Joe the Turkey Executioner

Sarah Palin interview after pardoning a turkey. No further comment required.

The '80's

It was only a matter of time when my formative years were turned into a Broadway musical.

My type

I found this tool that analyzes the type of person you are based on your blog posts.  It reminds me of astrology and new age personality type surveys.  Anyway, I put my blog address in and got this answer:

The active and play-ful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities. 

The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full attention and focus. They might be very impulsive and more keen on starting something new than following it through. They might have a problem with sitting still or remaining inactive for any period of time

Alex Astilean - SPEEDFIT - Treadmobil

This is the next revolution in fitness! I bought 2 of them and am planning to invest further! Wow!

I have a new respect for Bill Bennett after last night.  He was entirely gracious on CNN last night when discussing Barack's grandmother's death.  Thanks Bill.

The Economist Endorsement

Probably one of the more conservative magazines in the world, but they take a world view when it comes to the problems that need to be solved. Anyway here's smart commentary to their endorsement.

2012 Olympics

I follow Diamond because he keeps us up to date. For those that don't know, the 2012 Summer Olympics will be held in London. My wife and I will be there. That's our plan...

My head's about to explode

Between the incessant poll results and "Joe the Plumber" and "Tito the Builder" and new charges of anti-semitism and who knows what else I've missed, I just have to laugh and wonder where our country will be 4 years from now.  I get this sneaking feeling that 20% of America's population is going to ruin it for the rest of us.  This is an interview with a spokesman for John McCain. This is what's left of their campaign. This would make me ashamed of my country except I know others see through this stupidity as well.

T-5

Only 5 days before the US election and I've just donated another $50 to the Obama campaign.  So far, I have invested $250 in this campaign.

I hold no illusions that the McCain campaign could somehow pull this out in the last few days.  They are throwing up 5 to 10 attacks per day, trying to figure out what will stick.  They have some compelling arguments about Barack's past associations, however it's clear that most of these are based on fabrications or weak evidence.

It's clear that 20% of our population are Bush followers, another 20% cannot vote for Barack (for whatever reason), 10% are on the fence (independents), 10% have committed to Barack (as conservatives or indepedents), and 40% are firmly in Barack's camp.

It's the 10% on the fence that we're waiting to see how they'll vote.  Bottom line, Obama has to win a small percentage of their vote to win the presidency.  We'll see how this plays out.  Obviously the election is won state-by-state.

Hitch

I trust Christopher Hitchens' opinions more than anything.  This is a devastating account for John McCain and his pick for VP.  Please read.

Early voting in TX

It should be no secret from my last post or from my Google Reader shared items that I'm supporting the Obama ticket and cast my ballot today in early voting.  I actually like both candidates, but cannot respect McCain's judgement after his choice for VP.  Mark my words, this will go down in political history as one of the biggest blunders of all time.

By the way, this photo below is not doctored or photoshopped. 

Update:

Check out this Youtube:

MC Yogi: Obama '08 - Vote for Hope

This is a very effective video.

Dad's wedding

Ngoc and I travelled to Huntsville over the Labor Day weekend.  My dad got married!!!  Here are the photos.

Anniversary

Ngoc and I are coming up on our 1 year anniversary.  I somehow wish we'll have 50 more.

Can you walk to the store?

With the rising prices of gas, I'm hoping that our neighborhoods will become easier to navigate on foot or by bike. This website does an assessment of my neighborhood. Not good, but I think it will get better over the next 5-10 years. It has to, there isn't a sidewalk outside of our gated community.

Strange day

Just found out that our wedding photographer died yesterday of a heart attack. I don't know any other details. It's sad.

Media consumption

For those that use iTunes, you've seen the bottom line.  Ngoc and I combined our music collection a while back, but I hadn't noticed the bottom line until now.  71 days of music?

Hillary Clinton Concedes

Breaking news:

John Edwards just announced his endorsement of Barack.

Earlier today, CNN quoted Senator Clinton saying it would be a "terrible mistake" for her supporters to vote for John McCain over Barack Obama.

Expect an announcement from the Clinton campaign by the end of this week.

Update:  Okay, my prediction was wrong.  Maybe this was wishful thinking on my part.  So the question is:  What is she gaining by staying in the race?

April 5, 2008

Does this look like a place where you would prefer to live?

Been busy

October 19, 2007:

March 29, 2008:

Powerthirst