Wow. Talk about Inexperience

Oh I don't know. Being President of the Senate and casting the deciding vote on tied legislation has been pretty important. But maybe she hasn't actually ever read the Constitution. I should send her a copy.

Let us not forget

As I sit and watch the 2008 DNC convention, it is easy to forget the bigger picture. All of this talk of the Hillary PUMAs is merely a distraction. I want to remind you of where we are and what we are fighting for, but my prose lacks the eloquence. But I know someone that spoke the truth and I want to share it with you today because it is just as valid now as it was then. Just replace "John Kerry" with "Barrack Obama" and it still resonates today.

Any takers?

Chad Reese now owes me a beer, because I bet him on Friday night that Biden would be picked as Obama's VP. I am now going to offer up another wager.

I bet Obama wins the electoral college with over 300 electoral votes.

Any takers?

This is sad.

Am I the only one waiting anxiously by the phone like a teenage girl thinking that the cute older boy is going to call?

Wooohooooo!!!!!!!!!!

I have just been accepted into the Apple iPhone Developer Program.

Here is the plan.

Step 1. Get accepted into the iPhone Developer Program.
Step 3. Profit.

Brilliant.

Moss on a Rolling Stone

Ahhhh, the annual Beloit College Mindset List. This annual list was originally designed to be given to college professors as a gentle reminder that common cultural references may not be known by their incoming freshmen. It never fails to make me feel old, but this year it seems especially bad. Here are some examples of things true for individuals entering college as freshman this year.

Students entering college for the first time this fall were generally born in 1990.
GPS satellite navigation systems have always been available.

Electronic filing of tax returns has always been an option.

Coke and Pepsi have always used recycled plastic bottles.

Students have always been "Rocking the Vote.”

IBM has never made typewriters.

There has always been Pearl Jam.

The Tonight Show has always been hosted by Jay Leno.

They have never known life without Seinfeld references from a show about “nothing.”

Crazy, huh. Ok, one more shock. Here is a picture of Anna and me that we just received from Rachael. I don't know if it makes you feel old, but it sure does me. Although Anna is still hot.

The Unholy Pit of Doom

Let me let you in on one of those little secrets about marriage. There are some things that you just have to accept about your spouse, for better or worse. Even if it grates against your last nerve and is antithetical to everything you hold dear.

My side of the bed is that for my lovely bride. H.P. Lovecraft could have written a story about the unholy aura that it emanates. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. When new sheets need to be placed on the bed, I am the one that has to gingerly navigate its depths.

I remember a few months back that Anna did a meme (she insists it wasn't, but I don't believe her) where you list the books on your bedside table. So, I thought I would guide you through the forbidden realm that is my side of the bed. Please remember to keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times.

The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Third Edition (Harperresource Book)

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2008 (Unofficial Guides)

Bachman Books: 4 Early Novels by Richard Bachman, Author of The Regulators

The Human Story: Our History, from the Stone Age to Today

Number of the Beast

Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook

The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons and Growing Up Strange

This hasn't been released yet, but Anna brought me a copy from the library early. She is so nice.

How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)

Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community

Job: A Comedy of Justice

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction)

Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism

Everyone should read this book.

The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next

Telempath

Foucault's Pendulum

Might be the best book I have ever read. Seriously.

Stranger in a Strange Land

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel

Great Ghost Stories

Steve Jackson's GURPS, Basic Set Third Edition (Generic Universal RolePlaying System)

Suppressed Inventions

The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre

The Fair Tax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS

Piece of rubbish dressed up as a good idea. Be afraid of friends and family that own this book.

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury

The Affluent Society

The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the RIngs)

The Catcher in the Rye

Lexington: Queen of the Bluegrass (KY) (Making of America)