Neanderpundit

in relation to a lot of the chatter about the VA issues, that everyone is under the impression that the VA (Or this or that agency) is “underfunded”.

Let me clue you all into something. There is NO SUCH THING as an underfunded agency.

In realworldland, “Underfunding” means “Businesses closing their doors”. Anywhere in government, ‘underfunded’ means “My uncle and my brother and my cousin needed jobs, and now there is no money left to do the shit this agency is supposed to do. I NEED MORE MONEY! I’M UNDERFUNDED!” This is an Ouroboro- as Professor Hale so aptly puts it- that will absorb resources no matter how many it is given- like a goldfish growing to the size of it’s container, like a walmartian spending to the limits of it’s SNAP card, there is no amount that any agency can absorb and not claim underfunding.

where you can go get an omelette that would make Jacques Pepin smile. They’re a little family operated place called the Omelette House. I have eaten about every damned thing on the menu and I don’t think it’s possible to get a bad meal there. The waitresses are tough, the Navy Seals of the profession. The busboys work with ninja like precision and the cooks are johnny on the spot.

Consequently, they are always busy.

We wander in there of a given sunday, stick our head in the door and they write our names down. We never ask for preferential treatment. We tip well. We love all the waitresses and they all gathered around to see the pictures of the Oglet in her prom finery.

We eat our breakfast and get the hell out, so they can seat another family; there are always people waiting.

Plenty often, people wander in and turn around and leave. “I’m not waiting! There’s too many people” We have never waited more than fifteen minutes, and there is a free cup of coffee when you come in. We stand or sit and have a coffee, and soon enough there is a table with our name on it.

I like those morons who are impatient, and want everything to happen on their schedule. It means I get to enjoy my meal without their presence. I used to be impatient, but I am finding myself to enjoy life a good deal more with a little patience here and there.