Friday, December 12, 2003
WORKOUT:
John took the new car out for 'a spin' yesterday and came back two hours later.
They went out to Dillon Road which runs parallel to the 10 for a looooooong time--two lanes, through the desert, lots of rockin' and rollin' because Dillon is laid out straight and goes over all dunes and other land forms without benefit of curving or banking. Most older roads in the desert use this method of construction, allowing car and driver to compensate for the variety of terrain.
LXI passed with flying colors and John came back with the flush of a 16 year old boy who just got his first solo car privileges.
NO WORKOUT:
I blanked two weight training workouts earlier in the week; jury and car delivery. So, I am extending the layoff into a full week to get the break that I am supposed to take every 10-12 weeks or so. I think it is to let the ligaments catch up or something.
Like I said, I havn't had one since the guys were here in August--the 03 BRO TOUR. So here I am in the AM, blogging instead of doing todays 'Legs'.
Why is it so hard to take a break?
Don't answer that.
I have just put the next one into the calendar for the first week in March. Check in then to see if I postpone that one for four months.
GASP:
We had weather! It showered then stormed then got seriously cold last night; hovering just above the thirties. The pool guy cleaned the pool and then the wind covered it with bougainvillea blossoms.
Do you think the stars are actually brighter when it is cold? Nooooooo. The air is drier and so the stars get to be bright and then there are many different velocity heat waves (still) in the air from the wildly various elevations of land mass and that makes them sparkle.
No matter why; they sure are pretty! A small gasp of appreciation emanated as I hit the back yard with Franklin this morning. I think I even heard a small gasp from the pup but, at the time, he was running to check the perimeter and sniff the air; all senses in operation. Guard dog! Life force.
So see? We DO have winter and while it does not feel very Christmas-ie it is a touch of winter. Bougainvilleas do not equate with holly berries, but still.....see ATMOSPHERICS below.
HEADLINES:
Walkin' through this morning's headlines, a few smiles:
I predicted this one:
"Dec 11, 6:20 PM ET LIEBERMAN USES GORE SNUB TO HELP CAMPAIGN (AP)
WASHINGTON - Democrat Joe Lieberman was looking for a way to energize his presidential campaign by promoting himself as the foil to front-runner Howard Dean, Al Gore snub may have done it.
Lieberman has not shied from showing his disappointment that the former vice president endorsed Dean this week without even a courtesy call in advance. Instead, the Connecticut senator is using the endorsement to portray Dean as a problem for the Democratic Party while capitalizing on the response to Gore's slight."
Ha ha. The politics of self pity, pouting and pique; of which Joe the Lieb is a champ.
And who would be surprised to read this one:
"Dec 12, 3:20 AM: HALLIBURTON MAY HAVE OVERCHARGED MILLIONS (AP)
WASHINGTON - A Pentagon audit has found Vice President Dick Cheney former company may have overcharged the Army by $1.09 per gallon for nearly 57 million gallons of gasoline delivered to citizens in Iraq, senior defense officials say."
What were they thinking?
The thing about the Bushies is that their sense of entitlement makes them tone deaf to the vibrations of the big grab; deaf thieves. Let's hear a little background music from Teapot Dome.
LOSERS VEEPERS:
One thing similar about these two items; in our Republic, there is no protection against making a fool of yourself whether you are a wannabe Veep or a big fat Dick of a Veep.
THE THREE PUPPETEERS
Which brings up a few questions. After all this stuff, will Cheney will make it into the 2004 election or not? He IS carrying some unwanted baggage. But then that is sort of his Veep job; baggage carrying.
Has it already been decided? The other day, I saw GW against one of those awful blue backdrops with phony logos all over it that said BUSH/CHENEY 2004. Is it too late to get a new backdrop?
And if this Halliburton thing goes too far would he have to exit before the election (shades of Spiro Agnew)?
Yet, the Dick has two roles doesn't he? I have always assumed that he is one of the three W puppeteers: Rove, Card, and Cheney.
Apparently, holding the strings and being in the show are too much of a strain. If he gets too loaded up with baggage to run, does he also have to let go of his strings? Can you carry the bags and hold the puppet thing? He does have a woofy heart (and still obese). How much can the man take? Carrying bags, stringing GW along, running for re-election and covering his ass at the same time. No wonder he is a hero to the right.
John took the new car out for 'a spin' yesterday and came back two hours later.
They went out to Dillon Road which runs parallel to the 10 for a looooooong time--two lanes, through the desert, lots of rockin' and rollin' because Dillon is laid out straight and goes over all dunes and other land forms without benefit of curving or banking. Most older roads in the desert use this method of construction, allowing car and driver to compensate for the variety of terrain.
LXI passed with flying colors and John came back with the flush of a 16 year old boy who just got his first solo car privileges.
NO WORKOUT:
I blanked two weight training workouts earlier in the week; jury and car delivery. So, I am extending the layoff into a full week to get the break that I am supposed to take every 10-12 weeks or so. I think it is to let the ligaments catch up or something.
Like I said, I havn't had one since the guys were here in August--the 03 BRO TOUR. So here I am in the AM, blogging instead of doing todays 'Legs'.
Why is it so hard to take a break?
Don't answer that.
I have just put the next one into the calendar for the first week in March. Check in then to see if I postpone that one for four months.
GASP:
We had weather! It showered then stormed then got seriously cold last night; hovering just above the thirties. The pool guy cleaned the pool and then the wind covered it with bougainvillea blossoms.
Do you think the stars are actually brighter when it is cold? Nooooooo. The air is drier and so the stars get to be bright and then there are many different velocity heat waves (still) in the air from the wildly various elevations of land mass and that makes them sparkle.
No matter why; they sure are pretty! A small gasp of appreciation emanated as I hit the back yard with Franklin this morning. I think I even heard a small gasp from the pup but, at the time, he was running to check the perimeter and sniff the air; all senses in operation. Guard dog! Life force.
So see? We DO have winter and while it does not feel very Christmas-ie it is a touch of winter. Bougainvilleas do not equate with holly berries, but still.....see ATMOSPHERICS below.
HEADLINES:
Walkin' through this morning's headlines, a few smiles:
I predicted this one:
"Dec 11, 6:20 PM ET LIEBERMAN USES GORE SNUB TO HELP CAMPAIGN (AP)
WASHINGTON - Democrat Joe Lieberman was looking for a way to energize his presidential campaign by promoting himself as the foil to front-runner Howard Dean, Al Gore snub may have done it.
Lieberman has not shied from showing his disappointment that the former vice president endorsed Dean this week without even a courtesy call in advance. Instead, the Connecticut senator is using the endorsement to portray Dean as a problem for the Democratic Party while capitalizing on the response to Gore's slight."
Ha ha. The politics of self pity, pouting and pique; of which Joe the Lieb is a champ.
And who would be surprised to read this one:
"Dec 12, 3:20 AM: HALLIBURTON MAY HAVE OVERCHARGED MILLIONS (AP)
WASHINGTON - A Pentagon audit has found Vice President Dick Cheney former company may have overcharged the Army by $1.09 per gallon for nearly 57 million gallons of gasoline delivered to citizens in Iraq, senior defense officials say."
What were they thinking?
The thing about the Bushies is that their sense of entitlement makes them tone deaf to the vibrations of the big grab; deaf thieves. Let's hear a little background music from Teapot Dome.
LOSERS VEEPERS:
One thing similar about these two items; in our Republic, there is no protection against making a fool of yourself whether you are a wannabe Veep or a big fat Dick of a Veep.
THE THREE PUPPETEERS
Which brings up a few questions. After all this stuff, will Cheney will make it into the 2004 election or not? He IS carrying some unwanted baggage. But then that is sort of his Veep job; baggage carrying.
Has it already been decided? The other day, I saw GW against one of those awful blue backdrops with phony logos all over it that said BUSH/CHENEY 2004. Is it too late to get a new backdrop?
And if this Halliburton thing goes too far would he have to exit before the election (shades of Spiro Agnew)?
Yet, the Dick has two roles doesn't he? I have always assumed that he is one of the three W puppeteers: Rove, Card, and Cheney.
Apparently, holding the strings and being in the show are too much of a strain. If he gets too loaded up with baggage to run, does he also have to let go of his strings? Can you carry the bags and hold the puppet thing? He does have a woofy heart (and still obese). How much can the man take? Carrying bags, stringing GW along, running for re-election and covering his ass at the same time. No wonder he is a hero to the right.
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