Spring Might Be Around The Corner
Topic: random
Yesterday we had highs in the 50s with sun! To celebrate I got my head shaved and we hit the beach at Dash Point. Alicia was brave enough to put her feet in the water and spent most of her time throwing sticks in the Sound. We also visited the little 2-story lighthouse at Browns Point. It's a 1933 classic, meaning it's nowhere near as pleasing to the eye as, say, an 1857 lighthouse. It's a short, white box with a light on top. But still, it was a good day. On another note, Happy Birthday to George Washington wo turns 277 today. I'm sure he's rolling over in his grave.
Washington state ballot initiative
Topic: election news
I came up with this idea to open ballot access in Washington a few months ago but had to wait until recently when then filing period opened. The way it works now if you want to run office in Washington (like Congess) there's a filing fee of over $1000 and you have to win or place in the primary to be on the ballot in November. So I decided to change that. I want lower filing fees, and the primary winner from every party that holds one gets to go on the November election. Also, anyone who doesn't win the primary is not disqualified from running as an independent or third party. I need to gather a quarter million signatures when I get the paperwork back from Olympia just to get my proposal on the ballot in November. Hopefully it will pass, and I will have an easier time running the electoral gauntlet in 2010. Please contact me if you live in Washington and would like to help gather signatures.
Change We Can Believe In
Topic: government issues
Barack Obama's idea of change: bring in recycled Clinton staffers, keep Bush's Sec. of Defense, and "fix" the economy with more "experts" (AKA the guys who advised us into this mess in the first place). In keeping with Obama's other buzzword, I "hope" you all survive the next 4-8 years!
New Arrival!
Topic: family
Welcome McKenna Bailee Sumerall to the world! Julie's second baby girl was born at 10:30 AM (Pacific time) on November 17. Still to come: Christine's baby in December. Stay tuned.
End of Wierd Wednesdays?
Topic: paranormal
Since we live beyond the Boonies we can't get cable and the satelite folks can't service us either. We have too many trees around us to get clear feeds from space. So we can't watch Ghost Hunters, UFO Hunters, Monster Quest, or anything else that's on TV. Also, I recently found out we're supposed to be evacuated. There's all sorts of flooding going on in western Washington and we're supposed to be flooded too, but so far we're still high and dry. If I wake up dead tomorrow morning I'll know why.
Weird Wednesday Recap (10/29)
I haven't seen any of my regular Weird Wednesday shows the last few weeks since we moved and don't have cable yet, but 10/29 was the weirdest of all Weird Wednesdays, almost Apocolyptic!
The Phillies won the World Series!!!!
Great job guys, you phinally got it done! In other news, welcome to the USSA since it looks like our next President will be Comrade Obama. May God have mercy on our souls. Good luck in the coming storm. Also today, Ashford (new home) got snow for the first time this season, a mere dusting. More to come over the next 5-7 months. At least I get paid a decnt amount to shovel it.
My Shirt Let Me Down
Topic: sports
For the first time this season, the Phillies lost despite my shirt. Since the playoffs began they won every time either I wore my Phillies shirt or Heather wore hers. Today, despite my 1993 World Series sweatshirt (it's cold here now!) they lost 7-2 in LA. Previously, they beat the Brewers 3-1 and 5-2 with the shirt, lost 4-1 to the Brewers without the shirt, then won again 6-2, then beat the Dodgers 3-2 and 8-5 with the shirt. Today, the power of the shirt is gone. Baseball is a game of superstitions, so tomorrow we'll try it without the shirt. If they lose again, I guess I'll have to look for a slumpbuster. In other news, my new website www.joshgoodin.com is semi-online! Check out who I'll be voting for (or in the case of Congress, just rooting for) and if you think I'm smart or something, go ahead and vote like me (unless you live somewhere else, like anywhere outside of Pierce County). Here's to hoping the Dodgers choke and turn blue!
Weird Wednesday Recap
Topic: paranormal
Monster Quest took us to Lake Champlaign, in search of the lake moster Champ. As little as 9,000 the lake was part of the Atlantic, so is Champ a leftover pleisiosaur? One witness says she saw 2 of them- walking. Newly discovered in the lake is a deep channel, deeper than any other part of the lake. Could Champ be hiding in there?
Ghost Hunters traveled to the Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana, where "Interview With the Vampire" was filmed. It turns out the original owner may still be there. A door was seen opening just a bit. A flashlight turned itself on and off. Shadows were darting around the rooms, and the thermal camera picked up something on the balcony peeking in.
Campaign for Liberty Meetup
Topic: government issues
Wednesday night the family trucked up to Tukwilla for a meeting of like-minded individuals. We are all Ron Paul supporters and we were there to discuss the new Campaign for Liberty website. Every month there is a new goal for folks who sign up as precinct leaders, as I plan to do. I also met 3 candidates for Congress in Washington state, although I can't vote for any of them since I live in the 8th district and they are running in the 3rd, 6th, and 9th. All in all it was a great night and got me even more excited about my goals for the next few years.
Weird Wednesday Recap
Topic: paranormal
Weird Wednesday was delayed 2 hours by a political function. Arrival at home found TAPS already investigating a B&B in Florida. Lots of footsteps, plus there was a chair that had a cold spot sitting in it. The K2 meter traced an outline of a person, who didn't like being sat on. The next investigation was the hotel where the visiting team stays when they are in St. Petersburg playing the Tampa Bay Rays. After the team set up the cameras they went to their command center to check and make sure all the angles are right, and the closet door in Jason's room was open. They rewound the tape and saw the door open, then the ironing board fall out. Further inspection showed that the ironing board will cause the closet door to open, if someone is in the closet slamming the ironing board against the door. Overnight Jason woke up because he heard a voice, and the tapes picked up that voice, a man saying "Just leave here", followed by what sounds like a "Help me" a few minutes later.
More on the political function we attended later. Without my DSL these blogs may be sporadicfor the next few weeks.
