Well…here comes the new meme of the day from the right wing wingnuts…that because Obama got Syria to give up it’s chemical weapons without firing a shot, it makes him look weak and because he is weak (in their minds), he now will go along with defunding Obamacare. What the hell planet are these nuts living on? In any rational mind (which means none on the right), getting what you want through talking and diplomacy is much preferable to using military force and killing a bunch of innocent civilians…but the right thinks that there is only one response to any crisis…bomb them! But, the funny thing here that exposes the pure, unadulterated hatred the right has for Obama is that they were for bombing Syria until Obama came out for it…then, they immediately changed to be opposed to it….I, for one, feel that diplomacy was and is the right choice in this situation, that there is nuance and subtlety that can work wonders if you have an administration that understands it. That does not describe ole Gw’s time in office…they had an outcome they wanted and then faked the info until they had a reason to attack….something that still should subject those folks to the law….I can’t wait to see how this one plays out…geez…
Monthly Archives: September 2013
September 16th
Well…it was a long, boring day yesterday and part of it was my fault…took the day off the bike to try to get the legs to stop hurting and it looks like it may have helped a little…but I hurt everywhere else so it may not be from riding the bike…so, back to the ibuprofen again today to keep the pain from reaching screaming levels again…so yesterday was just a total veg day with football and the races…did watch “Breaking Bad” last night and it is getting really kind of strange with everyone melting down..can’t wait for the last one next Sunday…not much to do today…I am still in go slow mode today since it is too cold to get out on the bike right now but I guess I can work out…so, I’ll go do that now…more later…
September 15th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done with watching Michigan and the races…had to do a play by play of the game by text for T since her cable box crapped out at halftime and that was kinda fun…it was a cocktail night so I do feel a little crappy today…and it looks like I will finally get the day off the bike since it is already raining an it appears it will be raining for most of the day…I do need the day off to get some energy back in the legs but that will delay my recovery some…slept okay and late this morning since I just didn’t want to get up….not much to do today…not even any cooking since I have the leftover chicken from yesterday and that is okay…I think I’ll just go back to the couch and watch the rest of “King Kong”…more later…
They’ve just ruined NASCAR…
Well…it appears that today will be a sports day…haven’t really done much on sports in a while but with the Michigan win and now the new rules that have just come from NASCAR, I just had to comment. I think they’ve just ruined the sport that I have followed since I was a kid with these rules…no more bump and run? No more letting your teammate through to get a point for leading? No more using strategy of any kind for multi-car teams? I have had just about enough of all of the rules from these guys…they have taken all of the intrigue and fun out of the races with these rules and it just continues taking the innovation and fun out of them, too. This will probably be the last season I’ll watch if this crap keeps up…nice job ruining the fun of the fans…I’m talking to you Brian France and Mike Helton…geez…
Go Blue!
Well…it has been a nail biting day today…Michigan looked really, really bad against Akron and almost lost the game…but, they saved it with a goal line stand…4th and goal for Akron with 5 seconds left…and finally, Michigan blitzed and an incomplete pass gave them the game…but, to even let Akron be that close, I am starting to be concerned with Michigan even after that nice win over ND last week…so, we’ll see what happens over the rest of the year…all I have to say is Go Blue!!
September 14th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I lost at pool…and that’s okay…I am still so sore that I need to take some Ibuprofen here in a minute…not sure why I hurt so bad but it’s almost everywhere now….oh, well…slept okay last night I think but no dreams to speak of…so I won’t…not much to do today…there is a Miata drive today but I’m going to skip it to watch the Michigan game and cook a whole chicken that I have been brining overnight…going to make some rosemary butter to put on the skin and that should be yummy…waiting for the temp to come up so I can take a ride but it is only 49 degrees right now and that is just too cold…don’t want to put a sweatshirt on yet….I do need to do two more of these to get caught up today but I’m not sure what the topics will be yet…more later…
The three stooges are back…
Well…just a short one while I thaw out from the bike ride…I hope you saw the debacle of a press conference that was given by the three stooges the other day…no, not the real stooges but the stooges from the repub party, Michelle Bachmann, Steve King, and Louie Gohmert. For some reason, they took a trip to Egypt and then put on the most stupid event I have ever seen in their press conference…not a bit of intelligence between the three of them…I can not remember hearing three less intelligent people go out and embarrass this country like they did…and then ole Michelle even tops it by going on and on about how long the US has been here and culture, values, etc…lecturing people whose culture has been around for 5,000 years….there has to be a way to keep the stupid here in the US so we don’t lose the last vestige of respect we have in the world…geez…
September 13th
Well…still reeling from the final “Burn Notice” last night…and the cocktails, too, so I don’t feel that hot today…the rest of the day was okay other than getting a flat on the bike…but, it was just another seam failure in the tube so the tire liners are still doing their jobs….tried to eat enough yesterday and got all the way to 1500 cals for the day…need to keep that up today but it will be a little harder….I may have to just surrender and buy some junk food but I don’t want to break my streak of more than a year without it…oh, well….not much to do today…pool, of course, but not much else….just can’t seem to get motivated to do anything….but, I am almost caught up here so I will come back for at least one more…
The idiots waste another million…
Well…it was another red letter day in Washington yesterday with the idiot repubs holding another vote on the repeal of Obamacare…that is number 40 and I just can’t believe that they are getting away with it…especially since none of the laws will ever be taken up by the senate and would surely be vetoed by the president….so, what the hell are they voting for? There has been research done on the costs of these futile votes…from the staff time to write the bills and all of the other costs, and it has now passed the 50 million dollar price tag. Yep, these idiots who supposedly decry waste in government, and who voted the other day to cut food stamps to thousands of people and let them starve to save money have wasted 50 million dollars just trying to poke Obama in the eye. Think about all of the things that 50 million dollars would buy…how many kids could have gone to college? How many retirees could have been fed? How many homeless could have been given a home? These stupid, heartless bastards just don’t care about anyone but themselves and their billionaire bosses….geez…
Goodbye “Burn Notice”…
Well…I have kind of been dreading this day for the entire summer…it’s the day of the last “Burn Notice” and I am not sure what to think about it. As my friends know, this has been my favorite show since it came on the air seven years ago, and I’m sure they are tired of hearing me talk about it….as classic tv goes, it won’t get into the top ten by a long shot, but there has been just something about it that has struck a chord with me…how can you not like a show about spies, with a hot woman that is just as dangerous as the men (or more)…and Bruce Campbell? Oh, well…I’ve been through this many times before with other shows…and this one may have been cheating a little since I am behind for the month. Felt the same way when “The Sopranos” ended…and my Thursdays are going to be emptier for a while…I guess that’s life…