Thanks...

While jogging this morning and contemplating turning the house into a Christmas wonderland I thought about what a nice Thanksgiving we had with our girls...I am thankful for so many things...

...thankful for my Pat, my love and partner for life

...thankful for my two wonderful daughters who I love more than life itself. Two journeys
that began at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta continue to blossom and grow.

...thankful for my brother, Bruz, who I love and who always amazes me.

...thankful for Kristy and Diana, my sisters by choice.

...thankful for my pal Katrina who never judges me when I am grumpy and is always there.

...thankful for all the experiences that have made up my life so far; preparing me for changes and challenges and moving forward.

...thankful for all the wonderful people I call friends.

...Oh, and thankful for at least one half of a fabulous Bama over Auburn football game. I am sure all the Auburn fans are thankful for the other half.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Roy's Court....

We attended a realtor event last night and Lennie Rosenbluth was there! Who the heck is that you say...Well he played for the Tar Heels on the 1957 NCAA Championship Team coached by Frank McGuire, and he is at least a 100 (not really, but close). His wife must be a realtor.

Well, when the event was over everyone went to the bar to continue...whatever. Several of us began talking with a man at the bar who was from, you guessed it, Connecticut. Naturally the conversation turned to basketball and of course he had to confess that he was a UConn fan. After the booing subsided our broker, Randy, informed him that we (Pat and me) were bulldogs...it got a little confusing at this point because I had just said how lovely Connecticut was...The man asked me if we were alumni...I'm thinking, huh? I went on to say, "No just him", pointing to Pat...at this point the man said, "And New Haven is a really nice place too". I agreed, but was quite confused. "When did he", pointing to Pat, "Graduate from Yale"? "Yale"? I said, thinking where in the heck did Yale come from. "Yeah, Yale Bulldogs". "Oh no, Georgia Bulldogs" I said. The man looked puzzled as though he had never heard of the Georgia Bulldogs. If that doesn't put things in perspective, I don't know what does.

What did I tell you.....

....Michael Bloomberg and Joe Scarborough are thinking about an independent run for the Presidency and Vice! Veeery interesting I say. I am ready to abandon the idealogical left and support pragmatic politics. Bloomberg comes out of the progressive Republican politics in New York and Scarborough comes out of the South but is fed up and turned off by the current political sideshow called the Republican Party. Change!? Oh yes, it is time for change. FLUSH I say and FLUSH it good!

Presumed Intelligent

I have finally figured out what went wrong...why didn't Obama counter the ridiculous rhetoric of the WRRRIGHT prior to the election? Silly, not born in America, man; you thought most people would know that the teabag crowd was ill informed and really did not know what they were talking about. You presumed those who voted would figure this out....huh?

News from the Pitt

I know there are those of you out there who are just dying to know the news from Pittsboro. Well, let's see...The Neighborhood School/Pizza Takeout has morphed into an Italian Restaurant, Bella Donna's. I think the little school is still there too. We have ordered takeout and it was really good. We missed the Street Fair this year because we were in Atlanta, but understand it was as good as ever. They have put a temporary roof on the Courthouse and taken down the scaffolding. It looks a little bit better. The county is still deciding what to do. A Japanese takeout is going to open soon and most are very excited. (there are very few fast food places)

The political situation is grim, at least from my standpoint. The Dems lost all contested seats on the county commission, and Bob Etheridge is behind in the vote for the 2nd District Congressional seat. There will be a recount but it does not look good for Bob. So much for the Blue State euphoria I have been in for the past two years.

Katrina and I made a pledge on this blog back in January that we were getting in shape....well we have persevered. We can count on one hand/paw the number of times we have not exercised. Walking became "wogging", and now we are jogging! Four Miles! Many (maybe 70) pounds have been left on Pitt asphalt. We are not finished, 15 more pounds!!! This could explain the lack of posts...too tired.

Pat ran the car, aka Shamu, into a pole of some sort last Sunday and smashed the entire front. He blamed it on the sun. Good thing we have good insurance.

Our homeowners association is at it again; war has been declared on solar panels. Since we have all been transported back to the 19th Century we must remember that energy conservation does not exist.

Football...I'm outta here!

Cam Newton being allowed to play for Auburn last night was bad enough, but the "second coming" reception he got by the fans was just a bit ridiculous. (I wonder how many of those adoring fans are also fans of Beck, Limbaugh, & Palin.)

Here's the thing...anyone who thinks Urban Meyer and the gator nation would get rid of someone as good as Cam Newton if something were not terribly wrong, hasn't been watching SEC football. Yes, the charges of stealing, cheating, etc are allegations, but like Georgia and UNC, Auburn should have kept Newton on the bench or in the locker room until the mess was sorted out.

This is NOT like the Duke lacrosse scandal!!!! CBS announcers were ridiculous in their over the top effort to minimize the seriousness of the situation. If Newton had left Florida I could see how people might say this was a setup....but he was kicked out!!!!!! Mississippi State has nothing to gain by making public their belief that father Newton was shopping his son...too many people, too many allegations.

Bama better do really well next week in the Iron Bowl, especially during the first half when Auburn is crippled.

OFF Year elections...

I have many things to say about the outcome of the 2010 off year elections, but here is THE most important thing to come out of this mess...RAND PAUL. He is not really a Democrat or a Republican...HE is the one person best articulating the reason for the results. People better be paying attention. Our political system is ripe for the emergence of a third party movement like never before.