I Love Blogs

I have been in bed all day with a stomach virus and fever. This has been absolutely no fun for Laura, since she has been responsible for Sam, Sarah (also sick) and me (whining sick husband). But I have had fun studying a little bit, and also browsing through the wonderful world of blogs. Just the range of stuff on Google's Blogger (which I use) is absolutely amazing. Check it out sometime.

I have to admit that I am deeply saddened and confused by the presidential election results. All the polls indicated that Bush was below 50% in almost every state, and that most people polled said they thought that the country was heading in the wrong direction. But I guess heading in the wrong direction, together with "moral value" could mean different things to different people. I saw a recent blog that showed that Bush received more votes in Florida than there were registered Republicans. Who knows what that means? I suppose that so much information exists that you can make anything out of anything.

So what do you make out of Falluja? Why wait until after the election to start a major offensive? War is always is good for a sitting president, especially if major casualties are kept out of mind, out of sight.

I've lost 35 pounds since June. I'm wearing size 34 pants, which I haven't been able to fit into since high school. Only 2 1/2 more pounds to go to reach my goal. Perhaps this stomach virus will help me along the way...

David