A few hours to go

In a few hours, my kids will be setting off onto their first days of school for this year. One heading into 5th grade; the other 1st. Everyday, they get a little older and I get a little more proud of the people they are becoming. I also get a little more jealous and envious that they have a long journey still ahead of them. I guess I just hope they make better decisions in their lives than I have along the way. Then again, I will be here to make sure they do. Oh well, life goes on.

Man, listening to Ahhh-nold tonight at the convention, I started to think I was a Republican. Then I started to think. Wait a minute. Why cant I believe in the things he was saying, and be an Independent? Why if I believe in education or fighting terrorism or free enterprise or whatever else do I have to be a Republican? Ill be the first to admit, that speech was very powerful. But when you look at it closer, wasn't it just another "your either with us or against us" speech that we have heard before? I dunno...Ill just be happy when the conventions are over so we can get back to watching campaign advertising from both sides that stretch the facts more than a rubber band.

I feel kinda bad this evening. I usually play Dungeons and Dragons with a close group of friends every Tuesday night, but I didn't tonight. I developed a severe migraine about 3 o'clock today and it didn't pull back its grip on my head until about 9:30. Even then, it still hurt, but I was able to actually move and not feel immense pain. The only thing I can do when I get a migraine this bad is take some meds, lay in a completely dark cool room with pillows on my head to block out any noise and just hope for the best. I guess there is always next week, but I still feel bad about it.

The more and more I see Joe Scarborough and Ron Reagan, the more I like them. Keep up the good work on MSNBC.

Rusty Wallace announced that he will not be an active driver anymore after the 2005 season. Big loss for NASCAR. One of the reasons he cited was the affect of Earnhardts death in 2001 on him personally. It will be interesting to watch the 2005 season and Rusty's "Last Call" tour. Cant wait.

Things that are pissing me off lately: people in politics who cant just answer a damn question without sounding like they are reading a prepared statement; people questioning everything I am because I'm not a Republican; headaches; people who cant drive; bills

Things I can be happy about: my kids going to school again; meds for headaches; a really good flavorful chili; having a job

Question for the day: Anybody ever think that the people who make computer viruses are actually connected to Anti-Virus companies so they can sell more software?