Lucky Number

The Chinese picked today for its good karma. I guess the Russians decided they wanted the good luck as well.

Comebacks

Don't mind me, just watching Turkey complete a comeback against Cech and the Czech. Not unlike this one a few days ago.

Democrat's Disease

It was February when the Governator ever tongue in cheek said....

"You know when I married my wife I promised to love her in sickness and in health. That's her disease.....you know......"

Arnie had just finished voting in the California Republican party primary and that was his reply to a question about how he, a ponderous elephant handled being married to Maria Shriver, a Democrat. Its "aeons" ago but it stuck especially as the self-destructive malady ran riot within the party of the ass. Both its front runners whose names I shall not mention, locked horns in a fight to the death. Supporters weren't left out either, I have memories of Super-bowl weekend as evidence. He claiming change, she claiming experience.


It was quite evident after the Texas and Ohio primaries in March, to me at least, that the super-delegates would decide and my first thought was John Edwards would be instrumental in swaying support. She and he were ahead of everyone, already visiting Edwards in February to canvas his endorsement. He kept quiet, "keeping his powder dry" I'm sure he'll claim, through the bruising months, 3am phone call ads and pastor sermons.


Now he's surfaced to add the "full stop" but raising the same questions in my mind that were raised when he ran with Kerry in 2004. Yep those same questions about how he loves to back a winning horse, and back it all the way to the vice-presidency he will attempt. The grumbles will be silenced especially with the main race in sight. Its May now and the most recent victim of the Democratic malady, now party chairman, will hope the party does not suffer a relapse before November.

Hat tip

Quite a while since I was last here,
folks have passed,
folks have arrived
and
folks have "init"ed.
No depressing thoughts allowed, its just a hat tip
to those that have left us,
those that have joined us
plus
those about to be thrust upon us.

Remember this...

That scream torpedoed Howard Dean's presidential aspirations last time Iowa was "in the news". No such shenanigans this time.......except the unexpected sight of Chuck Norris on the stage behind "Huckaboom".

Merry Christmas

Have fun everyone.

The quiet one

Not very chatty is he?
Nah, not at all....

Nothing in common?
Plenty in common, same "dorm" for 48 months, just difficult to have a conversation with. Not exactly kept up with each other. Doesn't make it easy either, freaking techie-challenged bum. I'm not ready to hear the "Nah another 12 months b4 we hear from u again" line either.

Well ... you do go silent ... often.
Yeah I know, got his back in a jam though but I cant stand the "what's the next topic" phone silence, rather be sleeping.

Might be in a jam already....
True, him and a gaggle of others who left extras and finals undone. Still not sure why. Never got round to asking 'em, maybe 'cause their crew was done and had split. Still not sure why guilt creeps in either, like I did something. I wouldn't have made the "big boy" choice in their shoes.

Possibly he figured running gas and pumps for pops would do?
Hmm, that works for a while .... they are community assets, though. Aside that, pops has lived, he hasn't.

Tried getting him to step out?
Yeah, dragging his feet about it,.....possibly just found out why. His other half told on him, about the unfinished business. I'm thinking that's the reason for his dragging. Spoken up earlier and it would be cleared already. The other dude's already got his stuff done.

You did say he's the quiet one....
I did, but not the stupid one.