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Delay The Election?

This ought to make you mad. It won’t happen and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is just floating a trial baloon, the idea smacks of ugliness. Would Bush and Co really find a reason o “of national security” to postpone the election? I don’t think they can, as the Constitution spells out that the election are held by the states and there is no real National election persay, only a legislative addressing of the eletoral votes. I don’t think the President can suspend the electoral college, as it is also spelled out in the constitution, but looking at the courts ruling in 2000 that brought us Bush43, anything is possible, I suppose.

Location, Location, Location

On my walk this morning (2.21 miles, thank you very much) there was this kid, strategically located on the Cherry Creek trail. He had a cooler of gatorade ($1.50) and bottled water ($1.00) to sell and was postioned at the bridge over the creek on South Cherry Creek drive, right across from Cook Park Recreation Center. He was doing a brisk business. Now why didn’t any of us think of that?

New Chatability?

If you go here chat page ( http://majikwah.chatango.com). You should be able to talk with me at work, as long as I have the chat page up. If I am not there, you can still leave a comment or two. I haven’t actually tried it yet, but it seems cool enough. Technically it is for other things, like ebay auctions (contact the seller, RIGHT NOW!) or other must talk now web feature. But I am at work all day, on line all day and without a chat engine, so look me up.

It’s Not English, It’s Engrish

I bought a battery and heaset off eBay form my cell phone. The seller included one of those real cheese cell phone antenna boosters that supposedly boost the signal strength of your phone (not likely) Below are the verbatim instructions.

1. Please make sure the area for pasting antenna or battery of the phone all fingers and dust must be cleaned, and it must be in dry condition.

2. Please be careful when peeling the antenna off with its stciker. Make sure the proper place when pasting because the antenna sticker is not reusable.

3. Please make sure “UPSIDE” is facing up, and put it neary by antenna or battery. After antenna and sticker has been pasted together, use the sticker papaer and press property.

4. This product can be used after making sure the antenna has been pasted completely and property.

If anyone can make sense of this, drop a note. I think I have an annenna booster permanently mounted to my scalp. I am not sure.

FCC On Line

FCC chairman Michael Powell now has a “blog” or at least a sorta blog thing. Probably written and vetted by a huge staff and really just another way to distribute a press release, but kind of interesting nonetheles, if indeed it means the FCC is going to acknowledge the now old electronic frontier.

“the November election is apparently bringing a new deadline pressure to the hunt . . .”

News from Pakistan is that the Bush White House has given orders to deliver Osama Bin Laden in July, during the Democratic National Convention.
Now, I like political subterfuge as much as the next guy. And I am certainly often wrong about most things, but really, do any of us think the Bush administration would get away with this? Deliver bin Laden during Kerry’s speech would just make Kerry’s point, and more the point, Michael Moore’s.

via Metafilter.

Belly Busting

So my blood pressure is too high. I am over 40 year’s old. I am overweight. My waistline keeps getting bigger and bigger. It is a new month, the holiday is out of the way. Time to do it.
I have signed up on line to Men’s Health Belly Buster’s program. I bought the book. And beginning this morning I am taking significant steps to beat the belly.

So today is day one of the diet. I won’t bore you with journal details. I just ask for some support and patience as I take some big steps to make some big changes and understand that it isn’t about y’all for a while but instead it is all about me.

When you see in the weight room or struggling on the Cherry Creek trail, give me a thumbs up, but don’t give me a beer.

Favorite Mexican Food Haunts

My favorite Mexican food restaurants in Denver, in no particular order:

The list, so far

La Pasadita – On Park Avenue and about 20th or so, right across the street from the Five Points Safeway. Great green chili. The Pasadita dip is what other places offering a queso dip are still trying to perfect. A great rellono, a great burrito, great fajitas. And the best stuffed soppapilla I have found in Denver. And make sure to smother everything.

El Taco de Mexico – At Santa Fe and 7th, this little taco joint is home to the original Burrito Nazis. You better know what you want when you get there and order fast. These ladies mean business. Eat at the counter and watch this well oiled machine go to town. The food is really inexpensive and the menu is huge. For more sophisticated tastes, they serve beef brain tacos and fairly famous menudo, however I usually go for the carnitas tacos and the smoothered beef burrito.

Brewery Bar II – A Denver lunch time institution. Located at 3rd and Kalamath. Big ole mugs of beer and my favorite green chili. Some purists may argue it isn’t real green chili because of the tomatoey goodness. But screw that noise and just eat it. Get a burrito/relleno combo and smother it in medium or hot green chili. You will not need to eat for the rest of the day.

Bamboo Hut – When she is ready to cook it, she can make a great meal. Located on Larimer just east of Broadway, this place will never once be described as fancy, nice, upbeat or hip. It has all the elegance of a VFW hall in Meeker, CO. But the food is amazing. Breakfast for four on a weekend morning, with all the fixings – about $16.00. And did I mention Tang? Did I mention $1.75 draft beer?

El Coyotito # 3 – Hidden away on Leetsdale, this strip mall eatery has a very good , very, very good Chili Rellano. Fresh roasted Pablano pepper stuffed with Mexican Queso Blanco (no monterey jack here, folks) and smothered in a mild and fresh green chili. They are famous as well for their soup and seafood. I highly recommend the seafood cocktail. A red beer and fiery spices compined with shrimp and mussels and cod other foods of the sea. Very different than you find other places in town.

It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane . . .

It’s Friday and the beginning of a holiday weekend. What a better time than to place a little time waster for all of you.
I present: What is that thing.