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May 19, 2006
What a Week It's Been
Here's my plan. I will alternate between political thought and personal thought.
Political: While most things about the NSA checkin' out our phone records have already been said, I would just like to point out that USA Today got the scoop. USA TODAY!!! That's like People Magazine getting an interview with (insert name of someone that would immediately raise the attention of said NSA). Eww.
Personal: While at a company softball game, I was throwing the ball with one of my coworkers trying to warm up. He threw, and it hit my square above my left eye. Concussion - probably not, but I still have a headache 3 days later. Conclusion? Perhaps it's time for new glasses.
Political: Anyone who had any doubts about the psychopath in Iran need not doubt any further. According to Canada's National Post (thank you Fark for the heads up), the Iranian parliament has passed a law requiring non-muslims to wear badges. Yellow for Jews, red for Christians. There are about 25,000 Jews who live in Iran. Anyone who does not find this insanely terrifying needs a reality check. And this dude wants the bomb!!! We need to do something about this, and fast. Yes - I said we.
Personal: To sooth the pain of my head injury at the softball game, I decided to pour myself a glass of Miller Lite. The "friendly" Park Police officer (who I did not see) had something to say about this, however, and wrote me a $10 ticket. I paid $10 for a cup of Miller Lite. Injustice does not even begin to cover it.
Political: I think to resolve the immigration "crisis" all we need to do is watch the immigration episode of the Simpsons. It may have been produced 10 years ago, but man is it perfectly timed. "You want to pick on immigrants? Then pick on Willie!" We need immigrants in this country - even the ones who came here undocumented. You want to pay $12 for a McDonald's hamburger outside of Times Square? How does $8 a pound Apples sound? $5 for a thing of rice? The reality is our economy relies on these people to work these jobs, and that's exactly what they're doing - working. These people are doing 2 or 3 jobs once they get here to make ends meet. They're not here to commit crime, they're here to make a better life for themselves and I say let's help them do just that. But this latest round of immigrant-bashing is sadly not new - its part of a cycle we see here in this country.
Personal: Going to Boston this weekend - fellow middle-child Deborah is getting her second masters. We're a disgustingly well-educated family. I'm also going to see Lexy while I'm there, which is also quite-exciting.
Sports: Alright - I know I said it'd be political and personal, but I need to say something about the Nats. I, for one, welcome our new Lerner overlords. About damn time we got an owner, and we definitely got the right ones. But I will observe that the placement of Jose Guillen on the trading block (which is kind of a shame, but worth it if we can get lots of prospects) probably indicates the end is nigh for Frank in the dugout. FRobby has held onto the job because of his very good clubhouse skills, but he has always kind of lacked something on the field. Especially when handling pitchers. I propose that we hold onto Johnson, Vidro, Zimmerman, Schneider, Rauch, Patterson, Majewski, & Cordero. The rest - let's see what we can get for them.
Posted by MikeSager at May 19, 2006 12:56 PM
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