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The cost of everything is going up, but wages don't ever seem to go up. If Congress does not pass the bill to prevent payroll taxes from going up by $1000 a year, I don't know what I will do! I don't have it.

Looks like taxes will be going up for the middle class but not for the upper class. Does this seem fair to you? It sure doesn't feel fair to me.

The Senate made some changes to the pay roll tax cut extension bill sent to them by the House. 89 out of 100 senators voted in favor of it. The House won't even bring the Senate version to a vote and wrote a new bill in the eleventh hour now that all the senators have left town. I smell a rat!

We saw some deer nibbling things around our property this morning. Has anyone ever used that "deer net" on their shrubs to keep the deer from eating them?

What do you think of Joe Paterno having knowledge of one of his people allegedly molesting little boys and not pushing the issue to get at the bottom of those allegations?

For somebody a couple of years ago to be giving the President grief about "Where are the jobs, Mr. President, John Boehner sure has done NOTHING in the House to create jobs. So aggravating!

Have you had the experience of one or more of your kids wanting to do body piercing and/or tatoos? I can't stand either of those!

According to the weather experts at NOAA, we will be having a La Nina weather pattern this winter. Where I live that means a wetter than average winter. What about where you live?

Have you noticed the price of coffee at the grocery store lately?? It was $13.99 a pound to buy it in bulk! We skipped it. Fortunately it was on sale the following week for $8.99 a pound (and even that seems high).

What line of work would you recommend a young person train for in this day and age? What kind of work do you think will provide financial security for the long haul?

How long are you married or involved with a significant other? We will be married 30 years soon, and it sure doesn't seem that long.

I haven't heard of the price of gas actually hitting $5 a gallon anywhere yet, have you? Do you think it will actually go that high during the summer?

In my state recently, the governor just signed a bill to refuse federal Medicaid funding! People who have relied on Medicaid will now be left for dead! It's disgusting to me.

Do you think that the American public is being gouged at the pump for gasoline? I do, and I'm not sure why investors and speculators are not being regulated on this.

I kind of miss the old days when you didn't know if a baby was going to be a boy or a girl until the baby was born. Some couples don't want to know the sex of the baby ahead of time. How did you handle this?

Do you think it is a parents responsibility to pay for a college education? My wife and I disagree on this point. I think it depends on the circumstances, and that a young person should at least share in the responsibility. Where do you stand?

Parenting Styles - The Four Styles of Parenting is an article about the basic parenting styles. Which style(s) prevail with your family?

I must admit that as Spring is approaching and the kids are looking forward to riding their bikes, I'm actually thinking about getting myself a bike. I think it would be a great family activity. Do you ride bikes with your kids?

When your kids get involved in squabbles with one another, do ever see a reason to get involved and put an end to it, or do you just let them work it out between themselves?

My company is offering a promotion but we would have to move for me to accept it. I'm not sure I want to disrupt my family. What would you do?