Overheard in Claremont, NC

I was working in a clients house this morning, and heard one of the "Good Ole Boy" "Small Town Values" contractors talking about the election. "Yeah, it's these blacks coming out of the woodwork that are gonna make it hard for McCain." ... I really don't know where to go with that. Especially when it is coming from a person who a few months ago asked me to a "Christian" Revival. I really wanted to say "Yeah, I mean what, do they think they actually have the RIGHT to vote?" What fucking century is this again? I know I was in the back woods of NC, but really.

Another example: I was in Atlanta a few weeks ago, and a contractor was talking about how much he "learned" from the right wing wacko AM radio shows (kind of like the mainstream liberal media...again I lament the lack of a specific font for sarcasm). He expressed his concern that if Obama loses, he will be pulled out of his truck by an angry black mob, so he just bought a gun. I personally am much more afraid that if Obama gets elected, HE will be KILLED by a crazy fucking white person, much more than I fear personally getting hurt by a black person if McCain wins. Are we all that stupid? Isn't it time to stop the ignorance?

Canadian Rockies

So it's only about 4 months late, almost 5...but a lot of stuff happened in between. Anyway, Banff, if you ever get the chance, is well worth the visit. I was there in February of this year, and am going to Calgary again in August, and hope to get some more pictures (greener this time?) of Banff.




Again, if you get the chance, take the trip.

Hiding a Factory?

If THIS was doable in WWII, to such great effect from the air, I wonder what they do now? I mean really, the more I learn about our Government's ability at "hiding" things, it's no wonder the world is a little scared of us. But are they able to keep up with ALL the information out there? We better hope they stay way behind...