Monday, January 19, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Catalina Island
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Saturday, January 03, 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Friday, December 26, 2008
Surf or Ski???
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Marathon Blogging..
I have been fooling around with some long weekend runs and toying with the idea of running the LA Marathon in March....unfortunately, that particular race is now in May...Doh! I blame the republicans the nefarious bastards...
Anyway, a friend suggested looking into the Catalina Marathon which happens to be held in March (at least so far) and since I love Catalina, it is an idea that appeals to me.
The rub is that the race is considered one of the best marathons but also in very top as challenges go. Is it hilly you might ask? Oh yes, it is hilly. How hilly? Well something like 19 miles of hills that are mostly up.
Hmmmm, that certainly changes the equation somewhat. Best leave the decision to later time but the elavation chart below should give a pretty good idea of what one would be up against. You can click to enlarge...
Anyway, a friend suggested looking into the Catalina Marathon which happens to be held in March (at least so far) and since I love Catalina, it is an idea that appeals to me.
The rub is that the race is considered one of the best marathons but also in very top as challenges go. Is it hilly you might ask? Oh yes, it is hilly. How hilly? Well something like 19 miles of hills that are mostly up.
Hmmmm, that certainly changes the equation somewhat. Best leave the decision to later time but the elavation chart below should give a pretty good idea of what one would be up against. You can click to enlarge...
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Stepbrothers is a pretty..
stupid movie but there are some funny parts if you are into juvenile humor and Will Ferrell almost always delivers some memorable scenes.... The job interviews in tuxedos scenes are classic and this is part of it...
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Caught a bit of Hulkster Ted's
Senate address for which he received a standing O from his colleagues....seems inappropriate since he is a convicted criminal. No matter though, his career is fittingly down the "tubes" now.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Very Impressive..
win for Obama and for the Dems. A few quick observations about last night..
- Bill Bennet on CNN telling me the country is "center-right". Uh, Bill...shove it.
- David Gregory on MSNBC telling me that Obama should be worried now that he won? What a douchebag...how about giving it a day Dave?
- Suprising moment...McCain's concession speech was pretty gracious and seemed sincere...good thing he didn't try that during campaign.
- Palin was just about crying during above...boo-fucking-hoo.
- Obama's speech was about as good as it gets...touching moment telling his daughters they can bring a puppy to the White House. (apparently they have been trying to convince him to get one for some time)
- Anyone else see Bob Shrum as Bozo the Clown and W.C. Fields love child? That guy has the biggest reddest nose I have ever seen...what a honker.
- Heard alot about the Dems needing to reach across the aisle to Repugs...really? I don't see it that way. Only reason to reach across certainly to far righties would be so they can clearly see you giving them the finger.
Friday, October 31, 2008
A Local Rightwing Nut...
hung Obama in effigy as part of her holloween display...classy, classy person her. Check the article and my letter to the editor below...
Your front page Oct. 30 story about the McCain supporter hanging Barrack Obama in effigy was troubling to say the least. Her choice of imagery is stunningly offensive to most Americans with even a passing familiarity with our nation's history. For Ms. Castaneda to contend that she was unaware of the negative racial undertones associated with her display is hardly believable. Even so, it is not hard to see why most of the country has turned against politicians that seek to reduce politics to the lowest common denominator so to avoid even a cursory examination of the real issues we face today
Ms. Casaneda and similarly uninformed voters are reduced to citing demonstrably false talking points about bibles and flag pins that only highlight their embarrassing ignorance. Fortunately, this election cycle has proven to be worthy of discussions more focused on serious policy differences instead of the type of nonsensical issues Ms. Castaneda seems to prefer. I highly doubt that she would be able to correctly identify any actual policy positions on either side of the political spectrum. Sadly, that is emblematic of the right wing elements of the republican party that can only offer divisive and meaningless slogans instead of actual ideas that might in fact be helpful to the electorate.
I wonder if as a matter of principle or perhaps in protest if Ms. Castaneda will return the proceeds of the Obama tax cut she is almost certain to receive?
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Who could have...
predicted that the fat chick was lying about the whole thing...Boy, Obama campaign dodged a bullet on that one!
Turns out that she's just another sad, pathetic college republican loser....she undoubtedly has a lot of company these days...funny thing is...that now she will also be shunned by the very people she was trying to martyr herself for...ironic ain't it?
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Sonny...
my black Lab passed away this week. He lived 13 years which is a long life for a dog I guess. It doesn't seem that long to me right now though.
He was a good soul... smartest dog I ever spent any time with and most people who saw him in action marveled at his abilities. He used pool toys as tools to retrieve balls and other objects out of the pool at our house. Let me repeat that...he used tools. I always thought that was something amazing.
He was very disciplined in that he would not pass thru a doorway or over a curb without permission...I think that was most impressive to friends visiting our house that did not know Sonny..because he would stand at an open door without entering the usual chaos inside...so many people would remark that Sonny would not cross that threshold and found it incredible.
He once jumped into our pool that contained no water at the time when the concrete was being redone....into the deep end after a tennis ball. Funny thing is that while he was a great swimmer and enjoyed doing it, he rarely actually jumped into the pool after balls and whatnot....he'd go down the stairs and ease it in to the water and then swim after whatever was needing retrieving....yet he jumped into an empty pool that one time...maybe a special tennis ball or something...weird.
He was so great with kids...you could trust him with all children 100%. I'm pretty sure needles in his eyes would not have provoked this dog. Every single person who met this dog loved this dog. Even people who were not "dog people" were enamored of Sonny because his attributes were so endearing...he was a big strong guy but such a sweetheart that all who met him had a positive and memorable experience.
I think my fondest memory with Sonny was hiking with him in the snow on a old logging trail in Big Bear, CA. He loved running in the snow....hauling ass way out in front and then running back just as quick to make sure I hadn't gone missing or left him behind. Now he has left me behind in a way and the missing will be of a different kind.
Sonny (the Lab) 10/05/95-10/12/08
He was a good soul... smartest dog I ever spent any time with and most people who saw him in action marveled at his abilities. He used pool toys as tools to retrieve balls and other objects out of the pool at our house. Let me repeat that...he used tools. I always thought that was something amazing.
He was very disciplined in that he would not pass thru a doorway or over a curb without permission...I think that was most impressive to friends visiting our house that did not know Sonny..because he would stand at an open door without entering the usual chaos inside...so many people would remark that Sonny would not cross that threshold and found it incredible.
He once jumped into our pool that contained no water at the time when the concrete was being redone....into the deep end after a tennis ball. Funny thing is that while he was a great swimmer and enjoyed doing it, he rarely actually jumped into the pool after balls and whatnot....he'd go down the stairs and ease it in to the water and then swim after whatever was needing retrieving....yet he jumped into an empty pool that one time...maybe a special tennis ball or something...weird.
He was so great with kids...you could trust him with all children 100%. I'm pretty sure needles in his eyes would not have provoked this dog. Every single person who met this dog loved this dog. Even people who were not "dog people" were enamored of Sonny because his attributes were so endearing...he was a big strong guy but such a sweetheart that all who met him had a positive and memorable experience.
I think my fondest memory with Sonny was hiking with him in the snow on a old logging trail in Big Bear, CA. He loved running in the snow....hauling ass way out in front and then running back just as quick to make sure I hadn't gone missing or left him behind. Now he has left me behind in a way and the missing will be of a different kind.
Sonny (the Lab) 10/05/95-10/12/08
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Does John McCain...
think that autism and downs syndrome are the same thing? Sure seemed like it last night.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
No Matter...
what happens at tonights debate, you can bet that Bob Sheiffer will have tired arms from carrying all that water for McCain.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Palin...
in one sentence last night said the following..."say it ain't so Joe, there you go again and doggone".
Are you effing kidding me? Why can't the country say just this once...thanks, but we'd rather vote for the smart guys this time.
Is middle America so damn insecure that they would rather entrust the country to white trash bumpkins than admit that smarter people will probably do a better job than dumber ones?
Is that so hard?
Are you effing kidding me? Why can't the country say just this once...thanks, but we'd rather vote for the smart guys this time.
Is middle America so damn insecure that they would rather entrust the country to white trash bumpkins than admit that smarter people will probably do a better job than dumber ones?
Is that so hard?
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
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