401K's are meant to replace the classic pension. Workers used to labor for a company for 40 years, and get a company funded pension. However, some companies decided that to play a shell game with their books, and legally did so, thanks to congress. They underfunded their pension plans and when the time came to pay out the money to their retirees, they found the money wasn't there.

Time magazine's cover story from last year detailed the abuses and shocking stories. Let's not forget to divide the blame equally between greedy companies and compliant congressmen/women.

Breaking news on MSN is that Rep. Mark Foley is joining representative Bob Ney in alcohol rehab. Apparently, alcholism is the root cause for political corruption and pedophelia (at least according to the GOP).

I slept in yesterday, and then totally could not get to sleep last night.

Yeah, that's what usually happens to me on Sunday night, but even then I can usually fall asleep 12-ish. I was up til 2 last night! Seriously, if you see me around here at 10 eastern tonight, make me go to bed.

Apparently, alcholism is the root cause for political corruption and pedophelia (at least according to the GOP).

Oh, he was drunk? Well, that makes everything OK. You know how people get when they're drunk!

So, was everybody drunk when they recinded habeas corpus? Because that's what makes me sick. At this point I think we are actually a police state. The only thing remaining is to make it so.

Sean! I talked to my best friend (she's the COO of our local organ-donation bank) over the weekend, and she said that S. is in the best possible place, geographically, because California is so freaking big that there are 1-2 liver transplants a day throughout the state. When I explained S.'s situation, my friend was pretty confident that she'll get a transplant.

Obviously that's no kind of guarantee for S., but my best friend has been working in organ donation for 6-7 years, and she *really* knows her shit.

(Also, I'll delete this post if you don't want this info spread far and wide. Just say the word.)

No deletion necessary, Steph. Thanks for the info! There's some drawbacks to staying here, but it's good to hear from someone more in the know about what our prospects are.

OMG!

A&T sucks so much: they are NOT going to show the remaining episodes of MI-5 in normal manner. They are going to marathon them on October 21st.

I hope this means that we'll get next season on BBCA.

it's good to hear from someone more in the know about what our prospects are.

I explained that, after jumping through all the annoying paperwork hoops, S. is expedited (right?), and that just made my friend even more confident that S. will get a transplant.

So is it really Monday morning and I'm at work... or am I dreaming this?

Hope everyone is having an easy Yom Kippur. I was shocked at how empty my train was this morning, but I guess it's a combination of people observing and parents who took the day off because the schools are closed.