The Results Are In...

From my informal survey, conducted on a busy Saturday afternoon as I navigated my way through Wal-Mart and Target parking lots.

People with Obama bumper stickers are more likely to let you into a gap in traffic than people with McCain bumper stickers.

(Sample Size: 3 Margin of error: infinite)

Not an endorsement. Just an observation.

Ladies' Night

I've been really trying to avoid politics lately... partially because I lost interest once Mike Gravel stepped out of the running (have you ever seen such bizarre political ads in your life?) and partially because Cory's fascination with MSNBC has gotten me burned out on the election.

However, I have to ask: What the fark is John McCain thinking? I mean, I kind of understand him picking a woman under the misguided notion that most Hillary supporters supported her because of her gender. But wouldn't you want a woman with a bit more experience? Or a bit more name recognition? Or a woman from a swing state? Or a woman from a state with a lot of electoral votes? Or a woman who isn't caring for a newborn child with special needs? Does such a woman exist in the Republican party? There has to be one, right?

I'm honestly just trying to figure this out. Did she get chosen because she's a former beauty queen? In that case, she's the female equivelant to Dan Quayle. I wonder how she spells "potato(e)."

I can't wrap my mind around this. There has to be something more to it than meets the eye. But then again, I've never "gotten" politics, and maybe this is just more evidence to support that.

So many things to write about...

...so little time.

I've been pretty busy at work lately, with the Grand Opening late last month, the trip to Colorado a week ago, and budget time rolling around. It feels like all the time I spend away from the office, I'm either napping or trying to catch up on the TiVo. And yet, I never get enough sleep... and the TiVo is still jam-packed.

I have a few quick thoughts, though.

First, I've taken upon myself to try to avoid Wal-Mart until after the presidential election. It's not going to be easy, I can assure you. I can readily steer clear of the Supercenter (and very happily do so), but avoiding the "neighborhood market" just down the street will be tough. It's open 24 hours. And the prices there are much lower than any of the other nearby grocery stores. But I really don't like the fact that they told their employees how to vote. Three months is a long time.... we'll see how long I last before I cave in to their "falling prices."

Second, my love affair with Brett Favre is officially over. Of course, he never knew it existed. This last month has made me realize that his ego is just as big... if not bigger... than the rest of the players in the NFL. Oh-- he's still adorable. But he's a bit of a weenie. I guess it's time for me to retire the Brett Favre jersey.

Third, since I've had numerous people mention it to me, I have to make an "only in Florida" post. I hesitated to post it because it was all over CNN for the last couple of days, but what the hell. Did you hear about the guy who called 911 about a Subway emergency? No-- not a terrorist atttack on an underground train. A Subway restaurant emergency. Apparently, his sub didn't have enough sauce. Even better... when police didn't arrive after his first call, he called again to complain that they were taking too long.

Somehow, this state still finds ways to surprise me.

Getting Political

It's getting to be that time of year. More accurately, it's getting to be that time of the 4-year cycle. I actually (kind of) give a crap about politics.

Cory's been driving me crazy by watching political news every night when he gets home from work-- this from the guy who hates watching the news. Now remember, I'm a little bitter about the news biz right now, but I can deal with a little bit of it. But I can't remember being this burned-out on election coverage so early. Ugh.

I think part of the reason why I'm so burnt-out is that I don't like any of the candidates. I think some are too inexperienced, some are too polarizing, and some are downright scary. Mike Huckabee really makes me nervous. But I have to hand it to him... the whole Chuck Norris thing is brilliant (If you haven't seen it yet, check it out here).

Do you think Bill & Opus will run again? They've got my vote.