Who Is She Anyway?!

   She loves the attention so I am not going to use her name because that would be signalling that she has some sort of relevance. All I will say is that while I commend Elizabeth Edwards for defending her husband (BTW you should read her book, she is a really good person), she shouldn't bother with this particular individual. While people like John Edwards, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton are out trying to convey to the American people how they'd aim to make this a better country for all of us, this other woman is calling people names.

   So I ask you - exactly what the fuck has she contributed? She is one of those people like the large windbag hypocrite with the prescription drug problem and the big microphone (you know who I'm talking about), who do a lot of criticizing but don't have the stones (or the intellect probably) to throw their hat in the ring for a chance at public service.

   Anyway, I'm done ranting for tonight. Oh and by the way, I am glad the Senate killed the immigration bill - amnesty is bad. Next time you're in line at the grocery store or the movie theater, or the DMV, cut in right at the front and see what the people you cut in front of have to say to you. What would you say to that person if you were the person who was next to be served and had been waiting a long time to take your turn? The immigration system for legally allowing people to come in to our country needs to be improved but granting amnesty to a bunch of cheaters is not right.

W is for "What the Fuck is Wrong with this Guy?!"

   Good evening to you! I am just getting caught up on the news of the day following a looong day and was greeted with Dubya's stern glance on the home page on CNN Politics site. Of course this was accompanying news that he'd just issued his third veto of his Presidency, his second pertaining to stem cell research.

   Now I just have to ask - how can someone who had ZERO problem firing up Old Sparky for any (even shakily) convicted (potentially mentally retarded) murderer when he was governor of Texas and now, as our President, has ZERO problem starting a war on shaky grounds and continuing to sacrifice American soldiers' lives for this mess, be so fucking concerned about the rights of a packet of cells that might become a viable human?!

   The way I see it, it is on religious grounds and last I checked, the Founders (whose literal word is what the judges that Bush nominates for any court appointments base their decisions on) were quite clear about the separation of church and state. Therefore, when it comes to moral issues like this, religion should play no part. If Congress, whose representatives are elected regionally by those that they represent, pass a bill like this, the President really should step aside and get out of the way of the will of the people.

   Anyway, I think that is enough about that. And by the way, in case it is not clear, I do support the death penalty, do not support this mess of a war W has mired us in, and do support stem cell research..

"If You Touch My Saturn..

I'll Kick Uranus!" This made me laugh out loud. Just when I thought I had my laugh of the night with the old farter..errr..feller, I saw this license plate holder on a Saturn sedan in the grocery store parking lot. Classic!

I Can't Wait To Be An Old Guy!

   Good evening to you! I can't wait until I become an old guy and can get away with wearing buttoned down, short sleeved shirts tucked into old man shorts, with tall block socks and velcro shoes.

   Or even more importantly, when I can stand right next to someone in the dairy section of the grocery store, let out a clearly audible fart, look the person standing next to me straight in the eye, walk away, and on the way back to my cart, loudly fart again! I had half a mind to suggest to this old feller that perhaps his prominent flatulence was a sign he should be avoiding dairy, but I couldn't bring myself to ruin the moment!

   Old people are the best!

And Speaking of Memorial Day..

   I hope you had an opportunity to spend time with those you love on this important day and that you took some time to remember and honor those noble men and women who died protecting our freedoms.

   I have always supported the troops, while not necessarily supporting those who have chosen to put them in harm's way. I happen to think that peace is patriotic and that unfortunately our current administration does not subscribe to the widely-held policy of "war as a last resort, when all diplomatic approaches to confronting a problem have been exhausted."

   Let's all hope that next Memorial Day the number of soldiers we honor has not grown significantly.

We Have Bottles!

   Hello there. So I am back from a two week hiatus that included a particularly nasty strain of the cold taking up residence in our home. I am just now over my sore throat - what a mess!

   Anyway, about a week and a half ago I checked on the batch of Brown Ale from our Cinco de Mayo brew day and was delighted to confirm that all had gone well with our little yeasty friends - the beer was tasty!

   So on Memorial Day my son and I set about bottling the batch and damn, were we glad when the last of the nearly 100 bottles was done!! I see a kegging system in the not-too-distant-future!