"The used to call me Crazy Joe..."

So Barack has finally made his Veep pick, Joe Biden. Someone this weekend on hearing this news asked me and Tyson, "Who the hell is Joe Biden?" As we looked back with surprise, disgust, and perhaps a dash of hate, I realized that many people are not as active in politics as we are, and we must educate those who might not know, but are nonetheless interested. Below is his introductory video for the campaign. Aside from that, Joe Biden is actually one of my favourite senators. He is very up front and direct about his views no matter what party or official he is directing his comments towards. Much like Barack, I believe he would breathe a breath of fresh air into the executive branch that seems to be needed so much right now.

Much like Joe Biden, I make no secret about my political views. Many prefer to keep matters like that private, and that is their choice, just as it is my choice to shout it from the rooftops. However, I believe that the most important thing in politics is that whatever your voice is, that you make it heard on election day. I think that not voting is unacceptable. Many people have fought and died to allow us the right to vote, and we should not take that lightly. A lot of people hate the 2 party system that we have and do not want to reinforce it by voting. Seriously, join the club my friends. You do not need to vote for a candidate that is running (you can always do a write in), but speak your piece or don't complain. Enough with my ranting. More (Utah) voting info to come. Enjoy the show...

"Who's da Bitch Nooooowwwwww?"

I have been all about the Olympics this weekend. Some quite impressive performances from the Americans, but none as impressive as the Men's 4x100 Freestyle Final. If you did not get to see it, you need to look it up online. There was plenty of drama going to the race as one of the French swimmers (Bertrand) claimed that they were going to "smash the Americans." Well, we smashed them, smashed the World Record by 4 seconds, Jason Lezak recorded the fastest split time in history to chase down Bertrand for the win, and Bertand also lost his former world record in the 100 free to one of the bronze metal winning Australians. And in other miracles, a Black man was swimming! I'm just playing, but seriously America is awesome.

I love the Olympics so much. I especially enjoy the surge of patriotism that I feel for these two and a half weeks. Even as I have been blogging I am watching the Men's gymnastics team finals and screaming at the US high bar routines (which we rocked). It was looking like we may be able to get the silver, but ended up with the bronze which is still better than many thought after looking two team members to injury. One thing that has bothered me about the men's gymnastics team is all of their commentary and enthusiasm. It has been a bit fratboyesque. Normally I wouldn't mind that since this is sports we are dealing with, and at the highest level. However, these guys are kinda goofy looking and about 5 foot tall. Comments like, "Yeah baby, we jumpin' in the river tonight," or "Dat's how we roll," or "How you doin' America," seem a little out of place. I'm off to bed. Keep enjoying the games and I will continue to report (aka make snarky comments).

The Jonas Brothers

I am a pretty open guy when it comes to poppiest of pop music, but I really do not get the whole Jonas Brothers crazy. Really they are just awful.

I Wet Myself at the Gym

I am going to start this off by saying that I did not pee my pants at the gym. If I had, I would never post it online.

I have been going back to the gym lately and it has been great. I have more energy, am starting to tone up, and in general feel better. However I am finding a bit of a problem.

First of all I am hungry all of the time which I am dealing with. The real problem though is that I am peeing like it's my job. I normally drink a lot of water, but when I go to the gym it gets so much worse. I carry my G-town Nalgene with me everywhere. It holds 40ozs. of water, and I drink about 4 bottles full at work each day. During an hour at the gym, I also drink around 3 bottles. Add this to my coffee regimen, and I am busting at the seams everyday. All is good for the skin, but I am sure Kelly, our receptionist, thinks there is something wrong with me going back and forth to the bathroom 3 times an hour (I don't think I have an enlarged prostate or other bladder issues). Plus the other 3 times that I have to pee after I get in bed and before I actually fall asleep are annoying. Oh well...

Olys or Bust

I am ridiculously excited about the Olympics that are about to start tomorrow. I am even having a BBQ to watch and celebrate. I t is just so exciting being able to see the world come together, to celebrate all of these people with great talent. I am not a huge sports fan, but these people are truly remarkable.

I am sure I am in for many sleepless nights as I get trapped watching canoing at 3am. One article that I read said that the Olympics are the best reality show ever. I think it's true. Plus knowing the Chinese, they are going to put on a great show (despite the smog). The arcitecture alone is amazing. Prepare yourself for regular Olys updates on the emerging stories of the day.

The other thoughts that keeping coming to my mind is that after the Olys end, it will be time for college football and tailgating at the U! Oh it is so much fun. I need to end this post. I am shaking.

You Like Me. You Really Like Me!

So I have been away for a bit. Between the 24th holiday, my family being in town, and work I haven't had time to get to the blog. I will make sure that I never leave you in distress again.

Normally I wouldn't have worried because I just assumed no one was reading my musings, but a bit ago I found out that I had at least one reader. One of the partners as Richter7 said that he liked reading my blog. After the panic moment where you go through the past blog posts in your head (just kidding, I learned long ago never to publish anything publicly on the internet that you would be ashamed of when as former boss commented about my MySpace page), I rejoiced that someone actually cared. Welcome Dave, and the rest of you better leave some comments.

I have so much to cover. There is an update on the New York Times photo shoot, my family was here, Datamark Happy Hour (most of which will be relegated to MySpace to protect the innocent ;) ), and we are coming into the busy end of the summer. Alas I am tired and I have agency meeting in the morning so I am going to opt for bed. I swear I will make some time for your guys tomorrow to fill you in. Don't worry. I still love you.