Update for Everyone IV - Hungover

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My former stepdaughter from China had a baby girl in May, and she asked me to give the baby (my "grand-daughter") an English name in addition to her Chinese name.  I don't and likely won't ever have my own children, so this was the only child I had a chance to give a name to.  It's a unique kind of happiness.  

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Sorry, I didn't know where else to put this.  As much as I am in favor of federal organizations that help citizens, actual encounters at federal offices frequently tempt me to go full-tilt libertarian.  I went on time to a small IRS office with an appointment yesterday.  Two people working there.  One asked about my appointment and said "I'll help just as soon as I deliver this package."  She walked out the door in a tiny building and didn't return for 30 minutes.  The other one could be heard in his booth calling for help with a reimbursement form for his own travel, which he likewise worked on for half an hour. The police officer guarding the office was so embarrassed that he started to lean over the booths looking at the guy working on his reimbursement, apologizing to me and chatting me up about the holiday season   My problem, by the way, took three minutes and one printed-out form to solve.  Sometimes federal employees really deserve to be flogged in public.