Government Shutdown: Day 6

John Shepard reporting from inside the Government Shutdown right here at its epicenter: The Shepard Household.  As expected, the alarm clocks seem to be running a bit slower today no doubt due to the government clock failing to send out regular updates.  It also appears that cell phone service is getting faster now that the NSA relay awaits funding.  We went to church this morning and found that it surprisingly is still present.  Thinking that the government wrought disaster might shake to the ground all private institutions, we did not know what might be left of the church building, but we were pleasantly surprised.  More annoying than anything are the neighborhood dogs which seem to be defecating in yards more ever since the shutdown began.  Notwithstanding the minefields left by roving canines, the ravaging hordes of feral cats have been getting more gutsy now that the Human Society may be furloughing their workers.  Oh yeah, and the milk I bought yesterday spoiled.  Stand by tomorrow for my next update, right here in middle America.