dreams of the future

"i like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." -- thomas jefferson

i unfortunately remember this 1 cent stamp as a time when you could value things according to the amount of work you created. starting out as an 8 year old shining shoes, then delivering papers, and selling greeting cards and cleaning supplies, and baling hay and walking beans, and working at a myriad of short term jobs before finally a career makes me wonder what unemployment really is about. right now the unemployment rate has dropped to recent lows and shows promise of a brighter future. who will take credit? those that are resting on their laurels or those that have vision? it will be an interesting "new year" perhaps. meanwhile our representatives have gone home job undone... with a looming 27% cut in medicare physician payments many seniors/disabled will find medical care unavailable.