The federal government has informed me that on Monday I will receive my economic stimulus payment.  Thank you very much.  I will actually spend it and do my part to stimulate the economy.  I'm planning to get some replacement windows - which, hopefully, will earn me a deduction on my taxes!

Also, I just got off the phone with one of the credit card companies.  It seems that someone made a $500 payment on one of my accounts.  Yes, a payment!  Someone else paid my bill - and then some!  Not that I don't appreciate it, but I'm not in the habit of accepting gifts from strangers.  So, I asked the credit card company to find out who made the payment and give them the credit.

While we're on the subject of money, I thought a little Sublime might be appropriate in these turbulant times.