My Commute

The hour drive to work is not nearly as bad as the drive home. On my drive in, I listen to a morning show and drink my coffee. The sun is low in the sky and it is actually a nice time to prepare for my day.

At the end of the day, I want to be home. Walking out the door at five knowing I have to drive an hour to get home, well, it sucks. I really didn’t think it would be that big of a deal to add twenty minutes to my commute but, it was significant. My solution, since I can’t move closer or quit my job, will be to leave earlier. I am going to shorten my lunch and get out of here by 4:30.

That is the plan anyway. I’ll see if it works. I am going to implement today. Yes I am writing this at work. Only because I couldn’t justify leaving at four and I have reached my work tolerance threshold already.

My American Hat

I did not take a huge interest in the last election. I was not super impressed with Kerry but, I knew for certain that I would not vote for Bush. I cast my vote against Bush.

This election however, has my attention. I have been watching both parties and the emerging hot topics. It seems the discussion is more about the individuals and not the platforms. The rhetoric is blinding. I have hope for change. Maybe if we all take off our party hats and put on our American hats, we can put the right maverick in office. I am going to put together a Political Buzz-word Bingo game and sell it on-line.

Last night, I watched the RNC. This could be the election with the highest amount of party defectors in recent memory. I watched as the 2000 Democratic VP nominee gave a speech supporting McCain.

Hopefully, both parties can move past all of the personal crap. I actually have empathy (not a lot but, some) for Palin. I can’t imagine having to justify my personal life to half the people in the U.S. I personally could not run for office. Imagine what the vultures would dig up. Having a daughter that gets pregnant at 17 does not make you any less capable to lead. It seems like the Republicans are making more of an issue about it that the Dems.

I personally like the fact that she can “properly field dress a moose”. If I didn’t think they picked her up just to further the oil industry's grip on our economy, I might be able to look at her other qualifications.

WOW. This is not a political blog.

With that, I leave you with this image. Whatta woman.

No Rain

No this post is not about a Blind Mellon song.

Earlier this summer we had too much rain. The rivers here in the cheese state were out of their banks and Lake Delton actually drained because of the flooding.

Since the rains that caused the floods stopped, we have had below average rainfall. Not that I am complaining about the sunny days but, the kids don't want to play in the pokey yard. My garden looks a bit rough and I have been watering it most nights. Even the people that water their grass everyday in our neighborhood have brown in their lawns. I can't justify the time or money to water the lawn. Plus, Carli would not like 'wasting' the water. I have mowed twice since August 1st and it was only to knock down the weeds a bit.

School started today. Summer is officially over so, bring on the rain!