Government Shutdown??

Please enlighten me what the hell this means? No mail, Obama taking a day off to fly to Hawaii, Capital Hill going to a Red Sox game? How can the “government” just shutdown? I don’t get it. So I guess they are not going to pay anyone, including the soldiers fighting overseas? So what are they supposed to do, just tell the insurgents to hold off on shooting until they get the go ahead to get back to work? I’m already living in a world of corrupt State Government; don’t let me down federal government or I’m moving to O’ Canada.