Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Joker Singing
Creepiest thing I've her in a long time. Mark Hamill will forever be the voice of Joker in my head. I'm going to make this into a ringtone somehow....
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Mud Run 2012
Did a little mud run for Clean Water. It was a blast! The kids did great and Claire and I had an awesome time with my sister. Everyone got plenty of mud on and had a nice little jog. My sister is leaving soon and I realized when it was done that it might be the last time I see her in this way. She will likely be a different person when she returns. This will be a treasured experience for that and for the chance to do a run with my family.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Tiger 800xc
Finally found my Triumph that I'm enamoured with. I still want a scrambler, but this is kicking so much ass that I am more than happy. I have about 2500 miles on it and I'm riding it every day now. Still need to take some decent high quality photos of it, but that'll come around the first real ride I'm sure. I want to deck this thing out with parts, but alas I must wait. Its coming together and its killer to ride as it. I'm hoping to get out and do some adventure rides this summer. The weather is nice the past few weeks and I just need to get my ass out there.
In another matter, I sold the DRZ and picked up a 675. Well, actually Claire picked up a 675 Street Triple. Thing is awesome, although she is wishing she would have bought the Tiger. Ah well, its a screamer of a bike so that I can't argue with. Satifies that void left by missing sportbike power and handling.
In another matter, I sold the DRZ and picked up a 675. Well, actually Claire picked up a 675 Street Triple. Thing is awesome, although she is wishing she would have bought the Tiger. Ah well, its a screamer of a bike so that I can't argue with. Satifies that void left by missing sportbike power and handling.
It continues!
There is a new Anderson/Murray movie out that I want to see. Then this art came out and I had to bring it up. Still kickin!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Ex-Republican
I had been a republican most of my life. My parents are republican, many of the people I looked up to were republican. It made sense to me. Many years ago I was under the assumption that republicans for the most part wanted less government involvement in personal lives, less social programs, and more business for everyone. In the past few years I've noticed not only does this not really apply to the average republican candidate, but it's become the exact opposite. Where I thought mom and pop shops, start up businesses, entrepreneurs, and money minded people were the heart and soul of the republican focus group, it turns out that big business and special interest groups are the bread and butter. It seems at every step the republican party has turned its back on people who wanted to keep their nose clean, work hard, and live a nice comfortable life. I personally don't care about subsidizing the corn industry, sending aid money to countries that hate us and are lying to us, or giving tax breaks to people on Wall Street. However, if it isn't raking in millions of dollars, have to do with another countries affairs, or have some religious spin off the party doesn't seem to care.
Which brings me to my next issue: religion in the government. I'm all for the morals and codes of conduct of being a good people. I understand a system that bases the laws off of good behavior and just acts. But when did being a flaming Christian become a prerequisite for being a republican candidate? I've been listening to the Caucasus for the past couple of months and I'm simply amazed that candidates are being chosen off of their position on abortion and gay marriage. Why the hell do we care about these sort of issues when our economy is in the toilet, we have growing violence around the world (much of it based on religious differences)and at home, massive environmental risks, resource scarcity, and a whole fleet of other issues that seem ten times more important than whether two guys already living together get married legally or a woman chosen not to have a child. Our own republican party is totally fine sending soldiers (and mercenaries) with bullets across the world and pushing people around, why should we care if a to be mom of a child with a potentially horrible life decides to spare that child the pain? It's just beyond me why these issues are making such a huge decision factor in our next president. What happened to the separation of church and state? You don't have to hide religion at all, but why would it be almost the soul reason for choosing a candidate?
Let me state here that I am not some newly converted democrat. Quite the opposite. I've been identifying with Libertairian views. Let me decide what to do with my future and my retirement, let me have a chance to work hard and pay my own bills. Let me move next to a gay couple if I want to. Stop sending my tax dollars overseas and spending it on subsidizing industries that don't need help and really aren't healthy or good for us anyway. Stop giving my tax dollars to people who would rather do drugs, sit on welfare, or just have tons of children rather than work. Stop the social programs, the frivolous spending on unimportant items, and wars we don't need to fight. Stop taxing me when I'm not seeing a dime of my taxes spent on anything in my best interest. I'm already the working poor. I'm the middle middle class. I'm a man who went to school, pays my taxes, works hard, and doesn't spend more than I have. Where is the party who is looking out for me? Because it sure isnt the democrats or the republicans.
Which brings me to my next issue: religion in the government. I'm all for the morals and codes of conduct of being a good people. I understand a system that bases the laws off of good behavior and just acts. But when did being a flaming Christian become a prerequisite for being a republican candidate? I've been listening to the Caucasus for the past couple of months and I'm simply amazed that candidates are being chosen off of their position on abortion and gay marriage. Why the hell do we care about these sort of issues when our economy is in the toilet, we have growing violence around the world (much of it based on religious differences)and at home, massive environmental risks, resource scarcity, and a whole fleet of other issues that seem ten times more important than whether two guys already living together get married legally or a woman chosen not to have a child. Our own republican party is totally fine sending soldiers (and mercenaries) with bullets across the world and pushing people around, why should we care if a to be mom of a child with a potentially horrible life decides to spare that child the pain? It's just beyond me why these issues are making such a huge decision factor in our next president. What happened to the separation of church and state? You don't have to hide religion at all, but why would it be almost the soul reason for choosing a candidate?
Let me state here that I am not some newly converted democrat. Quite the opposite. I've been identifying with Libertairian views. Let me decide what to do with my future and my retirement, let me have a chance to work hard and pay my own bills. Let me move next to a gay couple if I want to. Stop sending my tax dollars overseas and spending it on subsidizing industries that don't need help and really aren't healthy or good for us anyway. Stop giving my tax dollars to people who would rather do drugs, sit on welfare, or just have tons of children rather than work. Stop the social programs, the frivolous spending on unimportant items, and wars we don't need to fight. Stop taxing me when I'm not seeing a dime of my taxes spent on anything in my best interest. I'm already the working poor. I'm the middle middle class. I'm a man who went to school, pays my taxes, works hard, and doesn't spend more than I have. Where is the party who is looking out for me? Because it sure isnt the democrats or the republicans.
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