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If you have been listening to the news lately I'm sure you have heard that our taxes are going to go up, on the state level and federal level. It is a crying shame that our government is broke and doesn't know how to deal with the situation, outside of raising our taxes. (read more)

This is a shout out to the Drupal community that I am for hire. New and existing clients are shrinking their budgets and community opportunities are dwindling.

If you need help (or know someone who does) on your Drupal project or just need some direction, drop me a line. I am flexible and willing to meet in person if necessary.

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Evan Bayh says he is for smaller government and less taxes. Yet, he voted for the Senate version of health care reform recently, nearly a trillion dollar piece of legislation. 3 days before the healthcare vote, Bayh sent out an email message to his constituents bashing our government spending. (read more)

I am pleased to hear that some democrat congress members are beginning  to use sound logic when mulling over the HR 3200 health care reform bill. I am mostly pleased with Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas who recently said she opposes the public option in its current form because it's too expensive. (read more)

As you can tell by my blog I am a FairTax supporter. I did some research recently and found the congress members who "oppose" the H.R. 25 and/or the S 296 bills. (read more)

A local friend and judge shared with me the other day about his venture in blogging - to make aware of county court budget concerns. He and a colleague are using blogspot as their blogging space, Carroll County Courts Blog. A warm welcome from one blogger to another!

I am glad to see him using this method to educate and make public what normally is not easy to find (or expensive to publish in local papers). Already their law colleagues have written about their blog and their efforts. (read more)

Yesterday we went to Katrina's birthday. Katrina is a friend of Stela. It was a nice time; food, nice people, and lots of kids running around. I got to talk to an old friend I haven't seen in several years, Carla. She is a funny person.

Stela had a good time playing with the other kids and Katrina's toys too. It is good to see her start to interact with other kids.

It seems my wife liked the party as well. There were several people there speaking Portuguse, her native language. She doesn't get to do that too often within a group. (read more)