Target Centermass

Day: October 13, 2004

  • Goodbye, Dad

    Thank you. Sleep well.

    How strange, so close to the same occurence to one of the first bloggers do me the honor of his attention. I wished well for him then and still do.

    In a way, I’m lucky. We all saw it coming, and I had my chance to say goodbye, spending the good part of a week at his bedside. I will post more about the man that was such a big part of my life later but, for now, please read my thoughts I wrote from our last visit together.

    I have no idea what my blogging status will be, indefinitely. I may need the outlet, I may need the time away.

  • Blog-Debate Post Three

    Debate over, spin begins.

    If you score this as anything other than a push or slight win either way, you’re probably a little too partisan. The question is, though, which of these two men do you believe in your heart has any sincerity. Kerry said a lot, and I believed little or nothing of it except that he married up (repeatedly). Also, this is the first debate where I thought the questions were an obvious case of softballs to the left, curves and sliders and fastballs (oh my!) to the right.

    I call it even, but I may change my own opinion after looking at the transcript. It should be remembered that the typical voter is not going to look at the transcript but is going to let the post-debate spin and spammed internet polls guide their opinion. Call me a cynic. I thought the first debate even and the second a blowout for Bush, so I feel my cynicism is justified.

    Oh, and the Astros are now down 10-4, still struggling to get out of the sixth. I had hoped for another strong showing from the young Backe but expected a loss tonight. The important game in the early part of this series is game two.

  • Blog-Debate Post Two

    Damn debate is almost over, which is good. Astros are tied 4-4, bottom of the sixth, but they’re in trouble and the recent strain on their pitching staff is showing.

    Make that 5-4 bad guys.

  • Limited Debate Blogging Tonight

    For two reasons.

    First, my attention is torn between Bush v. Kerry, round three, and ‘Stros v. Cardinals, game one. Second, to be honest, I’m a little beat down by the debates right now, and this election should be about our security. I’m kind of disinterested in this domestic crap and am sick of hearing Kerry say things I know he doesn’t believe. Hell, I’m not too sure he really believes in anything other than we should be more like mainland Europe, both in the scope of government and the lack of testicular fortitude in our military. Tonight, as has been the case every other day in this campaign, Kerry will only say anything he thinks is politically beneficial to him at the time. There will be no signs of leadership, only promises and promises of plans.

    Oh, and the Astros are up 4-2 right now.

    EDIT: If you do need your debate-blogging fix, I recommend the VodkaPundit. And it’s still 4-2 Houston going to the top of the fifth.