Obama and Hillary

Last night I took the time to watch what may well be the last debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. This was more of an exercise in political discipline than a true interest in either candidate. I don't think I could ever vote for either one because of various positions they hold which I find reprehensible. The only thing I like about either one of them is that Obama is for nuclear energy.

But for what it's worth this is what I saw:
I saw a woman who was sarcastic and petty.
I saw a man who displayed grace toward his opponent.

I saw a woman who seemed desperate to be right and wants to win at any cost.
I saw a man who was willing to state that he agreed with his opponent or that she gave a good answer.

I saw a woman who whined about what she described as false and dirty politics.
I saw a man who seemed to take similar tactics from his opponent in stride.

I saw a woman who was quick to blame the Bush administration for her own failures.
I saw a man who spoke of his disagreement with the Bush administration.

I saw a woman who has been very unlucky with her Bill Clinton baggage.
I saw a man who got lucky with his vote against the Iraq war which just happens to be popular in the current mood of an undisciplined, self centered and fickle nation.

I saw a woman who seemed dishonest to her very core.
I saw a man who seems honest although gravely misguided (from my point of view.)

I saw a woman who has the inner cruelty to torture the whole nation.
I saw a man who is determined to blunder his way into socialism.

I saw a woman who is unlikeable but could finish us off as a nation.
I saw a man who is likeable but could finish us off as a nation.
Neither seem capable of dealing with Putin.

If America is so foolish as to elect one of these people we will deserve whatever disaster they bring on us.

4 generation picture

I am not a great fan of video games but this was a lot of fun. JDH was playing guitar hero, grandma was clapping to the music and Little Z and The Princess were dancing and I was taking the picture. One day we'll have to teach that girl to keep her shirt on.

God's compensation

I'm sure that skiing is God's compensation for cold winters. Skiing has come a long way since my dad, who grew up in Wisconsin, would nail his shoes to wooden barrel staves in an attempt to fashion makeshift skis. Snowboarding looks fun, physically demanding and strictly for a younger generation than me. I'll stay with skis. These pics are from a recent trip with LAM and his dad and TRH and me. It was great, wet, but not cold until we got back to Chicago.

would you eat at this place?

A picture conjures up a thousand tastes.