Dogs Dogs Dogs

I'm waiting for it to be November 1st in Korea. That is about three hours away, and while I wait for the seconds to pass, I sit and watch Vertical Frontier while Hana stares at me, Leroy watches the yard outside (certianly dreaming of having someone scratch his bum), and Apple is curled up sleeping. It is a great day to hang with the puppy dogs, and watch some interesting history of climbing. I've watched it before but somethings never get old.

I should probably get my chores done for the day...

Justifying the Right

So, all over the news is this slander from Rush Limbaugh about Michael J. Fox. What surprises me, and I'm really surprised, is that some media outlets are siding with Rush. They are justifying his vicious words, and Rush himself has said he stands by what he said and wouldn't put it any other way.

Why would anyone, and I mean anyone think that the opinions of Rush are worth listening too? He's a drug addicted, hooker chasing, lying, disgusting, right-wing apologist.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! And I stand by that description of Rush.

I feel better. Better than my friend Heather who hurt herself climbing at Elwah this past week. I don't know all the details but I do know she pulled a rock from the wall and tumbled. Apparently, she hurt herself enough to need crutches.

Sara and I haven't had much time to climb lately. I've been putting in extra hours in the office to get a product delivered by the 1st of November. There is always lots to get done and never enough time to do it all. I have a chore list that hasn't budged in weeks. Oh well.

That is just so weird.

I didn't know you could smile with your cheeks and frown with your mouth. I've been married to Sara for eight years and I just noticed that she smiles with a frown. I didn't even know that was possible.

Why am I so tired?

This fall is just killing me. I cannot seem to get motivated. I need to do so many tasks. I've even started keeping track of them in my google page. I was hoping to get outside for one last climbing opportunity but I'm too tired. I've even had a hard time getting motivated about the gym. Though I have had a great time every time I've been in the gym.

This weekend I'll likely have to work. That kind of sucks too. I'm too tired to really care though.

Straw Men

You are either with us or against us.

If you don't support the war, you support the terrorist.

If you vote for a Republican, you vote for a pedophile.

Isn't that how straw men arguments work? Two options neither one really providing the whole picture? I'm certain that not all Republicans are bad. Although, it is very interesting to me how there is this rally to minimize the actions of one very bad individual, and the cover-up by other members of the GOP Party. The press secretary, Tony Snow, referred to the behavior as "naughty" and Fox tried to represent Mark Foley as a member of the Democratic Party, and other GOP members tried to make it out as a Democratic conspiracy (failing to recognize that the information was leaked via a Republican staffer.) What is wrong with the world? Since when do we support and justify the actions of those that cause our society harm? The so called "moral" party seems awfully thin on actual morals. I'm just amazed, dumb struck, confused.

Well, you'll only have to listen to my voting rants for a few more weeks...November 7th is approaching quickly. On a final note ... Vote. However it is that you vote, you should vote. This country doesn't ask much of its citizens -- the least you can do is vote.

My Party Princess

So I managed to throw a party for Sara. I tried to throw a 30th surprise birthday party for her, but she opened some mail and found out. So my little party princess had a Not-So-Surprise Party at the park. Both our families and our friends joined us and we bbq'd burgers and dogs. I think about 60 people joined us throughout the afternoon. Sara had a very good time and I think got to chat with everyone.

I finally surprised her though. I placed several Cam's on her seat in the car. I place a pillow over them, so she'd have to move the pillow before sitting. She was on the phone when she finally moved the "metal," and her surprise was very convincing. She knows I'm terrible at keeping things a secret so she played the part very well.

So now, with a few pieces our friend gave as gifts, and the new cam's we have a great start on our trad rack. It is kind of exciting. It would be nice if we had a chance to get out and start testing things. We'll probably have to wait though.

We'll see. Climbing is adictive.