Obama made the right financing decision

Obama has raised the ire of the Faux News and others for announcing that he'll forgo federal campaign financing and instead rely on the contributions of supporters. This is absolutely the correct decision. Even though McCain is not the first choice of the far right wing (and I do not believe that the far right wing represents the majority of Republicans, but I digress) ...Faux News and the Murdoch Money Machine will be providing McCain with millions of dollars' worth of 'fair and balanced' publicity. Obama will not be able to match the onslaught withOUT continuing to leverage the financial support of the enthusiastic masses who kept the primary funded with small and steady donations.

Work *finally* eases ...hernia surgery tomorrow

It's been an extremely busy couple of months, working nights, weekends, pretty much every waking moment. But as of today, I'm spending an entire day not working :) Ahhhhhhh...

And just in time. I've been putting off hernia repair and need to get that done now while it can still be done laparoscopically. I'm booked for surgery tomorrow morning. The really insane thing is that aside from the standard concern before any medical procedure, I'm looking forward to the day off.

So (famous last words), I'm hoping to have some time to get back to blogging, spending the evenings and weekends doing anything exCEPT work, and getting back to a normal life after what will hopefully be a quick post-op recovery.

Grill and beer

Mmmmm... warm Florida evening, a cold beer, and grilling up some chicken ...It'd be a perfect evening ...if I didn't have to log back on and work more after dinner. oh well ...it's a real nice sanity break anyway :)

Florida Progressive Radio: TODAY (Sun 18May) 2pm - Doug Tudor, US Congress District 12 Candidate

The "Big Show" with Alison & Kenny

Doug Tudor

Candidate, Florida US District 12
http://www.teamtudor.org

Today's Candidate Interview features Doug Tudor, Candidate for FL District 12. Mr. Tudor is running against Republican incumbent Adam Putnam.

You can listen to the show at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fpc.

If you are interested, you can call in at (646) 716-7543. This is not a toll free call, so make sure you check your calling plan. If you call in for any reason, make sure to turn down your radio to minimize feedback or echo effect.

If you missed the live show, you can still listen to the recorded podcast.

Ah...May is the perfect time in Tampa

Here's the view this evening around 7pm, kicked back by the pool, enjoying a beer while dinner is grilling. It was about 80F (27C) ...and I can tell I am totally acclimated to Florida, because it wasn't warm enough to be wearing shorts. Flip-flops and t-shirt OK, but had to wear jeans. It'll be warmer in a month :)

If you click the little thumbnail image you'll get a better view of the back-yard gardening. Almost all of the lawn is now removed, replaced with drought tolerant, Florida-friendly plants. Less water needed, less fertilizer, more scenic, more hummingbirds and butterflies (and snakes ...oh well :) ...quite relaxing to look at.