Well…lots of stuff going on in the repub primary races and, to me, points out a lot of the hypocrisy that is rampant in today’s repub party. The front runners in the party of “family values” are either serial cheaters and liars (see Newt Gingrich) or they are serial sexual harassers ( see Herman Cain) of they are serial flip floppers (see Mitt Romney) who will do or say anything to garner votes; no mater that what they say today is 180 degrees the opposite of what they’ve said in the past. Let’s try to remember why ole Newt isn’t in congress anymore…the fact that his ethics violations were catching up to him and there were severe sanctions on the horizon…but the worst of it is that he is the embodiment of what is wrong with the revolving door politics that runs between congress and K street. where even a disgraced legislator can continue to slop at the trough and make millions and millions of dollars shilling for the companies that elected them. What happened to the republican party that had principles? We can see that principles don’t matter to them anymore, just power and influence and money….geez…
Okay, one last thing…now, I’ll trash the dems in the senate, too, for their misguided bill that would allow the indefinite detention without trial or other recourse to terrorism suspects on US soil….now I think these folks have never read the 4th amendment to the constitution or they would know that this bill would be overturned by the supreme court…so, shame on you dems, for this piece of political nonsense…our court system is plenty robust to take care of these folks through normal channels…
Well…another month gone and still no bites on the resumes but that has become the new normal here so I guess I’ll just have to get used to it….it was a no cocktail night last night since I do need lots of energy for today…taking the wreck in to have the exhaust fixed and then going to clean this place up so I can feel a little better about it…other than that, not much to do today…I am going to have to figure out some new exercise since I haven’t been able to ride the bike and I am getting cranky…and fat…I just can’t figure out how I can gain weight so fast even with only eating about 1,000 calories a day…I guess I have to cut out the cocktails until I start to ride in the spring….or not….who knows? I will be back for one more later since I need it to get to 60 for the month….
Okay…a little curve for the day with the car…they can’t get to it today so I’m taking it in after hours tomorrow and I’ll just wait while they fab the pipe and install it…that might work out better anyway…so, I need to work out and then clean a little…then try to figure out what to eat today since all of the turkey is gone….
Well…this is really going to be a short one but again, I felt I had to comment on some repub nonsense…this time from the governor of Kansas, Sam Brownback…it seems that the governor’s staff took issue with a tweet from an 18 year old high school senior that was not complimentary to the governor…and then proceeded to contact the principal of the school who then called the young woman in to his office to try to force her to send a written apology to the governor. Now, there are so many things wrong with this that I don’t have to state them…let’s just say it’s another instance where the repubs have no idea what is in the first amendment to the constitution or how that amendment protects even students rights to speak freely and express their opinions…aren’t you getting tired of this nonsense…I sure am…geez…
Well…this is going to be a little short one…just wanted to make you guys aware of the nonsense that has been added to the rest of it that has been perpetrated on the people of Michigan by the republican majority. With all of the suffering and joblessness that has spread across out state, we have the repubs in the Michigan senate taking on one thing that will get people back to work…a bill that would require that schoolchildren say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. Yep, that is going to put thousands back to work…maybe printing the pledge? Are these guys just stupid? There have been numerous court cases, including at least one that reached the Supreme Court, that have held that making the pledge mandatory is against people’s first amendment rights. It just shows the repubs contempt for the law when they are trying to push their far-right agenda on the American people…why do they hate the Constitution so much? Geez…
Well…a busy day yesterday with taking the car in to have it looked at to have the exhaust fixed…but that won’t happen until wed…then, I had lunch with T, HH with K and K, then out with G for a few…needless to say, I am a little tired today and may skip going out for coffee. I am running behind on the posts this month and I will need to get caught up today so you’ll get a few of these….but I do have some things to do today but they are all here so I may not have to go out…okay, not feeling it right now so I’ll quit and try again later….
Okay…I know I shorted you on this one so I’m back for a while to try to make it better….well…longer, anyway. It has been a total veg day here and I think I needed it to finally get completely over the bug that I had last week…just watched a little tv and sent some resumes….I did have lots to do with the newspapers piling up again and my bedroom in need of a teardown and cleaning but I am saving that for tomorrow when I will be without my car for the day as they fix the exhaust….so, no cocktails tonight to rest the liver and to have a lot of energy for the cleaning…..it has been a little discouraging lately with no bites on the resume but I just have to push forward…
Well…a pretty slow and easy day yesterday…stayed in and just vegged since I’m still getting over the bug but there is light at the end of the tunnel…it was strange not having any sports to watch other than the F1 race…not even any soccer but I did keep the boredom at bay by watching bad tv shows on Netflix and I did find that the British do make bad shows, too….not much to do today…I do have to take the car in to see if I can get the bad pipe fixed but that is about it…it will be nice to get back to the morning routine of papers and coffee for at least a couple of days…and the politics thing, too, but it has been a slow cycle lately and my outrage tank is empty….but, I’ll try later…
Well…it’s 9:04 and I have everything done that I was going to do today so I’m back here to do the sports one that I thought about earlier…there are some things I wanted to comment on before I forget…and that is happening more lately so I’d better get going…first up, the Lions…I was right to not get carried away about them this year even with the outstanding start they had…as always, no matter who is coach or who the players are, the Lions self destruct and go back to their old ways…I don’t think they will even make the playoffs this year and that will be a shame…one other thing…someone has to take Suh aside and tell him how an adult acts even playing the violent game of football….I think he is showing a lack of respect for himself, the rest of the team, and for the league that has made him a very rich young man….I do understand that is still a young man but he should have been taught right from wrong no matter what the context…and stomping on an opposing player is wrong…no shades of gray there.
Now, let’s get to the Red Wings…as you know, a month or so back I was quite disappointed with the play of the Wings and thought they looked slow and uninterested….that was when they had lost 6 in row and were almost at the bottom of the western conference…well…what a difference a month makes…after last night’s game, a 4-1 win over Nashville where we saw what the Wings can be, they are now in third in the west…only a couple of points out of first and riding a 5 game win streak into Tuesday…so, at least one of my teams is making me smile….oh, that’s not true…Michigan finally beat Ohio State after 7 years of losses…a nail biter of a game that had my heart racing at times and was so up and down that I think I used up a weeks worth of emotion in 3 and half hours….and I love Hoke’s comment at the end of the game…that the win wasn’t about him or how he felt..it was about the kids that played the game….classy…that’s about it for now….there are more sports to talk about but I don’t feel like it right now….
Well…had a fun day yesterday with going out to watch the Michigan game with M and they won so that was a bonus…I did get back here at a reasonable hour and then just vegged and watched the Wings win, too, so that just capped off a pretty good day. I think I’m getting over the beg I had but am still a little stuffy…we’ll see later today how it really is…looks like the weather is not going to cooperate so theru won’t be a ride today and getting to 2700 miles looks a little more iffy…but maybe a day off will let me heal up some….not much to do today…the last F1 race of the year is on but that is about it…not sure if I’m going to do anything else…probably just let the day go by and just observe….more later…and I mean it this time…I’m running behind for the month so I think I may do a sports one later…or maybe politics…I hope one of the idiots that writes for the Press has something stupid to say…
Well…a long night last night and the cable slowed down so much that I could barely run Netflix and I am a little irritated by it…but, I just got a letter from the cable folks that they know about and are going to fix the problem,,,yay….I think I may be getting better..from the flu anyway…the rest of the stuff I guess I’ll just have to live with….it looks like an early ride today since it is already almost 50 outside and I need to have that happen because I have things to do today…going out to M’s to watch the Michigan game but it’s going to be a short day since I don’t want to push the flu too hard….okay…I have 4 papers to read and a cup of coffee waiting so I’m heading for the couch…more later…
Well…up at 5 this morning and at least it isn’t 4….another night of crappy sleep but this time I know it’s from the flu since I can’t breath…but I have hope it will be better today…I know it won’t, but I can hope…I do need to make a larger turkey next time since the 10 pounder I made yesterday didn’t leave a lot of leftovers and that is the best part…oh, well…still coughing like crazy so I guess I’ll have to ride this one out today…at least the Wings are on at 1 and that will give me something to do…okay, heading to the couch for some water and a rest…back later for more…
Okay…back from the bike ride and I feel markedly better than I did yesterday…I think I do anyway but I won’t be sure until a little later….it was a nice ride but a little too windy but I’m starting to get a little melancholy with the big change to the weather that is coming…I may only get one more ride in tomorrow and that will be it for the year…I’m sure I don’t like that…the Wings are coming on in a few minutes so I’m going to go watch…more later…