Practice

I figured since Mitch was nice enough to invite me here as a contributor, I better... well contribute. I see that Coulter has jumped right in with two feet and is even dropping links on us, way to go Coult! I really don't have anything very important to add right now so please stop reading.
Congrats to all the Obama maniacs out there. That was a great win in Iowa. To steal a line from the Rock, Can you smell what Barack is cooking?
It is very interesting how this caucus stuff works. Check out the following: A bit long, but quick http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/04/iowa/
This ol' tyme way seems exciting, lets make a deal.

Peace agray

New Year's Resolution's

Now that I've posted for the first time and am getting a little experience with how this whole thing works I thought I would add an editorial comment on New Year's Resolutions. My parents always encouraged them and I always resisted them. I didn't think they were effective and it always seemed arbitrary to me to only do it Jan. 1.

Apparently I wasn't the only one because the following was posted on StarTribune.com December 28th:

Most people give up on their New Year's goal within three weeks of making it, says psychologist Terry Lyles, who teaches professional athletes how to rewire their brains to become champs. But it takes 23 to 30 days to begin to change a bad habit into a positive ritual or routine, he said. The moral of this story? Hold on. "People give up 6 feet from the goal," Lyles said. "It feels like it's so far away, but the hardest part is the last 5 percent."

That leads me to my resolution for this year. I am resolving to make daily resolutions. It is my intention to spend a few moments each morning and create a plan for what I intend to accomplish that day. It is not as sexy as "losing weight, quitting smoking, etc." but for me I believe it is the best way to make 2008 the best year it can be and to make sure I don't give up 6 feet from the goal.

A good Happy New Year Story

I know most of you already have heard this story but I figured it is a good way to start the New Year. I'm considering Keegan's philosophy of just keep smiling as a possible resolution to have for the coming year. Feel free to post yours if you have any.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls07/news/story?id=3168622

Don't know the copyright rule on this but the photo is from Kevin Terrell / Getty Images

Hillary - Risking it all as first lady

The race is coming down to the wire and all the candidates are pulling out all the stops. I love this article about Hillary risking her life as first lady - Hillary's First Lady Dangerous Work

Romney - Mistake or On Purpose...

I expect the GOP to start casually trying to confuse these two people as a political maneuver. Sad. Obama or Osama

Plastics in the Pacific

I ran across this article, which is quite disturbing. The Pacific Ocean is vast and relatively untouched - except for a floating mess of plastic that is about TWICE the size of Texas - State of Plastic. This is a disgusting look at the damage we are doing to the earth.

Quote "In reality, the rogue bag would float into a sewer, follow the storm drain to the ocean, then make its way to the so-called Great Pacific Garbage Patch - a heap of debris floating in the Pacific that's twice the size of Texas, according to marine biologists.
The enormous stew of trash - which consists of 80 percent plastics and weighs some 3.5 million tons, say oceanographers - floats where few people ever travel, in a no-man's land between San Francisco and Hawaii"

.....lovely. I'm sure nothing will get done until the ocean's currents shift as a result of global warming and this heap of trash ends up on the Hawaiian beaches.

Koetter Interview

Since he recruited most of the players that are now 7-0 and ranked #8 in the BCS poll, you would think he would at least mention the kids and say how proud he is of them. But of course not, this is Dirk Koetter we are talking about. It is about me and the money - very classy guy that Koetter - Koetter Interview