Just Vote!

     Miss me last Sunday?  I tried!  It was beautiful.  It was one of my best rants.  I was ranting about the right to vote and the new voter suppression laws some states are passing.  You know how it is with rants. I was logical, eloquent and absolutely right!  I went on for close to 300 words and when I was spent the computer decided to glitch out.  Oh no!  I did the right thing I pressed "save" throughout my rant and went back to my blog with confidence.  But as fate would have it, it was still gone.  After yelling at my Charrier Rosie (good thing she doesn't speak English) in copious amounts of profanity about the virtues of using a computer, I calmed down and walked away from it all.  I just reached back into the ancient philosophies of Asia, Native American mysticism and primitivisim and meditated my over active adrenaline back into it's Confucius state of mind.  So.....To summarize(which of course doesn't do it justice) I want to leave you with two points about participating in our style of democracy:  If you don't vote I believe you have no right to complain and remember when you do vote, we get what we deserve. I wish I could take credit for those thoughts but in the name of the new buzz word "transparency" my college freshman speech class instructor was the first time I heard those thoughts.  Obviously she had a profound influence on those early years.  For that I want to thank her.

     I am going to watch the Republican National Convention this week as it is the greatest resource for late night comedians.  I on the other hand will have to go to my nearest Target store and buy a lot amount of Nerf toys to through at my expensive Japanese made flat screen tv.  It will be somewhat to watching a NASCAR race for the crashes.  Listening to the speeches that no one listens to while delegates party on the floor, watching idea log pundits pontificate their partisan views about one person, policy or political outcome and have it interspersed with commercials for Viagra and feminine hygiene products.  It should be great fun as I do my bit to participate in this process buy abusing inanimate objects in my house. Good thing there is a gap until the Democratic Convention so I can build up my strength to do it all over again!

     One last thing.  Rest in piece Neil Armstrong.  It is a shame most people do not appreciate how much the space program has contributed to our daily lives and that he was our "Christopher Columbus" and we seem to have forgotten that we need to continue to explore the Universe as a necessity to our survival economically, scientifically and culturally.  Going backwards to the 50's and beyond is not an option.

     Until next time, have a good week.  Remember, school has started, so, slow down and watch out for the little ones.