Basically in our neighborhood if you walk wrong down the street they'll warn you once then they call the cops. If you own a dog your triple "screwed", if they poo in a yard you better clean it up or the cops will be called, if you take them to the park and them run you'd better make sure that nobodies around cause god forbid they breath on somebodies 5 year old, if your dog happens to like to "vocalize" your allowed MAYBE one bark before the authorities are called. We've been here 13 years and it's only gotten worse as more "yuppies" have moved into our neighborhood!

I Shouldn't have to choose....

I found this delightful blog this morning while I was surfing around on blogcatalog.com called The Sassy Southerner. The first post on the page was about how the "little people" like you and me are suffering in our own country. With just this one post it has struck a nerve with me and now I've got yet another rant.

I shouldn't have to choose if I'm going to put gas in my car or buy food for work for the week. The "big man" is really having a grand time trying to suck all of us "little people" dry. First, it was gas prices - we're over $3.50 a gallon here, what's it like where you're from? Then it was the little things that started to skyrocket. Now a lot of people out there in our country have to decide if their going to feed their families/put gas in the car or pay the bills. It just should not be this way. We're supposed to be "the greatest country in the world" why isn't the government doing more to try and help out us "little people?" I guess it has a lot to do with the all mighty dollar.

Off my soapbox for now

Jamie

P.S. I've provided the links to both the Sassy Southerner and the post that inspired this rant. Please click on "Sassy Southerner" and the word "post" to go to either.