Our state did not vote for Obama but there were not enough red states to give McCain the win. Even though Obama won the election due to the electoral college votes, I hope he realizes that with this close an election, about half of the people that he has to lead did not vote for him and don’t want him as President. He has a lot to prove and a lot to overcome yet. I hope he can handle it.
Funny Guy
There is a guy who writes a daily column for the online version of the daily newspaper in San Francisco. His name is Mark Morford. He is a very intelligent man with a cutting wit and I love to read his columns. I don’t always agree with him, but it is entertaining to read what he thinks about current events and issues.
Today’s column is about the remaining undecided voters for the upcoming election. It is less than 2 weeks away and he feels that everyone should have made up their minds by now. His assertion is that anyone who has not made up their mind must have very little minds with which to work. Very funny!
How to Win
There are a lot of games that I like to play. I’m a very competitive person by nature. I especially like one-on-one games where you don’t depend on anyone but yourself and you can get into the head of your opponent. Like Chess or Mastermind. I don’t like the games where cheating is rewarded, like Cribbage or Dominoes.
When I play, I like to win on my own strengths. Sure, sometimes I win because my opponent has made a mistake, is incompetent, or even had a run of bad luck. But those wins are not as satisfying to me as the ones where I truly play my best game and win on my superior strategy and game skills.
I wish the candidates felt that way about their campaigns. I’m about sick of the attacks on each other. That type of speech does not impress me at all.
Hurricane Ike’s Aftermath
I’m so worried about all those people who lived in Galveston and Houston now that Hurricane Ike has devastated southern Texas.
I’ve been watching CNN for coverage of the storm the past two days and the damage is just shocking. It looks like almost every home on Galveston has been reduced to a pile of splintered lumber, and some homes are nothing but a concrete foundation. It’s so sad and upsetting to think that thousands of people have lost their homes and possessions to the wind, rain and flooding that happened one day and then stopped. Like a door that slams shut and leaves the room deadly quiet.