Back scratchers, overdue shuffling and 1/100th of a second

What does it take to get people out there to vote? And to make an educated vote at that.

I think some sort of incentive is at hand, like a little Smarties candy packet or a special “I Voted” back scratcher. Maybe a complimentary tank of gas would get a few more, who knows.

I was thinking this morning, I have never voted for a Sheriff before, nor really paid attention to their doings around town. Have they done a good job, what do they do exactly? What is the difference between a Democratic and a Republican Sheriff?

And has anyone seen these Obama/McCain flip-flops, hilarious. It’s one of those things that in hindsight you wish you thought of.

So lately I took my iPod out to an open field. We sat there a while and reflected.

I realized that I’ve wronged it, I haven’t been there when I should have. I’ve been neglecting far too many songs and I realized that I don’t know it anymore. That’s why I’ve decided to keep it on shuffle until I’ve heard every song – that’s right, all 4,200 of ‘em. And there’s no skipping out on songs; I made it a point to listen to each song consciously and in their entirety. So wish me luck on this musical venture.

In other news, our Olympians haven’t been too bad for themselves. However, there’s one thing that bugs me. How do you deal with the fact that you lost the gold by 1/100th of a second. I mean, that’s nothing. It’s almost as if the computer punched in both swimmers times, realized they actually tied, and decided which one would win. That has to be it, c’mon, at least tie or something, do a swim-off, make them race again and have at least 5/100ths of a second between them.

Now Dara Torres is going to have to live with the fact that she is the 1st loser, and could have won if she hadn’t clipped a millimeter of excess nail off her fingers. Or something.

Well, even though it’s a shame that she didn’t get that shiny gold, I’m sure she’s perfectly content with her silver medal and is able to go home after five Olympics and say, “Hey, I just medaled in the Olympics, I’m 42, and I look damn good in a one-piece.”

So here’s to silver medals … and some bangin’ core muscles.

~ by dcumming27 on August 17, 2008.