Christmas Shopping Countdown

It's Christmas Season.
Blarg on those that say that Thanskgiving is overshadowed. Blarg.
I'm already looking at things for the family.
Last year, I took the kids shopping and got a foreshadow of what they wanted.

They liked sunglasses. Joey liked his a lot. We didn't end up getting them until the summer, but it was funny seeing them all wearing them.

Stay tuned for more Quest 2008: The Search for Gifts!

Please Vote

I'm voting tomorrow.
I've been encouraging others to do as well.
Please vote. Make your voice heard.
Cynicism and negative comments don't help this country.
That's all I have to say about that.

Swingin fun

Here's a pic of Joey being swung by his big brother Max.
I love my boys. They're crazy.

I get my stitches out of my fingers today. Whoo ho0!

why I'll vote for obama

So.
My wife asks me who I'm gonna vote for on Election Day.
Senator Obama.

The overly simple answer is that he's the Democratic candidate.
Okay. But there's more. I don't like John McCain. He's a Bush sycophant and something I'd call "CheneyLite(TM)". Another rich, white, smug Repub who doesn't inspire me at all.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not just voting for Obama for simple reasons. I'm not voting for him because he's black, or that he's not Hillary Clinton, or that he's not a Republican. All those factors never entered into it -- I voted for Obama in the primaries.
No the reason, I think, is because I do believe he represents change. Change of ideals, strategy and leadership. Dubya has led this country for the past 8 years -- and we have 2 wars, massive debt and financial messes, and a large pool of quotes for comedians to use for their jokes. The man didn't inspire me when he landed on the aircraft carrier and stupidly declared the misison over, he didn't inspire me in all the speeches I've watched - including the one on the rubble of the Twin Towers.

McCain looks like to me as another 4 years of this. And I don't want that.

I trust Obama more. Maybe because he's younger, more in touch with the normal American.
Obama's plans? When I read his plans, I get the feeling that he's going to both succeed and fail at some of his promises. All candidates do. But I get the oily, slick feeling of getting fleeced by a used car dealer when I listen to McCain.
Last thought: when I watch the SNL parodies, I get this feeling that Obama isn't parody-proof. Far from it. The guy that imitates him has his voice and speech down pat. But I laugh much more at McCain.
Why?
Maybe because the truth is more funnier than the reality. And the reality is that McCain is not fit to lead. Obama is. And that's all I have to say about that.
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Wow. I need to post more.

Heather is Online!

My wife just made her own blog!

http://happyheatherhappenings.blogspot.com/

Now we get to ... BLOG together.
Heh.
That sounds vaguely naughty. :)

Diabetic Musings

One of my coworkers husband was diagnosed with Type 2. And now she's asking me all kinds of questions. Just remember 2 things: Exercise and balance diet.
There. That's it in a nutshell. And I've been both good and bad on both at different times.

Latest Republican Debate 2-2-08

Given the craziness of my coworkers and the absolute racism, prejudice and sexism I hear from them about the Democratic candidates, I find myself wanting McCain to get the nomination just so the Republicans won't win.

This past week I heard distinctly from the 'friends' that I work with that no Muslim black man would be president, and Hillary would destroy the country.

First of all, the Muslim thing is just a smokescreen for the racism. It's easy to point to SENATOR Obama's middle name and throw their hands up and roll their eyes muttering "I knew it!" It distracts from the fact that his father was Kenyan and his mother was white. I've had discussions with my coworkers that made me want to peek in their lunchboxes for the white sheets.

And I resent that SENATOR Clinton is referred to only by her first name by everyone, including her campaign. I didn't see signs at the other candidate rallies that had just Mitt, Barack, John, Rudy and the like plastered everywhere. And to refer to a SENATOR like that sure makes me rant online.

You know, I haven't said this in about a week. Blarg!

English as THE Official Language of the USA

Just a few thoughts on this topic that seems to come up now and again.

It just comes across as a racist attitude, to me.
I saw it so much in Sweden.
"You don't speak my language, so you are the filth of the
world" type of attitude.

The French and the Russians have that attitude even more so.

The Japanese actually take offense if you try and learn their
language and don't do it well, but if you try hard, they honor
your efforts.
My cousin Ross could probably tell you what Arabic speakers
do if you learn theirs.

And what do Americans do?
Slap that attitude on a pointless bill and then
polarize the issue by claiming their side is right.

Bifurcation at it's best.

Like it or not, this world's languages are many.
English, Chinese and probably Spanish need to be
taught in our schools if we want to compete in the
global economy. Heck, if we go by simple numbers, we
should be teaching Mandarin, Hindi, English, Spanish
and Arabic. Not necessarily in that order.

Stamping our 2-year-old foot and lashing out at the
rest of the children, demanding that everyone play
with ONLY us sure sounds like a spoiled brat to me.
Trying to butter up the issue by waving the patriotic
flag at me only points out that our forefathers fought
for our freedom, not for a Germanic Anglo-Frisian
language. Then tacking on attacks against senators
that saw through the rhetoric and propaganda?

Blarg. In a word.

Is anyone that doesn't speak the "Official" language
isn't an "Official" citizen?

So if I don't drink the official drink, wear the official clothes,
live in the official neighborhood, have the official hair color and drive the official vehicle then I'm not an official consumer?

If I don't read the official website of my favorite author,
am I not getting the official information? What about
the official website of my favorite movie?
Newspaper? Magazine? Non-Fiction text?
Cookbook? Tennis shoe? Peanut Butter?
Toothbrush? Or the official of anything?

This 'official' thing is starting to look like the another
word that looks like it.

Offal. Or just another stupid buzzword that marketers
use to sell us another piece of junk.

Just what does this accomplish? Abby So Lute Lee Nothing.
Just gives the PCs another racist feather in their cap
to lord over the unwashed masses.

Still reminds me of the "Nyah, Nyah, Nyyah-Nyah, Nyah"
attitude of "I'm gooder cause I'm edumacated in English and you aren't"

Again, Blarg.

Official sites:


The Official US Time
http://www.time.gov/



The Official Peanuts
http://www.snoopy.com

The Official Earlobe
http://www.jeffbolton.net/music/ear/


The Official Light of Doom
http://www.lightofdoom.com


The Official Peanut and Peanut Butter
http://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/


The Official Star Wars
http://www.starwars.com


Blarg, blarg, bargity blarg.