It finally happened.

The geese are flying north.
I saw a couple of flocks the last two days.

Today the sun was shining, the car thermometer read 55' and the snow is melting...fast.

I was enjoying the day until I got my mail.
In it was an envelope from the U.S. Dept of Commerce, U.S.Census Bureau.
I thought, oh well it must be the census form, but it's not very thick.
I opened it and it was a one-page letter addressed to Resident at my address.
It said in about a week I will receive a 2010 Census form in the mail.

I don't get it.
Our economy is in the tank, with high unemployment which means less taxes being collected to run the government.
Our deficit is so high I can't even count how many zeroes are in the number.
Here are the brilliant minds in government spending gobs of money they don't have on paper, envelopes, ink, postage, and wear and tear on machines to print it, as well as people to get the mailing out and for what purpose?
Just to tell me I'm going to get another piece of mail next week that will probably cost twice as much to send out.

Apparently common sense and basic math were not part of their education.

Sorry for the rant. But what kind of fiscal responsibility is being shown to our children. Let alone the debt they will inherit.

Sometimes I think I live on an alien planet.