Well, perhaps it is springtime in August, as I have decided to emerge. The wounded part, I'll leave to the reader's imagination. Suffice it to say that your intrepid blogger has, at times, suffered the wounds associated with surviving in our modern society. Certainly, there is no blame to apply anywhere other than my own self, as I have come to accept my own weaknesses and the wounds that spring from that font.
Meanwhile, the two great interests that have intrigued me over the past few years, politics and football are both in high gear.
I do not have much of a general love of the game of football. No, I am a fan, devoted to the Seattle Seahawks. After a very disappointing season, I look forward to some success this year, barring the kind of injuries we sustained last year. Excuse? Perhaps. We shall see. I expect to return to our rightful place as champions of the NFC West.
Politically, I am a liberal. Progressive. Leftist. Whatever. I am so tired of the continual dragging of my country into a bizarre right wing country where religion and corporate interests reign supreme. It is far past time for a solid lurch back into democratic principles, based on the people's needs.
RIP Ted Kennedy. Watching RW idiots dancing on his grave has been disgusting to me. The man did more for this country than a dozen conservatives. He deserves far more recognition and respect than Ronnie Rayguns got. He certainly did more for America than that stuffed shirt ever did. But of course, he wanted to do something good for the country, unlike his conservative detractors. His lifetime and career have answered his brother's call to "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." RWers babble platitudes that they think approach the eloquence of that simple question. Teddy Kennedy made answering that question his life's work.
