My Brain, the Goverment, and all those nice things

My Brain:
Ok so here is the problem I had...a couple a weeks ago I was sitting at my computer and I started to have problems focusing and then the room shifted and I had vertical double vision (opposite of what happens when you cross your eyes). I freaked out and saw the doctor the next day. He did a whole bunch of eye tests and determined that my eyes were very healthy. He suggested I get an MRI to rule out a brain tumor or MS (how happy!). I got an MRI two days later. Last night I had vertigo (inner ear problems where calcium build-up falls off and when you tilt your head certain ways...especially down the room starts to spin). I called the doctor today since it's been a week and a half since the MRI and I come to find out I just have MILD sinus "disease" (sinusitis). A simple decongestant will help. He also told me that vertigo can cause double vision so I'm assuming the two are related. I spent $50 at the doctor and probably at least $500 (this is why I am paying $150 a month for me for health insurance to get the low deductible) on the MRI to find out I have sinus problems...which I already know. At least my actual brain is fine!

The Government:
I was reading a post on the DDN site with this headline "Governments can't be sued for ice on roads". Apparently the fire department PUT water on a road in the winter for a controlled-burn exercise and a kid slid into a pole and died that night from it. The fire department was dismissed (and later overruled so they took it up with the feds who came up with that verdict). Isn't that so LIKE the government? I mean...that's definitely NOT an act of God right there. If WE shovel our sidewalk (well you, not me, because I don't have a sidewalk) and someone slips, they can sue us...why is the government getting off easy? Seriously...whose bright idea was it to put water on a TRAVELED road? If they want to do a controlled-burn they should do it in a controlled non-public area! Stupid government.

Job Posters for Designers:
I was looking at this job posting on Guru that just cracked me up - "I am designing a CD album cover and need a graphic designer". If you are designing it...why do you need a graphic designer? Oh YES...because the client likes assuming a role where they have a say in the design (like make it look worse because they like it ugly).