Lou Gehrig says his goodbye to the fans. An iconic moment of class and grace. Hard to imagine any major league player managing this now, not since Cal Ripken Jr. retired.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Palin Resigns
Just to think that this pitiful whining loser was, in the imaginations of some, qualified to be President! She can't handle the media pressure of being Governor of a state the size of Charlotte, NC (population Alaska, 2000 census 686, 293, Charlotte 687,456). She thought, McPathetic thought, she could be a heartbeat away? We really lucked out in sending this clown back to Juneau, and now she can head to Wasilla (or, more likely, she can take her self-pitying act to Faux News).
Every democracy (or democratic-republic) needs at least 2 strong political parties with ideas at their core. Instead, we now have a Republican party made up of Ensign-Sanford-Palin-Vitter-Craig and co., who wander from scandal to scandal. They seem to be led by either a war criminal or a drug addict. The drug addict hopes our country fails. The war criminal is hoping for another terrorist attack (like the one he allowed). One of the party's spokesmen was on Faux the other day hosting a traitor who actually expressed that wish, that Bin Lauden would attack and kill thousands, while the fool (Glenn Beck, for those who didn't see it) nodded his head in approval. The quicker the Republican party folds its little pup tent and slinks into the garbage heap of history where it belongs, the better. Then we can get a real, meaningful opposition that will offer ideas and prod the Democrats to do what needs to be done.
"I have said Sarah Palin's political ambition combined with her intellect is like putting a jet engine on a golf cart; lots of horse power and no steering capabilities. Today she proved it." --Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore
Every democracy (or democratic-republic) needs at least 2 strong political parties with ideas at their core. Instead, we now have a Republican party made up of Ensign-Sanford-Palin-Vitter-Craig and co., who wander from scandal to scandal. They seem to be led by either a war criminal or a drug addict. The drug addict hopes our country fails. The war criminal is hoping for another terrorist attack (like the one he allowed). One of the party's spokesmen was on Faux the other day hosting a traitor who actually expressed that wish, that Bin Lauden would attack and kill thousands, while the fool (Glenn Beck, for those who didn't see it) nodded his head in approval. The quicker the Republican party folds its little pup tent and slinks into the garbage heap of history where it belongs, the better. Then we can get a real, meaningful opposition that will offer ideas and prod the Democrats to do what needs to be done.
"I have said Sarah Palin's political ambition combined with her intellect is like putting a jet engine on a golf cart; lots of horse power and no steering capabilities. Today she proved it." --Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore
Monday, June 29, 2009
Ammon at Nine
Ammon turned nine this week, and on Sunday a bunch of us got together to mark the occasion. Murray was in fine form, chasing anything that moved, and Joshua had a great time throwing things for him. Josh was always surprised and happy when Murray licked his face. Lura was looking great in her beautiful red dress. We all had tacos for dinner and Ben and Sarah brought homemade blueberry icecream for desert. They also made their own cones and "dishes" with a wonderful, old-fashioned piece of kitchen equipment Sarah (Shultis) had found at Goodwill for $4 or something. The homemade cones were a great accompaniment to the sweet, tasty ice cream, which tasted like a bite of frozen blueberries in every mouthful.
Sam is off to scout camp in July-he'll be 12 on the 24th!
Ben is going to Minnesota to work on his doctorate there in the middle of July.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Father's Day 2009
I had a great Father's Day. Went up to Whidbey Island and spent the weekend with Becky and her family. On Saturday we took a trip to Coupeville, just north of them, and took a walking tour of the tiny downtown. We walked out on the dock and saw a seal, and just took in the scenery. We went home for a dinner of bleu-cheese burgers and ice cream.
Sunday, Becky made a great breakfast with blueberry waffles and a blueberry smoothie. We spent the morning playing together. Then Mike and Becky put out a great lunch of grilled pork skewers with veggies and a tangy sauce. Mike made good use of his Father's Day gift, a new gas grill, very fancy and modern! I got some good books to read, and I'm looking forward to that. The day was topped off by the traditional strawberry-rhubarb pie, always a great way to end a day.
The only difficult part of the weekend was the struggle of their new puppy, Luna, who had been spayed and tore out her stitches and then her staples. Becky had to make 2 emergency runs to Mount Vernon to get the dog treated. She seems to be doing better now, but that's been a challenge for them. They have to keep the dog pretty drugged up to keep her quiet as she needs to be.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Star Trek
Movie Review
I took Sam, Ammon and Ben to see Star Trek. I was a little anxious about the new crew playing old roles-though I understand that the remaining members of the original cast are aged a bit past playing action roles. I was really worried about Zachary Quinto as Spock, because I don't like him much in "Heroes." He did a good job, though, and I quickly forgot about his other roles. Chris Pine was fine as Kirk, and didn 't chew the scenery nearly as much as William Shatner. Zoe Saldana as Uhura is amazing and lovely and perfect. Leonard Nimoy did fine as the older Spock. The adventure was good and exciting, the special effects were not out of control but supported the plot and action. A very solid movie, 4 stars (of 5) and I recommend seeing it. The theater was full, we had done well to get there a little early.
I took Sam, Ammon and Ben to see Star Trek. I was a little anxious about the new crew playing old roles-though I understand that the remaining members of the original cast are aged a bit past playing action roles. I was really worried about Zachary Quinto as Spock, because I don't like him much in "Heroes." He did a good job, though, and I quickly forgot about his other roles. Chris Pine was fine as Kirk, and didn 't chew the scenery nearly as much as William Shatner. Zoe Saldana as Uhura is amazing and lovely and perfect. Leonard Nimoy did fine as the older Spock. The adventure was good and exciting, the special effects were not out of control but supported the plot and action. A very solid movie, 4 stars (of 5) and I recommend seeing it. The theater was full, we had done well to get there a little early.
Ice Cream with Lura and Joshua
I took Sam and Ammon out to see Star Trek, which is a little to old a movie for Joshua and Lura, so I took them out to DQ for ice cream. You can see that Lura's approach is a bit neater than Joshua's. I appreciate that Sarah dressed Joshua up in new clothes before we left-I should've gotten a "before" picture. He really enjoyed the ice cream, but after a short time it was dripping off his wrists. I'd never seen that before!
Ben's Family Garden
Ben and his family have planted a nice garden in raised beds. When I visited today, Sam and Joshua harvested the first radishes and they planted some lettuce, spinach, beans, peas, sunflowers, pumpkins, and arugula. Yeah, they're elitist arugula planters too, just like the Obamas. Ben built a small green house with plastic sheets and tubing. Because they're close to an old smelter in Tacoma, they have to plant in raised beds (high levels of arsenic in the native soil). In the greenhouse, they have tomatos and peppers as well as first crop radishes. You can see this great head of red lettuce, really big and beautiful. They're excited to harvest later in the summer.
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