Chicago

Not good news out of Chicago today. Seems like the corrupt politicians are at it again. The ties to out President Elect aren't comforting either.

It's over

The election is over and I have some after thoughts. I know that it is what it is and now it is time to get behind the guy who won. I don't agree with a lot of his proposed ideas though so it will be tough.

I was listening to the radio today and the guy was saying that we should put all the issues aside for a moment and celebrate the fact that America has overcome any prejudices that may have existed and voted for an African American for President. He said it as though there was no need for the person to be qualified for the job.

To me that is fundamentally wrong. The number one criteria should be the capability of the person. The color of the skin shouldn't be in play. If the qualified person happens to be black, that's great and if the person is white, that's great too. The good of the country is most important.

If people vote for a person only because they are black and not because the person is the best qualified it seems like a slap in the face and a step backwards for equal rights.

Just my thoughts!

Make me puke

I am very disappointed in the campaign this time. The debates sucked and I don't think John McCain is able to connect with the people like he needs to. I hope I'm wrong but it doesn't look good right now. The days are short and I'm not seeing the bulldog coming out in the candidate.

I liked what Obama said when he suggested that the remainder of the campaign be spent actually discussing the issues. It would have been refreshing if the two of them would have really done that and scheduled additional debates or town hall meetings (real ones) to prove that really do want to get their messages out. Instead we will have another two weeks of the one sided sound bite campaign adds that cannot be believed.

Politics is anoying me

I am fed up with the politics as usual.  This election was advertised as being different.  I call BS on that.  It's no different than past elections.  Once again the average everyday Joe is watching as both sides let their extreme talking heads perform under the media circus tent.  It's frustrating and anoying and I for once am sick of it.

Soccer Update

My soccer team is looking pretty good. I always hate to speak to soon on things like this because it always seems to backfire but I think they will be pretty good. I have still not had a practice with everyone there due to vacations and various things but things seem to be good. But as they say the proof is in the putting so we will see what happens when we play our first game.

Switching Sports

Done with Baseball and on to Soccer. I actually have three days off between the last baseball game and the first soccer practice.

Truth?

We are taught at a young age that to tell the truth is the right thing to do. We learn as we get older that we don't share more of the truth than need be. This became clear to me recently with a bad issue with some long time friends. Over the years there have been differences of opinion that were never shared and rightly shouldn't have been. Well ,in the heat of an unforeseen disagreement on a smaller issue, all of things of the past came out in full force leaving nothing unsaid. Another thing that I have learned is that most people can't handle the real truth and the end to this story is probably clear to you now.

Broken Record

Another tournament come and gone. Baseball is all that's going on right now. I know it's only an excuse but hey, I'm tired. Maybe in a few weeks I can write something that's really worth reading.......maybe.

Baseball Again

We are back at it this weekend. We play in the tournament in Saratoga. Pool play starts tonight and we play at 6:00. Hopefully we bo as good as we did last weekend.

Back In Action

All good things must come to an end. Vacation is over and I'm headed back to work. Sucks but it is what it is. I'm sure I'll get back into the swing of things and everything will be cool. New picture of the month. Check it out.