An excuse to blog!

Not only did I do the first post in many months today, but also updated the website and generally spent the day messing around with it. I took the first sick day in several months today for gastroenteritis/election anxiety/bad mexican food.

This gave me time to do some thinking. (generally not a real good thing)

Politics: Hmmmm, what a topic. Everyone knows Obama won the election, and it seems
very politically incorrect today not to be thrilled with that. Just to say it up front, I was nothappy about either Obama or McCain. It was simply Obama's time to be President. About every 50 or so years, we elect a young lion as President. Kennedy was our parents and Barack Obama is ours. It is time for a change.
What truly mmakes no sense to me is that the Congress has lower approval ratings than Geo W. Bush does and we filled the seats with more of the same. Go figure.

This country will survive and continue to grow! In four years we will have another election and consider many of the same issues again.

The major contribution President Elect Obama made is that he energized the political system. Record turnouts proved people are now caring about politics! That is always a good thing.

California elected a liberal Democratic president, yet overturned the law allowing same sex marraiges.....That makes no sense.

Just to point out, California is not a radically democratic as it seems. When Gore beat Bush in 2000, he only won 7 counties! The coastal communities tend to vote Democrat and the majority of the state (geographically) tends to vote Republican.

For all practical purposes, California is an UNGOVERNABLE state! It's no wonder the Governator has had his hands full!

blogging awareness, recumbent bicycles and life

It had been so long since I looked at this that I forgot how to get into the silly thing! I have a new admiration for the folks that keep their blogs going on a regular basis. It's like running a newsletter.....lots of time, thought and work go into maintaining these things! My hats off to all those who do it on a regular basis!!!

Well, I no longer have any delusions!

Life is insanely busy!

Work is busy!

Kids keep me busy!

Family time keeps me busy!

All is going well!

Last post was the TDF. I was never even able to see the finish! Mediacom (thank you very much!) changed my channel 47 from Versus to some programming that wasn't even supposed to be available on the left coast of the US, I'm looking forward to seeing what Armstrong does in his comeback rides. The guy is so talented, I think he can make a real impact. Not to mention, pissing of a bunch of French cycling officials!

I added another set of wheels to the stable (currently searching for a cycling 12-step program) This one is really out there. I am now an official member of the recumbent crowd! It's an absolute blast and may ultimately be the answer to the problems of riding into my geriatric years. My neck, back and other bodily parts are enjoying it thoroughly!

The bike is the Cycle Genius Falcon. It's incredibly versatile and is currently being converted from a road touring recumbent to a MTB recumbent, (I have never been accused of being particularly sane!)

If I ever get around to it, I may find time to post some pics.

The 32 or so folks that seem to have stumbled blindly across this blog in the past few months don't seem to be holding their breath..........neither am I!