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Open mouth...insert foot - Part III

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America....FUCK YEAH!!!
She is beyond clueless, and quite honestly I am ashamed to call her a Governor. Now I may be wrong here....but don't we typically pick our "Executives" based upon experience. Give me a fucking break. She is a joke, a hack and does not deserve a place on the ticket. For christs sake (if I believed in him) she will be the ruin of this country.

When she was selected as VP I was concerned about McCain's VP selection. Now..I'm simply scared. There is the possibility that she may become President of the United States.....wrap your mind around that. Worthless, clueless.....but at least she is from a small town. Well, she needs to go back to that small town....so we can all forget about her.

Master.....Master...

Ok so Metallica is back, no really I mean that. St. Anger was an utter failure, and some 4 years later they have emerged from the studio a band that has found thier magic once again. Rick Rubin strikes again with a stellar success, he truely has the Midas Touch.

Open mouth...insert foot - Part II

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Wow...I can't wait until thursday when Biden rips her apart. She really has no clue what goes on in the world.

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Now to be fair....she has no clue what she is talking about. McCain/Palin....a recipe for failure.

A change would do you good

So I was looking for some great Obama backgrounds for my computer and came across a website I felt compelled to share. If you have a chance to visit this site, please do and as always, yes we can!

http://obamamedia.wordpress.com/

Read this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Flat-Crowded-Revolution-America/dp/0374166854/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222528238&sr=8-1

If you have never read any of Friedmans books, shame on you. He is an amazing author and someone I utterly respect. For the most part he remains outside of the political fray publishing articles each thursday on the economic and political impact of some world event. Over a course of several months he will follow an issue, travel a bit and comment on what he sees. If you have never taken in his articles each and every thrusday in the Liberal news paper The New York Times again, shame on you. There is much that can be learned from Friedmans comments.

In his most recent book he comments at length about how America has lost its way in the world, and spends more money and time focusing on isolationist & protectioninst infrastructure that we have lost our way in the world and more importantly our place among nations. We have fallen from grace as a result of this administration, thier policies and the total lack of realistic sence of self. We have become tangled in a war with no way out and have become saddled with a debt that you and I will be charged with paying off. Both Republicans and Democrats have now reached a place where they spend more time fighting with each other, and arguing of the details of the past they that have spent thier efforts looking into the past....rather than the future.

That simple perspective cannot be overstated, that by not making any sincere effort to be proscriptive rather than descriptive will accellerate our decline as a great nation. Friedman says that we need a new revolution for our country and a revolution focused on energy solutions. One of the reasons we have become entangled in the affairs of Middle Eastern (Petrol) countries is simply because it serves our interest in the persuit of natural resources. If you honestly believe this had anything to do with protecting democracy...or human rights...shoot yourself and save me the effort.

Friedman could not be more correct in his prescription for a successfull American future. We cannot afford to define ourselves any longer as living in a post-cold war, post-Vietnam era. But rather a Pre-renewable energy climate era as Freidman prescribes. If we cannot find some national interest to latch on to we stand to fail as a nation. Beyond the political party, or which presidential candidate wins...we need a change. Obviously you already know where I stand on the issue. We need a change in this country...not another cowboy in the Whitehouse.

Friedman's New York Times columnist page

Proof that I live in one the most liberal neighborhoods in SLC. Awsome!!

When I awoke this morning, this was in my drive way. I now totally believe I am in the correct neighborhood, one where equal rights thrives.

do you believe in Magic?

Survey says...

Let's hope that they are out of Republican magic....

Me is smart....(for the record this is not our car)

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_10044138

So this little article is about an idiot who couldnt wait for traffic to clear. Now in all fairness, the cops blocked off the entire freeway during rush hour, and this fool got creative...what a douche.

Got John Mayer?

We sure do.

One of the coolest things I have ever seen.

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Who's the A$$hole now?

What a way to spend a saturday night, Bacci Ball, BBQ and a friendly card game.....yeah right. We played Asshole, and what a great game that is. There is no real winner, but there aren't any real losers either. We took little Amber to a friends house and she hung out and socialized with other dogs while we partied the night away. All in all....good times. Now.....for a productive Sunday.

Say it ain't so!

Going....going....gone..
Sad but true, Starbucks is closing a total of four stores in Utah. Now I know you are asking yourself, what will the city of Saracuse do without a Starbucks? Ladies and gentleman, while this may be a significant blow to the local Starbucks economy....please plan accordingly.

You gotta spend some time....with this album.

Lately I have been listening to some new albums and wanted to point out a real gem that I think you should check out. I have always liked Death Cab...since Transatlanticism, but this album is awsome. This album really hits its stride, at a time when this band has industry capital to spare they raised the bar. From the 9 minute balad "I will Possess Your Heart" , to the 2 song set ending in "Grapevine Fires", Ben Gibbard really pulls you into this album with his strong vocals. Ranging from the tragicly pathetic "you can do better than me" to the painfully epic "The Ice is Getting Thinner" this album delivers from begining to end.

Rarely do I listen to an albums latter tracks and find myself thouroughly impressed. But I would place this album along side other epic albums as well. If you dont take this album in, I am regretfully sad to say you are missing out on a great album. Go give it a spin, you'll like it....take my word for it.

So you think you can dance?

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Mike..were have you been?

So im sure everyone has been wondering what I have been. Life has been super busy, but im sure everyone feels the same. I will post a more comprehensive update soon, and I will also keep my dedicated readers up to date more frequently going forward. Here are a few photo's of Amber. We celebrated her first 4th of July with her first hike! We went up to Bell Canyon in Sandy, UT and wrapped up the day in Tanner park near Sugarhouse. She did extremely well on her first major outdoor experience. We cant wait to get her outdoor more often. Amber will be 14 weeks old tommorow, and she is just over 30 lbs. now. What a great pup!

And her name shall be....Amber!

So we closed on our home on on April 23rd, late to be sure but not that bad considering. Everything went well with our cross country trip and then also with the home closing. The title company went out of thier way to help us out with an after hours close...and we fianally recieved our keys and spent the first night in our home on Friday April the 25th. All went well....we made a trip to Ikea and loaded the Jeep up with all things necessary to make a house a home.

All in all we bought a new bed frame, dresser, night stand, PC desk a few shelves and some odd's and ends all for a total out the door cost of less than $1000! Ikea makes wallets happy.

So today May 3rd we made the next huge decision in our life....we bought a dog. She is so damn cute. She is a 6 week old female Weimaraner from a litter of 9 pup's. She is AKC registered and extremely well tempered. We picked her up this morning and spent the day making sure she is a happy and well cared for pup. We had a visit with the Vet at 12:30pm and then off to the Pet Smart for some new toys and a leash. All in all it was a busy day...and I think she is tuckered out.

Oh, we also arrived at a name for her. We have a cat already and her name is Jewel...so we thought we would stick to the precious/rare stones genre, and we arrived at the name Amber.

I've Been Everywhere Man...

Really...I mean that. I have been everywhere. You know those catchy car rental commercials featuring Mr. Cash? Yeah....that is literally my life the last two days. My fiance and I left the D.C. area on Wednesday night and drove just long enough to get out of the Washington metro area. We settled down just a few hours out in New Stanton, PA for one night. We then took off making it all the way to Kansas City, KS on our first full day of driving and then on the second day we made it to Denver, CO. What an adventure...oh and we had our cat as well. Our cat Jewel did really well on the trip sleeping most of the time, which was awsome.

We covered some serious ground in just two short days. We were in or crossed the following states: Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Mossouri, Kansas and Colorado. On monday we will add Wyoming and then Utah to that list. What a trip this will be to look back on. We have not taken in any sights along the way, this was a simple point A to point B trip with a neices B-day in the middle, and a great chance to see our inlaws. In any case it has been a great trip...and a land speed record. Lastly...here is map of our journey.

We are closing on our home on Tuesday, so I may not update for several days.

P.S. I am exhausted!

Go West, young man, and grow up with the country...

Oh...wait.....wrong West....Yeah.....thats more like it.

So I wanted to update my readers on my current journey. As you may already know I am in the middle of relocating with my fiance' to the wonderful west once again. We have been apart for some two months now as we have been looking for a home and tying up some loose ends before the relocation. I have been thinking of a proper title for this little jaunt and I have ultimately decided upon "Operation Western Migration". Now I could have just as easily have gone with "Westward Ho!", however I hate that casino in Vegas and thus will pass.

Well I am currently three days into my secret mission with my fiance on our little jaunt back to the west. I flew into D.C. early Wednesday morning catching a red eye flight from Los Angeles. Now Im sure you are asking yourself, L.A.? Yeah, thats right....I took the red eye from L.A. after being bumped from a flight to Denver. Now I should have been in D.C. just before midnight, but alas I arrived just after 6am eastern and spent the day packing our household belongings.

Anywho.....so we are on our way back to the SLC with our cat Jewel with an estimated arrival of Monday April 21st. Wish us well on our little journey and I pending any WiFi along our route I will keep my eager public updated.

P.S. Howard Johnson, Free Wireless, Free breakfast...attitude at no extra cost! An absolute steal at $49. All in the heart of small town New Stanton, PA.