Patrick Says

So, last night, we had some friends over for food and Christmas-y type stuff. It was fun. It’s also the one opportunity, per year, I can get people to play Life with me.

I dig the game Life.
(Real life, not so much, but whatever.)

But it was fun. Peeps got married, kids got born, that orphanage picked up $120,000 from every single player. Alliances were formed and destroyed. And so on. I felt like I had a good shot at winning, even with the low-paying journalist job ($24,000 per payday), but it was not meant to be.

I finished third.

On a related question, has anyone ever seen somebody actaullly win Life on the tycoon option? That’s where you pick a number, spin it and win the game. I’ve never, in the history of playing this game, seen someone win that way. How about you?

Our patron saint, Amy Lee, celebrates her 27th birthday today.

I’m feeling like a theme change may be in order for this blog. We’ve been using White As Milk for awhile. I love it, but change is always good.

I thought about writing a post about insurance quotes, but the this bailout stuff has got me all worked up. Every day, it seems, the news keeps getting worse. I had reservations about the whole thing before they passed, but I thought they were needed and that there would be safeguards.

Of course, now we’re seeing that really didn’t happen.

And you’d think after the first abuses, someone would put a stop to it. But no. Just keep blowing my money. No really, don’t sweat it. My kids can pick up the bill. No big deal. Sure, take that luxury retreat. No, buy up other banks. Yeah, keep NOT lending to people and business. Bonuses? Oh, definitely take those. You totally deserve it.

It’s like we’re dealing with Darth Vader.

Darth Vader Banker: Taxpayer. Pickup this check for my dry cleaning.

Taxpayer: You said we wouldn’t have to pay for your dry cleaning.

Darth Vader Banker: I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.

That’s working out great for us…