YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE; I Have Nothing To Say

I get food stamps, and in the state I live, Family Services requires a reinvestigation of eligibility every 3 months. This in itself I find to be a bit much for those who are also on SSI or SSA disability. They make one sign paperwork on both sides, for federal and for state assistance, saying that you are aware that these agencies share information. So, why not share that there have been no changes in federal benefits, so that paperwork isn't wasted 3 times a year to say what would be easily accessed by checking the computer database that we are warned they have?
Yet this is only the beginning of the inaneness of of governments choices when it comes to handling state assistance programs. What my son and I got in the mail yesterday is a perfect example. We both received letters from Family Services, we opened them to find a letter that with a heading on the first page: ACTION NOTICE It goes on to state that based on the last information reported there is no change in the food stamp benefits that you are receiving.
Now correct me if I am wrong but doesn't a notice of action usually mean an action was taken? Well apparently things work different in government.
Imagine if everything worked with the same smooth efficacy of our government agencies. One would call a auto repair shop to notify them one does not need repairs on ones car, or we would make an appointment our doctor to tell him we are feeling fine. How about your child's teacher calling to arrange a meeting to tell you they have no complaints or concerns about your child, that they are doing fine,average,and acceptable work. The possibilities are staggering, the ways we could waste time and resources just to report there is nothing to report.

Updating my "dern blog already"!

My dear sweet daughter sent me an email with the above imperative, so here I go.
Her suggested motivator was this Given the choice, would you rather sleep in or eat a delicious breakfast? Is there any food you love so much that you'd wake up at dawn or travel a great distance just to eat it?.

Off the top of my head I think I would say I would rather sleep, since I am not really awake enough when I first get up to enjoy a good breakfast. So that answers the first question and really answers part one of the second as well. However food I would travel a great distance for is another story. I would travel great distance for a few foods; really good liver being one of them as well as a nice tender elk steak...my mouth is watering as I type :-)~ I think I might travel awhile to have See's fudge egg, or my mother's cream filled long johns. ( that would be a real long trip she is hopefully, in Heaven). These are things I can think of off the top of my head, given time I could have a much larger list but I won't take the time since I would probably end up craving something on the list so bad I blow my diet again. Since I am having a hard time taking off the weight I gained over the holidays, I will pass on taking that detour.