Archive for February, 2009
Handbags made with the 5 hour pattern
Here are a few of the handbags I’ve made using the pattern described under the 5 Hour Handbag Tutorial discussed earlier. Have fun reviewing them and perhaps they may give you an idea for a new handbag of your own.
Stimulus – My Ideas
Everyone has their own ideas on how to stimulate the economy. Well, I’m no different. The first thing they need to do is to get money into the hands of taxpayers. Now, $500 isn’t going to do much for anyone. The so called experts say that most people saved it – ya right! I don’t think so. Most people used it, whether to buy more groceries, pay on that credit card they had been using for gas, or Wally World (now, that is a whole other discussion). Giving tax breaks isn’t going to do much near term because an extra $30 a month in your check will allow you to load up on toilet paper and not much else; and, “trickle down” economy doesn’t seem to ever “trickle down”.
So, Mr. Government if you want to do something for us, send each taxpayer around $50,000 and we will definitely help jumpstart the economy. Now, this should be taxable income so you get some of it back. Here are just some of the ways people might use that money:
- Those who have been needing an automobile will get one – helps the auto industry
- Some will pay off credit cards – putting money back into the banks and credit card companies
- Getting needed repairs on their homes – helps small business people
- Families will be able to take vacations – helps the travel industry
- People who can afford the monthly mortgage payment but haven’t been able to save the downpayments will be able to get into a home – helping to get rid of a lot of those foreclosed homes on the market
- New clothes and new furniture – helps the retail market
- Get the groceries we really want instead of eating hamburger every night – helps the food industry; and,
- yes – some will save it or invest it – still helping the economy!
Now, don’t get me wrong, I am all for infrastructure, rebuilding schools, tax deductions and a lot of the other stuff; but, that will not do much for me and most of the people I know. So, instead of listening to all those “experts” start listening to the little people and what will help us quickly.
And, for goodness sake – rewrite the tax code, forget all those deductions that usually only the wealthy can use and have everyone pay a straight amount. Save some trees with all that paper that has to be printed and give us a break!
What do you think about Stimulus plans, more tax cuts, more putting people to work?
Daily Art Muse – why it is a favorite
I don’t remember how I stumbled onto this blog, but I truly enjoy visiting Daily Art Muse. The writing style of the author and the topics always give me something to thing about. An article about Tod Pardon really caught my eye, the way she expresses her feelings and how she came to write this particular article was so interesting to me. There are so many things I would like to write about, yet continually hesitate and to know that someone so talented goes thru these same types of things was eye-opening. I hope you enjoy this blog as much as I do.
Superbowl Boredom – Create a new handbag in less than 5 hours
Bored with all the pre-game stuff I decided to give myself a handbag challenge. I’ve been promising my Cousin a handbag since Christmas – let’s see if I can do one in less than 5 hours. I’ll take this opportunity to write a very quick tutorial on my Basic Bag. All that is required is a little math and planning. (more…)
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