Smart People

That my oldest brother is a better writer than I, and more observant of his surroundings, will become apparent to the reader who reads his recollections of a quinceañera he and his wife attended recently in their hometown in Mexico. Take a look at what he wrote. Having met the parties to the event, albeit briefly, during my visit to Mexico last year, I can say that his description of the family as hard-working and connected rings true. I've not personally ever participated in a quinceañera.

Despite my heartfelt desire to understand and be integrated into other cultures, this particular celebration seems bizarre to me; I am more inclined to support forced child labor than extraordinary public displays of affection for children reaching a specific age, but then I am a strange man who has never had children and who has never wanted them.

Tonight, I watched and listened to Bill Moyers and many others talk about 'net neutrality' and the horrific pressures being exerted on Congress, et al, to cede control of the Internet to major media and communication firms. If that were to happen, I assure you, dear reader, that I will kiss this country goodbye. I do not trust the government and its minions now; such a change would cause me to run for my freedom.

I agreed, after receiving a telephone call from an almost-illiterate call center calle tonight, to have a Democrat's political poster put in my yard. I know little of the woman running for office, but I know her opponent is DEEP REPUBLICAN and, therefore, deserves to be served as an appetizer, so i opted to allow the sign. Democrats do not automatically get my vote. I will ignore certain races, run by people whose political leanings seem highly Republican to me; I will ignore anyone who gives Bush and his allies any leeway...ignore is not the word...'fight with a passion against' is a better phrase.

I will not be in the USA on election day. I ABSOLUTELY MUST find a way to vote absentee in advance...lest I heap enough hate on myselft to say I won't come back.

I offered a woman friend who works for American Airlines a bottle of booze if the correct party wins on November 7. I don't know what she drinks; if it's $200/bottle tequila, I'll happily make the purchase. She shares my political leanings, as does a co-worker/employee. I like smart people.