Published on February 23, 2008
in personal.
I have to admit I am an American Idol fan. When given the chance I will watch the show, but only after the finally 24 have been named. I don’t like the audition part of the show or Hollywood week. Some of the singers in the top 24 are usually pretty good. This year it sounds like they have a strong group of guys. The girls don’t seem to be as strong. It is the opposite of last year. I hope a rocker wins this year.
By the way, one of the guys sang Jailhouse Rock. Does anyone else detect a note of homosexual innuendo in the song. Check out this lyric:
“Number forty-seven said to number threeYou’re the cutest jailbird I ever did see I sure would be delighted with your company Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me”. I just point this out because it is unusual for a song written in the 50’s.
Published on February 23, 2008
in personal.
Again it has been awhile. Life has been busy. We shall see if it slows down any soon.
2/4/09 The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. Better known for his war and spy novels, Follet delves in to the lives of people in 12th century England. It is a look at the history and culture of the times.
Sorry, it has been a while since I posted. My wife has been sick, I have been sick, I lost my part-time job, etc… So far 08 has been a bummer. Things are looking up though. We seem to be coming out of the worst of it and hopefully things will start looking up soon.
A lot has happened since I last posted a topic. John McCain is now the Republican nominee for president. It looks like he may chose Mike Huckabee as running mate though names, such as Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, have also been floated as possible VP candidates. I know McCain is not the staunch conservative many in the party want as their candidate but he strikes me as a practical man who looks at problems and tries to solve them based on reality not ideology. An example, the reality of illegal immigration is there is no good way to stop it short of militarizing the border. There are ways to staunch the flow. But there are by some estimates 20-30 million illegal immigrants in the country now. There is no viable way to remove them. There needs to be a way to absorb them into the populace. McCain realizes this. He is in favor of tightening the border but also wants to find a way to bring the rest into the fold, as it were. On other issues he seems to bring the same practicality to the table. I can support a man who is willing to look at the reality of the situation and move to fix it in practical ways instead of someone who has an ideological vision whose actions would end up harming the system more than helping it. The government needs healing and I don’t believe that will happen with any other candidate.