My 2 Cents on the Convention August 31, 2008
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In case you were not aware I have been watching the Democratic convention with more attention than I watched the Olympics. Yes, I know most of it is staged but you know I’m a political geek (along with other types of geekiness!). I had been watching the convention on PBS but realized that I was missing 1/2 the convention because the damn pundits were yacking during some interesting speeches and performances!! So I put my tech geekiness to work and hooked up the old laptop to my TV and got a direct feed without bullshit interruptions of the convention in high definition! It was great. I thought there were some excellent speeches all week including Hillary Clinton‘s. Her speech was great. Awesome to see Teddy. I had a tear in my eye when he said he would be there in January. The man is a legend. And if Kerry and Gore had the kind of passion they showed this week maybe we would not have had to suffer through the past 8 year nightmare! But Obama delivered as I knew he would. It was almost like watching a symphony. He did exactly what was needed and took the fight back to the McCain camp. The one thing he said that hit home for me was when he said “…we all put our country first.” No one should sit back while their patriotism is being attacked. As a Veteran I find it highly offensive for anyone to attack another American’s patriotism. If we thought the primaries were something the next couple of months will make the primaries look like a love in!
Go Barack Go! August 28, 2008
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Yesterday was another historic day in the Democratic party as they officially nominated Barack Obama for president. Today will be a momentous event when Barack Obama accepts the nomination of his party to be President of the United States. Today is also the 45th anniversary of Dr. King’s famous speech at the march on Washington. I have been glued to the TV all week watching the DNC week long infomercial. I know it is all a big show but I still enjoy seeing and hearing the speakers address the party loyals and tonight promises to be a real treat.
Just another step to the White House. Go Barack, go!
Roughin’ It August 17, 2008
Posted by changenickel in Observations.Tags: Michigan, travel, Upper Peninsula, vacation
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This past week I took some well needed and deserved time off work. My friend Matthew and I drove up to his family’s cottage in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We had no agenda other than to relax. We spent a couple of nights star gazing and we caught the Perseids meteor shower. Outside of the city lights we had a spectacular vista for viewing the night sky. We also did a couple of day trips on the Peninsula to see more of Lake Superior, hit an art show and we went to the Hanka Finish museum. But mostly we chilled out and drank a LOT of beer! I’m loving Bells now! After we left the cottage we drove down through the Michigan peninsula through Northern Michigan. We camped out a couple of days. Once at a camp site north of Mackinac and the other day was near Sleeping Bear dunes. I took several pictures and videos.
You can check out my pics by clicking on the image below:
I also have several short videos
