Oh, dear God. I've gotten hooked on this Facebook and Blogosphere thing, and today we had a power outage! AAGGGHHHH!!! I believe I experienced actual withdrawal symptoms -- cravings, yearnings, going to the computer to see if, through some divine intervention, it was up and online. Nope. Fortunately the power was out for only 45 minutes. Whew.
While twiddling my thumbs, having already read the newspaper, I listened to the radio. "Talk Gumbo" on WWL featured some folks who attended the "Tea Party" in Lafayette last weekend. There were apparently between 300 and 400 participants waving hand-made signs and, according to several callers, demonstrating genuine emotion. The participants were characterized as a lot of folks pushing strollers, a lot of pre-Baby Boomers, and a whole lot of Boomers who had some serious issues with the insanity emanating from Capitol Hill.
There was also a mention of the "mail a teabag to D.C. before tax day" movement being circulated via email. The email suggests mailing tea to the White House (where, yesterday, the Young President pounded the "imperfect" Omnibus bill for its porky, overwhelming number of earmarks. Before he signed it anyway. In private.) I think Congress should receive its fair share of voter revolt, too. Let's "re-distribute" the tea! I'm thinking Pelosi and Reid should be the primary beneficiaries of the bounty.
My envelopes are addressed and stamped -- now the decision is not whether I should actually mail them, it's: bag or loose leaves? Herbal or green? Cool Brew or traditional . . . . . . . . .?
Here are some easy-reference addresses. I'm not applying the honorific "The Honorable" because there is no honor among thieves:
President Barack Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House)
235 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Senator Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader)
522 Hart Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Senator Mary Landrieu
328 Hart Senate Building
Washington, D.C.
Congressman Joseph Cao (my Representative, sort of, sometimes)
2113 Rayburn HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
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...it's: bag or loose leaves? Herbal or green? Cool Brew or traditional . . . . . . . . .?
ReplyDeleteLOTS of choices in this space! Maybe something British, like Tetley's? "Constant Comment" would be appropriate, too! I wouldn't do the loose leaves in THIS day and age, especially where clue-free bureaucrats are concerned. You might have unwelcome visitors from the DEA... ;-)
Hee!!! I clicked over from Buck's... Agree loose leaf might cause you problems.
ReplyDeleteWould NOT send Green because of the implications with "green" - wonder what WAS the "tea" of the original party...have to think leaves???
Thanks for the addresses!- great post.