Potomac Primaries

The Potomac Primaries are over and Obama won all three. I wonder how many Republicans in Virginia voted for him. I know some did. I heard them talking in the line, saying "why bother to vote in the Republican primary when McCain has it locked? Vote for Obama in the Democratic primary instead." And that's what they did.

Primary in Virginia

This Tuesday, Feb 12th is the primary here in Virginia. A lot of people say everyone should get out and vote. I am one of the few who disagree. I think those who haven't bothered to find out where the candidates stand on the issues should stay home rather than just making random choices.

Random thoughts

The political fighting is getting fierce as we close in on super Tuesday and Hillary Clinton and Barach Obama are running very close. After yesterday, it may be time for Hillary to put a gag on Bill. Republicans are also continuing to hold primaries for no apparent purpose. Where are the independents in this election? I guess we won't here from them until the primaries are over.

A crazy little bird seems to have moved into my house for the winter. In the guest bedroom, of course. He gets in and out using the dog door. The weird thing is, my dogs are OK with this. They are not chasing the bird around like they usually do when a bird or wild animal gets in the house.

While I'm not fond of the whiny "Leave Britney Alone" video, I was shocked to read that most of the thousands of comments it has received say something like "Stewpid Fag, git Aids and DIE!" including the spelling mistakes. Are we still that immature? I had hopes that we were starting to grow up.

2008

Two-oh-oh-eight, a brand new year
We welcome it with lots of cheer
but we don't know what it will bring
While we drink and dance and sing.

We hope to see a year of growth
As politicians take an oath.
We hope to see a rise in spirit
As I learn to be a poet.

We wish to see an end of war
But know that would be such a chore.
It's really easy to start a fight,
To live in peace takes all out might.

And an end to hunger too
Or children dying from the flu
And people living in a box
That wouldn't hold a half-grown ox.

To see the end of corporate greed
And learning to actually fill a need
Instead of pushing us to buy
With marketing tricks that make me sigh.

One year cannot fix all that
But at least the bee is in your hat
And maybe now you'll think sometimes
Before you spend those nickels and dimes.

Originally published in my poetry blog Crayons in the Sun.

Performance Enhancement Drugs

I'm not against performance enhancement drugs.
I think it's wrong fro professional athletes to use them, but what about politicians?
I think the Bush administration could really benifit from them.
With a double dose for the big Dubya himself.

Christmas

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Wierd Critters

I am fascinated by the strange and weird critters of the world. That is one reason why I took up SCUBA diving.Here are a few of the strange animals that I find interesting:

Sea Urchins, especially the type commonly found in the Caribbean. These little animals, about the size of a golf ball, are covered on top with spines that often reach five or six inches long! Not something you would want to mess with. Yet they are afraid to sleep alone in the open. Urchins hunt at night and if they can't find a rock to crawl under when the sun comes up, they will cluster together in groups for protection while they sleep.

Salmon. If you put a salt water fish in fresh water it will die. Likewise, if you put a fresh water fish in salt water it will die. Salmon are born in fresh water as fresh water fish. But when it reaches a certain age, it starts to swim toward the sea. As it gets closer to the ocean, it starts changing. By the time it reaches the sea, it will be a salt water fish and spend the next three or four years in the ocean. It thens return inland to the place it was born, changing again into a fresh water fish, where it spawns, then dies.

Cicadas, the Peter Pan bugs. Depending on the particular variety, cicadas spend from one to seventeen years underground living as immature larvae. Once they surface and become adults, they mate then die within a few days.

Arrowhead crab. A crab that looks like a Hershey's kiss with legs! How weird is that?