Well…if you look back a few days, you will see my take on what should be done on Syria…basically to use diplomacy to twist some arms and throw around a few rewards to get this problem solved without using the military…and, guess what? That’s just what Obama and Kerry have been doing getting Russia to put some pressure on Syria to give up their chemical weapons to international supervision without a shot being fired…but I do think the idea of the war talk and Obama twisting some arms in congress to get the authorization really did put Assad on notice that the game was up and that there was going to be change…maybe this is the eleventy dimension chess that some on the left think Obama is capable of…I’m not sure if that is what happened here, but it appears we are farther from attacking than we were a week ago and that is progress in my book….geez…
September 10th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday with a nice lunch with T to top it off…slept okay with some weird dreams and that was cool, too…sitting here thinking if I should go to the beach or not today…it is already over 80 at 7:30 and it is supposed to be sunny and hot….a nice drive might break up the monotony and I could use swimming one more time…and, with school being in, there should be no children screaming so that really makes it attractive…and, I do need to take a day off the bike to get some repair going in the legs so maybe I will go….not much to do today…other than the beach that is…
On the trail…
Well…it was a long day on the trail but a nice one…and no, this is not the political one that I promised a few days back but there just is nothing going on in politics that I haven’t already commented on…and I can’t get farther behind so I need to do this one about any topic I can come up with…so you’ll get trail comments today…with it raining just before I went out, there was no one on the trail but me…no dogs, not families taking up the whole thing, and no people walking the wrong way…so that made it easy to go and I did…it is pretty neat that the trail really has some strong scents after a rain…the pine was so strong today but was mixed with other ones that you never smell…like flowers and others that I can’t place but there is normally a surprise in every mile…the last thing that was cool out there today (not for the bird) was a bird that had been run over by a bunch of cars that had flattened it into the same pose as the Archeopteryx, the first feathered dinosaur, that was discovered in China many years ago…weird, I know, but still kinda cool…
September 9th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and had a little fun going out for a couple with K…and I had weird dreams that included a new Miata that got stolen after I had it for about 15 minutes, a running gun battle, and a missing car dealership…yep, weird, I know….but slept okay and I feel okay today if just a little tired…I may even take the day off riding the bike with the rain but it looks like the storms are moving out so I may be able to get to it…but, having lunch with T today so I may not have the time…other than that, not much to do today…I should clean some but not sure if I can muster up the ambition for it…I will come back for two more today since I am running behind…
September 8th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday with getting a few things done around here and with Michigan beating ND last night…slept okay but I feel just worn out this morning…but, I still need to get on the bike in a few minutes…don’t want to but I need to…still sore everywhere but it’s not as bad as yesterday so I guess I’ll survive it…the Lions start their season today and I’m not sure if I’m looking forward to it…just disappointing for the past 50 years…not much to do today….after the bike ride, it’s just a total veg day for me…might meet up with K for a couple later but that’s it…more later….
What’s wrong with diplomacy?
Well…have been thinking about cleaning my bathroom but this looked easier so I’ll give this a try…one of the questions that I have with this whole Syria nonsense is “what’s wrong with diplomacy?” When did our entire foreign policy devolve into using military force for everything? What is wrong with talking to the world about it and trying to find a diplomatic solution? We used to do a good bit of “horse trading” to get what we want with the use of the military being the last resort…I think it would be a good idea to try that for a while and not be in such a hurry to bomb everything in sight…it’s like the old saying ” when you are a hammer, everything you see is a nail”…..so, let’s talk for a while…Syria isn’t going anywhere….geez…
September 7th
Well…this one is going to be short for now since I need to get on the bike right now before the rain moves back in…it was an okay day yesterday and I won at pool, finally, so that was cool….and I made some cash so groceries are in my future…but, I did have to go out late last night so that was not fun….and, as you can see, I am behind since I was lazy and didn’t come back for another one yesterday…so, that means I need to do two more today and I’m not sure what the topics will be…probably something on Syria…or maybe a sports on since the Michigan/ND game is on tonight and I am getting geeked up about that…more later…
September 6th
Well…running late again today and the excuse is the grocery run…but, even without that, I wouldn’t have been earlier…it was an okay day yesterday but got nothing done but the bike ride and working out…and that looks like the same for today…other than shooting pool this aft that is….slept okay but that’s not really anything to talk about so I won’t…I have been sore all over and I think it’s from going so hard on the bike…averaged almost 15mph for the entire 15 miles yesterday and today I’m going to try to do it in under an hour…that’s the only goal for this summer and without any wind today, it just might be the day to try it….I do need to take some ibuprofen before I go since the elbow is still driving me nuts….more later…
Let’s burst the bubble of saint Ronnie…
Well…I am gagging at the new repub talking point that goes something like this: Saint Ronnie would have responded more quickly to any chemical weapon attack than Obama and would not have allowed anyone to use them when he was in office….and this comes from “top republicans” in congress….what a crock of crap. Do these people not even think of history when they open their mouths? Let’s burst this bubble right now with just a small dose of history that these idiots conveniently ignore…first, during saint Ronnie’s term…the administration knew that Iraq was using chemical weapons in it’s war with Iran and even used satellite photos to tell Iraq where the Iranian troops were…hundreds of thousands killed…second, saint Ronnie stood by when Saddam turned his chemical weapons on the Kurds in Iraq that were revolting against his regime…another 100,000 dead or maimed…saint Ronnie knew and did nothing. So, to say that saint Ronnie is the template for action on the use of chemical weapons is to laugh, and laugh, and laugh….what happened on his watch is so much worse than what is happening now in Syria that the repubs need to just shut up about it…not that they will…truth doesn’t mean anything to them when they think they are scoring political points…geez…
September 5th
Well…running almost late this morning and have decided to keep one newspaper for later this morning since I want to go out and get my hair cut in a few minutes…it was an okay day yesterday and I did get a few things done so that was good but I do need to get more done today…probably won’t, though, so then I need to not feel guilty about it….slept okay so that was a plus but I would like to sleep through the night just once more before I die…not much to do today…other than the haircut, that is…I did get the car glass cleaned but it is still streaky and I can’t figure it out…probably need more ammonia…more later…