Sports Babes

Jenny Dell, ESPN. . .

Wow. . .

Not as wow as Camille, . . . but, . . . uhhhh, . . . wow.

Mom

Someone tell Mom to write something. . .

Trust

A word about trust. I once shared my concept of trust with one of the kids. If you imagine a chasm with each of us standing one each side looking at each other. And we need to build a bridge, but all of the bridge building components were made of glass. Each side starts out with the goal of building a sound enduring structure. So, little by little, pieces are added and you get closer to bridging the gap. Eventually, you meet in the center, and a piece is laid that connects the two sides. And then another is added, and another, and so on. It gets stronger and stronger. The trouble is that it ONLY takes one rock throw by one side or the other to shatter the bridge. Then each side has to look at the other and decide if you want to rebuild the bridge, and what you have to do to make it stronger and more resistant to rocks (other than throwing another, which may happen). Trust is a glass bridge, fragile, vulnerable, but capable of getting stronger all the time. Bottom Line: Be careful of throwing rocks. . .

Saturday Morning Cartoons. . .

I loved Saturday mornings when I was little. A bowl of cereal or Pop Tarts (Blueberry, of course), and then seemingly endless hours of mindless violence and comedy. I really miss Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes. They're nowhere to be found now. Classic cartoons. Classic comedy. Also a big fan of Foghorn Leghorn, and of course, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. Ahhhh. . . good times, good times. . .

If there's one thing I love. . .

IT'S WHEN THE YANKEES LOSE!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Egomaniacal millionaires, I love it when you lose!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

A Cry for Simplicity

This coming election is a wakeup call for our nation and our children's future. All of the issues point to an overwhelming complexity in our lives that screams out for simplicity. Google only paying 2.5% of their earnings in federal taxes; who donates to whom and how much in campaign contributions; the federal tax code; our complex relationships overseas; I can go own. The point here is that we as taxpaying, registered voting Americans must tell the people (notice I didn't use the word "leaders" here) we elect to REPRESENT us and our interests MUST try to simplify things. Let's start internally.

Start off with simplifying the tax code. How about a simple flat tax? This levels the playing field for all, reinforces the American Dream, and allows us to actually do what the Constitution says we have the right to do, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

We then need to reevaluate our government. Are all of these Departments, Bureaus, Offices, and agencies absolutely necessary for the Branches of our government to perform the duties as laid out in the Constitution? There are efficiencies to be gained. The rest of the Government, under the direction of Congress, should follow the lead of Secretary Gates in DoD.

These are my initial thoughts, but we have to change the way we do business. Becoming a European-modeled Nanny state should never be our desired endstate. This is America. It was founded on risk, sacrifice, and heart. It's strength of character was built on facing our fears, challenges, and foes head on and winning. It's time to do that again. Change is painful, and unwelcomed, and scary, but we have to do this in order for our nation to again thrive.

A down day

Not feeling all that great. I think I caught something from Brian who probably got it at the petri dish called VMI. Not terrible, just off.

I miss having Kelly and Woody around.

One of the things Brian and I love to when staying in Lexington is to throw a little, spongy football at each other. I always hit him, and he always says that I miss. He jumps all over the bed, sofas, and hides everywhere. Camille tolerates it with her usual quiet dignity. Of course, she always has the ball in her bag, and it's usually "jumps" right out of her bag as soon as we get in. Always fun.

I'm going to miss Brian when he's gone. He's a lot of fun. I'm quite proud of how seriously he's taking school now. He appears to be doing well, so far. We're always reminding him to keep his eye on the prize, VMI in 2012.