Random thoughts

The past couple of weeks seemed to have gone by really quickly and I really haven't had the desire to blog much, but now it's late, I need a break, so here are my thoughts in no particular order.

1. First off here's an update on my NCAA bracket at work. I'm in 10th place out of 13 people. I have 7 out of 8 teams that can still make it to the elite eight status. Go me!
2. In the political world I find it frustrating that we have three people running for president that all seem to be less than the ideal. Hillary blantantly lied about landing in Bosnia under sniper fire. Barack has gone to a racist church for 20 years. I'm pretty sure he shares those sentiments to a certain degree. And John McCain, it would be nice if he had more of a back bone and stood for what his party represents. I dislike his wishy-washiness and desire to want to bring both sides together. Screw that! If he wants to get elected then present better ideas than the other folks and have people join him rather than trying to meet people half way. Lead, don't follow and don't try to be everyone's friend.
3. We need to stop calling ourselves African-American or Latino-Americans or any other hyphenated-Americans. You either are or aren't an American. Your skin color may differ, your accent may be different, but if you're a citizen of this country you should be proud of it. I'm not an Anglo-American, a Tall and Big-American, or a Geek-American. I'm an American. Period.
4. I have enjoyed the Olympics ever since 1984 when I got to watch record after record be broken by Carl Lewis. I was only eight, but I watched the games almost non-stop while they were on. That's why for me it's hard to think that this year the Olympics are going to be held in such an oppresive society as China's. Recent events only compound the fact that China does NOT represent the spirit of goodwill and brotherhood that the Olympic Games do. It's not going to happen, but the US should boycott the games this year.
5. I marvel at the strength of those that have lost much but still fight on. To those they have my utmost respect.
6. I learned over Easter weekend that a bad day with your family is still better than a day without them. I had to work some long hours and was not able to be with my family for much of it. Thinking about my wife or my sons always makes me happier when I'm away from them. Which reminds me, we recently made hamburgers for dinner, and when Jesse was putting ketchup on his plate he accidently put on more than he thought. He matter of factly stated "I didn't see that coming!" My beverage would have shot through my nose had I been drinking at the time.
7. Finally, I found a website that allows you to make your own "motivational poster" here. The possibilities are endless.