The Awful Truth

A week or so ago I asked what Truth that Republicans/Conservatives/What-Every-Ya-Wanna-Call-Em adhere to that make them so fundamentally different from me. I thought that "Awesome" had a great note in his post on a Smirking Chimp thread:

[They have] a fixed belief that a few people matter, and most people don't...

New Summer Look

My links and such aren't back yet, but I wanted to try out a new summer look with all the pretty new templates that they have. Yes, still purple. Gots to have the purple.

Last year going into the summer I just *knew* that it was going to be another summer that I completely missed. This year I plan to grab hold with both hands and shake all the fun out of it that I can.

Speaking of which, I have to go get ready for a cookout. And I'm thinking I'll make snow cones. The only hard part will be deciding between grape and cherry. (Brian Regan fans, you know what I'm talking about.)

Worried About How Our Country Is Being Run?

If it makes you want to run away and bury your head, then maybe you need to think about joining Run Against Bush. From their site:

Run Against Bush is not just another Democratic PAC. We are a non-partisan grassroots organization founded by a diverse group of teachers, civil servants, and nonprofit and private sector professionals. We all have other jobs. This is the first experience in political activism for most of us. Our team members include Independents, Republicans, Greens, and Democrats. We recognize that the single most positive change we can make is to get Bush out of office in 2004. Our efforts will focus on highlighting reasons for change. However, given the realities of today’s two-party system, and lessons from the 2000 election, we have decided that the best way to defeat Bush in 2004 is to direct money we raise toward organizations that support the democratic opponent. We also will be focusing on swing states, where awareness and small funds can be critical.

I got the link from Alan over at John Kerry Is A Douche Bag But I'm Voting For Him Anyway. We're featuring t-shirts and other kitsch based on Alan's website on the Pith Stop with all profits going to the Kerry campaign.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY'RE REINSTITUTING THE DRAFT!?!?!

Thanks to CmdrTal, we will thwart the administration from "quietly trying to get these bills passed now, while the public's attention is on the elections" as indicated in this article.

A President that tries to hide the bodies of dead soldiers by refusing to allow any media coverage of their return home, and who doesn't even go to their funerals, DEFINITELY has NO RIGHT to DEMAND (i.e., draft) our sons, daughters, husbands, wives, fathers and mothers to fight in his ill-conceived wars. Draft dodging son-of-a-bitch.

Forget debates. I just want John Kerry to punch him. And I hope to God that John McCain (R-Arizona) would help hold him down.

Vacation, All I Ever Wanted

I've been hesitant to post about being on vacation for fear that once the information is released to the universe someone will WANT something. I've been telling them at work that I need to get away to "restore my will to live".

So now I'm stuck asking myself - How in the heck do I do that?

I was suspicious that a good part of it would include getting 'unplugged'. Cut down on the email, internet surfing, cell phone usage, etc. May I recommend "Life, Unplugged" as a good start.

If I find that there are other activities that help restore the will to live, I'll try to share. If you have any ideas - bring 'em on! I'm sure to sneak a few peeks at my comment section. :)