We Need Baseball

What we really need right now is for the baseball season to start. I've always believed that if you understand baseball, you'll understand life. Any situation you encounter in life has an answer in baseball. Being a San Diego Padres fan since 1969, I've learned a lot of lessons, mostly about how to deal with losing. But I'll always stand being them, support them and root for them. They are my team.

Feelin' Better

OK, I'm feeling a little better now. It took a couple of days but I think I've come to grips with this election fiasco. It's been interesting to watch the reaction of the No on 8 people to their defeat. For a group that preaches tolerance, I see little of that coming from them. On election day, as I drove into work, there were Yes on 8 signs lining one street. However, each had been spray-painted with a big NO over the YES. Why did we hear about so many Yes on 8 signs being stolen or vandalized and very little about violence against the No on 8 group? It's the Yes on 8, pro-marriage, pro-family group that is the the compassionate and tolerant one. Don't let the others convince you differently.

Here's the bigger issue. The No on 8 group used the subtitle "Equality for All" on their campaign. But it is not that they want to be equal, they want to be the SAME. Their subtitle should have been "Sameness for All.' The problem there is that they can never be the same. Homosexual couples will never be able to have children naturally. A similar situation came up a few years ago when feminists tried to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). When you think of that campaign as well as the No on 8 campaign, both misused the word 'equal'. I don't know anyone who's against equal rights for homosexuals or women. But women can never be the same as men. And homosexual couples can never be the same as heterosexual couples.

I didn't agree that Obama should be president, but I'm also not going to file a lawsuit. The No on 8 group should learn this lesson.

America is Amazing

I'm writing as I'm watching the election results - probably not the best time to write because of all of the emotions I'm feeling. First and foremost, I love this country. Unlike Michelle Obama, I've been proud of my country all of my life. America is Amazing!

But now I feel frustrated and worried. My hope is that Barack Obama does not do as much damage to our country as I think he will. Everyone talks about him turning more toward the center, and that's the most I could hope for. He's always done whatever he needed to to get the support of the people around him. He's a political cameleon, with no set principals or values. You take that trait and the fact that he has turned himself into a celebrity/rock star and poof!, you become a US President. Unexperienced, untested, but loved by 55 million Americans.

So where do we go from here? Obama, Reid and Pelosi are now in charge. America is Amazing!

I Need Help.

OK, I need some help understanding. Maybe I'm missing something but how do people justify a vote for Obama as President of the United States? There's always something we don't like about all candidates and usually you can look past some of their flaws in order to vote for them. But Obama has so many issues & questions, I just can't understand how poeple can look past them. Here's just some of the things that come to mind.

1) Age and experience. So much for honoring older Americans for having the life experiences necessary to lead and guide, not to mention professional and leadership experiences. Obama has neither the life nor professional experiences to lead this country. There is simply no comparison to John McCain in this area.
2) Friends. My mother always taught me that you're known by the company you keep. How does someone explain away associations with William Ayers, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Tony Rezko, Rashid Khalidi, Emil Jones Jr, Reverend Michael Pfleger ..... and the list goes on and on. Will someone tell me why so many people simply looked past these? Amazing.
3) Honesty. Usually there are 'little white lies' or 'stretching the truth' all over any campaign. But Obama committed to taking public funds for the campaign then just didn't do it which allowed him to take unlimited campaign funds (by the way, where did all that money come from?). This was an outright lie. And what about saying he opposes gay marriage but opposes Proposition 8 in California? I guess integrity is not something people who are voting for Obama are worried about.
4) Socialism. You say this word and associate it with Obama and you're labeled a looney. But seriously, isn't this the way many of his programs lean? Redistribution of wealth, taking money from corporations (oil) and distributing it to others, promoting welfare-like programs - these are taking this country down the road to socialism. Call me looney but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.
5) Constitution. The Constitution of this country was inspired by God and I consider it a sacred document. It has guided this country for 230 years and we have prospered and been blessed beyond belief. Then Obama comes out and calls this document flawed. Ouch! This just doesn't fly with me and I don't understand how people can just ignore this statement.

I could go on but my point is that this Obama guy just has so many issues that worry me but don't seem to bother millions of other Americans. Am I missing something? Please help me understand.

Yes on 8 in California

After months of anticipation, this campaign season is finaling winding down. Tomorrow is the big day. I've had fun these last few months, particularly working so hard to help pass Proposition 8 here in California. It's been amazing to see how people have reacted on both sides of the issue. Here are some of my personal observations.
1) This is an explosive issue and too many people get personal and hateful about it. I think both sides should present their side as best they can, be respectful and then let the people decide. Instead, people start calling names, stretching the truth, getting destructive. We've had every Yes on 8 sign we put in our yard stolen or destroyed. We have not touched any of their stuff.
2) I know there have been some Yes on 8 supporters who have been rude and abusive in their approach. But I guarantee that nothing they've said or done approaches what the No group has said about the Mormons. Talk about intolerance and hatred! We are simply voting our conscience, just like they are. So let's be civil about this.
3) I love living in the United States of America. Where else in the world can there be discussion like we have here? Nowhere! That's why this is the greatest country on God's green earth.

Proposition 8

Here in California we're going to have the opportunity to vote on Proposition 8 which contains 14 simple words: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California." Seems simple and common sensical but this is California, land of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, etc., etc. It will really be up to us in the central valley to offset the votes of those in the coastal, liberal areas. Hopefully we can pull it off because if we don't, this will be a much different world.

Anyone (anything) can marry Anyone (anything)

According to some left-wing nutty judges in California, this is the way it should be. I even heard that in San Francisco some people actually married trees, yes, I said trees. What happened to marriage between a man and a woman, bearing and raising children in the way God intended? We continue to head down the everything-goes, whatever-makes-you-happy, create-your-own- morals road. This can only end very badly.

How Far We've Come

Yesterday I heard that the gentleman who wrote the theme song (whistle) for the Andy Griffith Show passed away. It made me think about that show and the great lessons that it taught. Andy, Barney, Aunt Bea, Opie - all ready to teach us how to be better people. Then I get home and see a preview for 'Sex and the City - the movie'. As if we needed this trash made into a full length movie. My, oh my, how far we've come. And everything points to the fact that it is only going to get worse.

Very Cute Grandson!

This is me with my grandson, Jamin. What a handsome young man. He is such a special little guy and I sure do love him.

Three Little Lies

What are the three little lies that many have accepted as truth?
1) Evolution - Not me. I am a child of God, not part of an evolutionary chain.
2) Gays are born that way - Not so. It is a choice many make.
3) Global warming - How arrogant to think that man can have this much influence on the environment.

Dancing with Obama

Is it any wonder there is this buzz around the candidacy of Barack Obama? Considering that the whole nation is obsessed with 'American Idol', 'Dancing with the Stars', and 'Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?', it is no wonder we are drawn to Obama. He's good-looking, a great public speaker and puts on a great show. Just like those shows. But also just like those shows, there is nothing behind him. No substance, no depth and nothing important. The analogy goes even further than that. While many people watching these popular shows think there is no harm being done, I disagree. They are turning people into sleepwalking zombies who live just to see the next episode. They are killing our initiative and enthusiasm. Likewise, Obama is dangerous albeit in different ways. He is a tax-and-spend, partial birth abortion, LGBT, global warming, surrender-in-Iraq Democrat who will do immeasureable damage to America. WAKE UP AMERICA! God-fearing Americans need to take back our country.

Fear

Is anyone else afraid that this country is in big trouble? We have reached a moral low that is just sickening. The Lord will only put up with so much, then he comes down on the people if they get too degenerate. How close are we to feeling the wrath of the Lord? It seems to me we are very, very close.

Charles Barkley what?!?!

I heard Charles Barkley is going to be entering the political arena. I'll never understand why celebrities think that just because they are good at something that makes them famous, they can do everything - singers acting, actors singing, basketball players as politicians, etc., etc. Barkley was a great basketball player but not someone we want in our government.

Uno, the dog.

So I'm listening to the morning radio news on KMJ out of Fresno, CA when the sports report starts. We got all the pro and college basketball scores, something about Roger Clemens appearing before Congress and other sundry sports issues. The last story crossed the line. It was a report about a dog named Uno, apparently a beagle, that won some dog showing. What is going on here?!?! A dog show report making the sports report? You've got to be kidding me. It's now officially out of hand. First we have the 'World Series of Stupid Poker' on ESPN and now this. What's next, we start considering Nascar and horse racing real sports? I don't think so.

I never used steroids.

That's why I look like I do. It's apparent that Clemens, Pettitte and Bonds did. But does it really matter? Tell you what, let's just call the past few years 'The Steroid Era' and move on. Baseball has been through many era's and this is just one of them. I still love the game and it is still the purest sport in America. It's America's game. So let's quit this waste of time by our political leaders and have them focus on other issues (immigration, poverty, the economy, the war in Iraq to name a few). Baseball has established safeguards going forward, so let's just 'Play Ball'!

Chelsea Insulted?

Hillary is all out of sorts because one reporter says they 'pimped out' their daughter by having her campaign for her. Hillary even said, "I'm a mom first, then a candidate." Yah right. First of all, I think it's fine that Chelsea helped her mom. All of the candidates have used their children and I would expect any family member to stand behind the others. It is Hillary's outrage that is so phony. She can sure play this 'victim card' well. Did anyone ask Chelsea is she was offended? I suspect she laughed it off and couldn't care less. Hillary wants TV time and this is just another way to get it. Much worse things have and will be said about her daughter. That's what happens when you're in the national spotlight. So Hillary, get over it.

Berkeley Madness

Really, what do these knuckleheads think they are doing? Telling the Marines they are not welcome in their town?!?! You've got to be kidding me. Last I remember, the military are the ones who defend our country, who make our country safe and who spend their days protecting our freedom. You may oppose the war but to be so ignorant that you completely dismiss the military is disgusting. Please leave the country if you feel that way. There are some nice condos in France you can move in to.