Grammaticaster

It is that time again.  Didn’t we just do this? 

Next Thursday I will grudgingly celebrate my birthday… alone.  That’s right.  My wife will be out of town on a business trip.  Not only do I have to ponder what it means to be striding ever closer to the death that awaits us all, I get to do that all by myself.  So, in the interest of cheering myself up, I am officially opening the comment box (the “Slap Me” link at the bottom of the post) for suggestions on what I should do to take my mind off the passage of time, etcetera.  Good movies, local events, sadness, happiness… it doesn’t matter.  Help me out here.

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Politics:

Aren’t we all Scott McClellan and Colin Powell, really?  If we voted for George W. Bush, we were good little conservatives who believed him when he promised to cut spending and reduce the size of government.  If we didn’t vote for him, at least we thought after 9/11 that he might be the right man at the right time.  In the end, we were pawns.  We were blindfolded and led to support wars based on falsehoods and legislation based on ill-conceived notions of “homeland security.”  We were lied to, and our collective name has been sullied right along with that of the administration we elected to office TWICE.  We should all be as pissed and disenchanted as the former Secretary of State and WH press secretary.  We should all be ready for real change in Washington.  The word is thrown around so much now that it doesn’t have much meaning left, but the concept is solid:  it is time for a new philosophy, a new way of doing business in DC, a new image to show to the rest of the globe.  No third term.  No fear tactics.  No smear politics.  No McCain.  No Palin.

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Football:

Thanks, Auburn.  Way to screw up our strength of schedule.

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Halloween:

It is almost time for the annual Halloween Party in Memphis.  My costume is coming together, finally.  Right now I’m just hoping people will get it.  If not, it will just be offensive.  In previous years, I have been the pope, Prince, and Caligula.

I hope I haven’t set the bar too high. 

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Religion:

Those of you who are concerned for my immortal soul will be happy to know that I have taken your advice and purchased Strobel’s The Case For Christ.  I have not given equal time to the pro-religion side of the argument, and I hear this is a good book for that purpose.  Far be it from me to be as closed-minded as the fruitcakes I sometimes rail against.  I’ll let you know my opinion once it has been read (there are a couple of titles ahead of it in the queue). 

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And that’s all I’ve got.  We’re going to Ocean tonight for an early birthday celebration.  Last time was divine.  I will let you know how it is the second time around.