Hello Journal,
Well here we are, we are still gnawing our way through this continuing shutdown and not getting paid for it. It just seems more and more like the days are getting slower and slower as the shutdown drags on.
I already know I'm not getting paid for Saturday, I'm taking a furlough day to take my girlfriend and her niece Emma to Hershey park after nearly deciding to cancel it on basis that we got paid last week and I'm still on that current check. Yes I'm still hanging on tight to my money and being cautious about things.
However, despite the faults and failures of our president and congress to restore funding to our nation's federal government. I'm still going to go out and live my life. I'm taking a furlough day on Saturday to have fun with my girlfriend and her niece. I had already bought the tickets and like everyone's been saying: Josh, just go, I mean, one day loss of pay won't kill you.
And of course it won't, we are getting IOUs as the shutdown continues to drag on. Many media outlets are projecting at least 2 to 3 weeks of this. The last shutdown in 1995-1996 lasted 21 days.
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Today was a rather interesting day at work. It was 1:50pm and we were all watching the news because there's just been so much downtime as of late and sure as green apples, there was a shooting near the U.S. Capitol.
My initial reaction was: Someone from a union must've snapped.
But the truth was, it was a car chase.
Then I also remembered my choir mate Chris Wells, who works for Capitol police, is down there dealing with that. I hoped he was a-ok and luckily, his wife Jackie stated: Yep, he's just fine. Doing a-ok.
One thing about Chris, he's one tough nut to crack.
As I left the building. I kept wondering when this was going to end. I continue to come to work and see the desolation of cars in the parking lot as we continue down this road. I talked with an air force sergeant who was walking and she was hacked off that she thought that Obama was getting off free and clear. I said: "That's because he's the President, he's got a "I got what I want" attitude and he's going to keep doing that until America burns. It's really time for him to show up to the negotiating table."
She agreed with me wholeheartedly and said: "No doubt."
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This shutdown is not going to forbid me from living my life. I'm still planning on going to Hershey Park with Joanna and her niece because I still live by constitution's words - "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
This shutdown is not going to forbid me from going out to the Irish Renaissance Festival and meet the two most important people of Joanna's life, Courtney and John.
Thanks to the constitution of this UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I can live my life freely. I just wish that the President and Congress start listening to the American people and say to themselves: They're right. We're wrong.
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That's all for now journal, I'll keep you and you all posted on the continued developments of the ongoing shutdown.
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Oh yes, and a very special happy birthday to one of my best friends in the world, Megan Reedy, who turns 26. Happy birthday! :)
"Until my next post, I'm signing off..."
~ Joshua
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