Who are you people?

I haven't posted here in over a year and yet I've had a bunch of hits.

Who are you?

Why are you here?

Did you actually stay to read or did you curse your search engine and leave immediately?

Getting back to it - Nation of Ulysses

Listen while you read:

youre my miss washington,d.c. - the nation of ulysses

Look Out! Soul Is Back - Nation of Ulysses
I've been ignoring this place for other concerns. Anyway, let's continue on the magical mystery tour of my musical life. Even though I'm probably the only one who cares.

I was introduced to this band my college friend Rob. Rob was from VA and was weened on DC Hardcore and the bands on Dischord Records. Being from an area of the Midwest that was kind of shuttered from the indie label seen I hadn't heard of many of these bands. I liked them right away.

Being of little expendable means in college, I settled for borrowing friend's CD's and snippets of N.o.U on mix tapes(Remember mix tapes?) Until I came across "13 Point Progam to Destroy America" on a trip to Greenville, SC in 1997 to visit my future bride. Like a fiend I tore the cellophane wrapper off the disc and popped it into the CD player of her car upon leaving the store.

Nation of Ulysses still makes into in the queue for my car from time to time. I always recall Rob, Erick and that trip.

Monte Brewster was right!

I had a dream last night

that I told someone that I apparently work with/for, at least in my dream, that I didn't give a shit if I listened to the CEO give a speech. There was no way that I was going to walk to where he was speaking and listen to him. I told her that I would rather be fired. I was really mad.

Then my dream devolved into her following me around and hounding me while I was looking for a bathroom.

I woke up and had to pee.

I really need to tell the people I work for to go screw. I just need to find ANYTHING else first.

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Now playing: The Smithereens - Blue Period
via FoxyTunes

Election: I sent this to my friends I thought I'd share

Yeah I'm cynical alright.

But my choices are someone that is so left of center he can't see the middle and someone that lost his way and bowed toward the right thus showing those of us in the center his @ss.

Energy - the reliance on "drill baby, drill" is utter non-sense but no less preposterous than not even mentioning nuclear energy in your energy plan. Not to mention that building a couple of nuclear power plants would actually create thousands of jobs. Though, Mr. McCain, I hope I don't have anything heavy in my hand near my TV the next time you mention a gas tax holiday.

Taxes - more for the rich or taxing corporations to high hell. Great choices. Although, I am for tax breaks for corporations that create jobs in the U.S. whether the companies are foreign or domestic.

Abortion - Danger Will Robinson! Danger! Danger!

Social Security - Everyone is going to "fix" it. Here's a thought, how about we stop allowing the government to borrow from it? It's not a slush fund. Raise the cut off to pay in by $50,000/yr and be done. Old people: It's not supposed to be a retirement plan. Young people: That money is not for you, it's for your parents. Just like it has always been.

Education: Is a local issue. Only the barest minimum of federal standards should be enforced. Parents: Tell your f'n kids to study and make sure they do it. If Johnny can't read it's not JUST the schools fault.

Religion: I have mine. It may not be yours. I'll keep mine out of the public schools and you do the same. I have no problems with moments of silence in schools or at sports gatherings(even if they masquerade as prayer). Silence is respectful you don't have to be a deist to believe that.

Somewhere in there I decided that I'm running for President.

I've smoked dope.

I had pre-marital s*x.

I have piercings in "weird" places

I think "The National Anthem" should be replaced with "America the Beautiful." Because while The Anthem is about strength in our darkest hour it's nice if you can read the words and know exactly which country the song is about.

Any other silly questions about my personal life?

I've got cabinet posts in mind for all of you. Though I'm going to leave a few blank as they aren't necessary or could be combined. (No Pxxxx, you can't have Sec. Def. I'm giving that to Bxxxxx's Axxxxx. You get Homeland Security.)

Who's with me?

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Now if I were one year older.

The Good and the Bad Weekend

Good: My wife and I rode in a 30 mile "for fun" bike ride called The Tour de Donut
Bad: I ate 5 doughnuts during the ride to decrease my time per the rules of the ride. Okay I liked the doughnuts but so much for any calories burned by the ride.

Good: ND won
Bad: The score was only 21-13 vs. a very craptastic opponent who had the lead until late in the game. Get to work Irish.

Good: The Brewers lost to San Diego on Sunday thus lowering the Cubs magic number.
Bad: With my wife and I in attendance in Cincinnati, the Cubs pissed away multiple opportunities and a 2 run 9th inning lead to lose.

Looking back, the ride was definitely the best part of the weekend. It's just to bad that it was the first thing that I did.

I won't be able to discuss her speech

I didn't watch.  I can't.

I hate them all. 

It is pretty disgusting to me that a co-opted Senator, an as yet empty suit, a man who has tried to run for President more than Jerry Brown and "the governor no one saw coming" are all up for selection to run this country come 1/20/2009.  I get one guy who likes to pretend he isn't sold out to "Big Oil" all while touting their agenda as part of his energy plan and another who refuses to see Nuclear Power as an option. The economy?  More tax breaks for corporations versus tax the bejesus out them.  Borderline economic protectionism versus "We don't need your stinking tariffs." Wonderful.

For those "excited" about Palin, right now she is the latest hot boy band that is "Ohmygodtheyaresoawesome!"  Get back to me in a month when you tire of the "hit" single and let me know if you actually see any substance there.  (And no, I'm not talking about her legs or her rack.)

Isn't there anyone out there who could actually get me excited about going to vote for President again?

Honestly, I was pumped to vote for Bill in '92.  I thought he was doing a good job, so I did so again in 96.  Gore and Bush were awful in 2000, so I voted for Nader to make a point.  In 2004, I voted for Kerry out of pure loathing for the incumbent.  But Kerry was a dud.  Now I get this poop. 

It's not like "my guy" didn't win in the primary(I voted for Hillary btw.) There really wasn't one. 

I suppose in the age of people picking your personal life apart with a laser, blogs and "journalists" more interested in "gotcha"(Inadvertent, movie reference there.) than actually just reporting news it will be a long while before someone I consider worthy of the most important job in the country throws his or her hat in the ring.  Maybe someday we'll be less concerned about whether or not someone pulled a couple of hits off a bong in college, how they look on TV("He/She looks very Presidential, Bob.") or decided it was okay to tell their loud mouth neighbor to STFU once 20 years ago and more about the substance of the person.  What have they done?  What do they want to do?  And are they willing to entertain new ideas?

I'll be waiting.

And maybe this year, my fifth Presidential election, I will just decide not to vote for anyone who is running for President.  Maybe.