Where Your Money Has Gone

The downtown streets of the small town outside of which I grew up and where my parents still live have been recently repaved (much needed, according to my parents; there were potholes you could swim in, my daughter said) with stimulus monies. A local small phone company/internet provider for a relatively isolated rural/small town area north of here is applying for stimulus money to improve his internet access from dialup to high speed so that rural residents can have better internet connectivity. We hear about bailouts for the banks, and not so much (it seems to me) about these smaller local and regional projects.

Meanwhile, a 4 month old kitten was dumped roadside by my parents' house and has been allowed to take up residency in their garage: I am not a cat person, but this kitten is full of charm, very affectionate, and very attached to people. Oh, there he is, mewing outside. Alas, he is not allowed in the house. I think we all hope we can find a loving home for him as he is an absolute sweetheart. He needs a name, as the one my dad came up with is Not Acceptable. He's a tabby (I think), and very handsome.