Brian Patton

Fall break

2004-10-25T11:02:00.000-04:00

I know its been a while since I made any posts. However, I have a good excuse. I went home for Fall break and was just lazy. Also, I have had a ton of homework here lately. I guess its that time of the year when everything starts hitting at once.

Looks like Boston will be a busy city in the next few weeks. They will be celebrating their World Series victory and being the home of the new President.

Nader connected to a cult

2004-10-20T21:59:00.000-04:00

It appears our good friend Nader has been busy trying to gain support for the upcoming election. However, in the mean time, he has ticked off the Green Party.

Doug Ireland first broke this story, linking Nader to cult leader Fred Newman. Here is how Ireland described the cult:

This cult is the antithesis of every value Nader holds dear. A Maoist grouplet in the ’70s, the Newmanites morphed into supporters of Pat Buchanan in the Hitler-coddling commentator’s 2000 takeover of the Reform Party. Newman recruits and controls his followers through a brainwashing scheme baptized “social therapy,” designed to create blind allegiance to Newman. He has frequently dipped his rhetoric in the poisonous blood-libel of anti-Semitism, denouncing Jews as “storm troopers of decadent capitalism.” By French-kissing the cultists to get on the ballot, Nader has allowed himself to be used as bait to lure the unsuspecting into the Newmanite orbit, where they risk being sucked into the cult. That’s a betrayal of the many young people to whom Nader is still a hero. And an acid commentary on Nader’s judgment.

As a result, the leaders of the Green Party have continued to distance themselves from Nader and offered more evidence of Nader's connection to this cult. It is hard to believe, that but for the Green Party's support of Nader four years ago, Al Gore would have been our president. I only hope people do not make the same mistake again this year and allow Bush a second term.

Here comes Bill

2004-10-20T08:56:00.000-04:00

It appears the former president will be back in action. He has already held one Bush to a single term, maybe he can share that mojo with Kerry.

About Me

2004-10-19T19:12:00.000-04:00

It has been brought to my attention that I do not have much information about myself on this blog. Well, this omission was not intentional. I just did not figure anyone would ever really care. However, with the increased traffic from BlogExposion and the PBA, a few people have contacted me wanting to know where I am from and what I do.

To begin, I am from Clintwood, Virginia – a small town in the Appalachian Mountains. Clintwood is the county seat of Dickenson County. For my undergraduate degree, in Environmental Science, I attended Emory & Henry College. Following that, I took a year off and worked for a company called Sykes and just enjoyed some time out of school. Finally, I followed through with my education and entered law school at Ohio Northern University, in Ada, Ohio and will be graduating in December 2004. Ada is also a small town, about an hour’s drive northwest of Columbus and hour’s drive south of Toledo.

Currently, I am jumping through the hoops of applying for the bar exam, review courses for the bar, job hunting, and trying to finish up my classes.

Obviously, I am a die-hard Democrat, supporting Kerry in this year’s election. Originally, I did not care much for Kerry and was backing either Edwards or Clark. However, as we know, Iowa quickly pushed Kerry to the head of the line in the primaries. Thus, I am now supporting Kerry and Edwards.

After looking at other people’s “about me” sections, I noticed most people mention hobbies. I guess my main hobbies are fishing, Nascar, weblogs, and politics.

Bush Google Bomb

2004-10-18T13:38:00.000-04:00

Just found this site, containing a huge pro-Bush Google bomb, via Right Moment.

I will have to give them credit, they are not pulling any punches. I have no idea how long it takes to make something like that, but I would imagine it is not easy. However, it seems like Google would have a protection against something like that.

I guess I need to learn more about Google Bombs. I am just happy when I can type in my name and find my own page within the first few pages of results.

Questions for Republicans

2004-10-17T22:14:00.000-04:00

For anyone who is thinking about voting for Bush on November 2nd, they should first consider these questions:

1) For eight years Republicans savaged Bill Clinton for "gutting" the military. When George W. Bush took over he did not raise the force levels of the military by a single soldier. Even after 9-11, he still did not increase the size of the US Military and now claims that the current force levels are adequate for fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and, should it prove necessary, Korea. Were Republicans lying for eight years, or have they been lying for the last four?

2) FDR went into World War II with an alliance. By the end of the war the alliance had grown. George H.W. Bush entered Gulf War I with an alliance. By the end of that war the alliance had grown. Even Lincoln managed to end the Civil War with more support at home, and stronger alliances abroad. George W. Bush went into his war with an alliance. Within months that alliance had begun to shrink. Please explain how losing support and alienating allies is a sign of strong leadership?

3) George W. Bush inherited the greatest surplus in the history of the United States, and within months turned it into one of the greatest deficits. He accomplished this with a GOP House and a GOP Senate. Explain how this represents good fiscal stewardship?

4) Newt Gingrich and the GOP revolution called for abolishing the Department of Education, and denounced federal control of education. George W. Bush brags about expanding the Department of Education, and of extending federal control of education. Please explain which of these positions is "conservative?"

5) The Roman Catholic church denounces the death penalty, birth control and abortion. Explain why conservative Catholics have a right to flout the church on the first two, but must obey the church's dictates on the third?

6) Lie about fellatio: impeachable offense. Lie about medicare costs, war costs and links between Saddam and Osama: leadership. Explain?

7) Eight years of relentless, vitriolic, hysterical, occasionally obscene attacks on a president's wife: moral. Mention of the well-known sexual orientation of a vice president's daughter: immoral. Explain?

8) The President's men projected that by now we would have fewer than 30,000 troops in Iraq, a nation the size of Texas and surrounded by terrorist states. This is only slightly larger than the number of NYPD, Transit Police and FBI deployed to defend the Republican National Convention. Explain this in one or more of the following terms: lies, fantasies or delusions.

9) President Bush was elected with roughly 49% of the vote. He now has the support of roughly 49% of the American people. Explain how this demonstrates the president's likeability.
10) In every previous war in US history taxes were raised and unemployment fell. Under President Bush taxes were cut and unemployment rose. Meanwhile, US troops lack body armor. Tell me how this represents leadership?

Questions, via Counterpunchblog and found via MouseMusings.

Again, I am not saying there are not good answers for each of them, but every voter needs to at least have considered each of the above before making their decision.

Eight magic states

2004-10-17T21:38:00.000-04:00

In this recent article, the AP breaks the election down and advises that eight states and their 99 electoral votes will decide the outcome of this year's election. Those states being: Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Iowa, and Nevada. However, they further posit that it really comes down to the "triangle of influence." The triangle, accounting for 68 votes, is made up of Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania. They suggest, just as I have been, that whoever wins any two of the three - wins it all.

No Bush in 2008

2004-10-17T21:05:00.000-04:00

Finally some good news from a Bush. Jeb Bush says he will not be running in 2008. At least we will not have to worry about another Bush, challenging an incumbent Kerry, in 2008. He also says in the same interview, when ask about his brother and the president's mistakes that "I think he could've admitted mistakes . . . we're all human."

Voting machines

2004-10-15T21:45:00.000-04:00

There has been a lot of talk about the new electronic voting machines. Here, via ISOU is a funny movie about the Diebold machine.

Debate viewer prediction

2004-10-15T16:11:00.000-04:00

Well, to follow up on one of my earlier posts, the third presidential debate had 51 million viewers on October 14, according to Nielsen Media Research. I was predicting that the third debate would only get between 34 - 42 million viewers. I guess I have learned my lesson about predictions.

Strange Site

2004-10-15T13:28:00.000-04:00

While doing my forced browsing via BlogExplosion, I came across a guy's blog where he had posted this site - http://www.perplexcity.com/ I would have linked to his post, but I was past it before I realized this strange site.

He said it was written backwards in a Firefox catalog. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this.

Big Ohio News

2004-10-14T23:44:00.000-04:00

The Democrats were successful in forcing the Secretary of State, Ken Blackwell, to follow the "Help America Vote Act" provisions. Here is the Order released today from U.S. District Judge James Carr in Toledo (while I was there).

The purpose of the case was to have the Secretary of State Directive 2004-33 held to violate the Help America Vote Act of 2002, 42 U.S.C. §§ 15301, et seq. The Directive improperly required: (1) required voter eligibility to be determined on election day instead of at a later date; (2) limited provisional ballots to only people who had moved to new precincts; (3) failed to require un-listed voters be notified of the provisional ballot option; and (4) limited provisional ballots to voters who had not tried to vote at another precinct.

The effect of this Order will be, if a voter ends up at the wrong voting precinct, he or she can still cast a ballot for the federal races, and his or her eligibility to vote in Ohio can be determined at a later date. If the voter was an ineligible voter, his or her ballot will be discarded.

The plaintiffs (Democrats) only ask that the existing laws be interpreted properly by Secretary Blackwell.

Al Gore

2004-10-14T23:17:00.000-04:00

It's good to see Al Gore is staying busy this year. Fundraising is about the only suitable contribution he can make to the Kerry/Edwards campaign. At least he has not came out and promised to help Kerry win Tennessee.

Amazing News

2004-10-14T23:08:00.000-04:00

I was stunned by the news that the NRA has endorsed Bush. I really thought that line Kerry dropped about being an avid hunter might score him some points with Mr. Heston, et al. Who was I kidding?

Bill O'Reilly

2004-10-14T10:12:00.000-04:00

I have read through most of this Complaint, and I still can't believe what I am reading. Taking away that he is partisan, I just had no idea he was this stupid. If any of this can be proven via recording or witnesses - he is done.

World Leaders for Kerry

2004-10-13T14:52:00.000-04:00

Who was it that said Kerry's statement that he could bring other world leaders to the table if he was elected was false? Oh yeah, it was George W. Bush and I guess he was wrong.

This article via TalkLeft, seems to support John Kerry's claims that he can get Germany involved in a coalition to re-build Iraq. Although, the Defence Minister, Peter Struck's comments are only suggestive and not definitive, they seem to indicate Germany would be more open to a Kerry/Edwards administration.

Bush's Global Test

2004-10-13T14:27:00.000-04:00

Commonwealth Commonsense has a good visual aid to help everyone understand Bush's version of a global test. Check it out here.

This graphic sums up Bush's misunderstandings of our global community and why we have had to suffer 90% of the costs and casualties of the war in Iraq.

Oh yeah, and its kind of funny too.

Ralph Stanley Museum (cont.)

2004-10-13T10:33:00.000-04:00

I had mentioned the Ralph Stanley Museum earlier, but here is more info about what to expect inside. It sounds like they have thought of everything. Hopefully, the new museum will boost local tourism to Clintwood.

Bipartisan Vandals

2004-10-12T21:11:00.000-04:00

Apparently political campaign offices have become easy targets of vandalism. My friend Kilo has been recording some of these activities against Republicans.

Here is another example of vandalism, where the Lucas County Democratic Headquarters was burglarized. A few computers were taken, even some with confidential campaign strategies on them.

Hopefully, people will realize that this activity is not "supporting" their party. I think people who do these things feel as if their entitled to break the law as long as its in the name of the competing party. Unfortunately, the vandals seem to be forgetting their actions are criminal.

I guess these people have forgot that "the pump don't work 'Cause the vandals took the handles."

UPDATE: As reported by Documenting Democracy, the Norfolk, Virginia headquarters was also recently vandalized and accounts of major yard sign theft.

Environmental Issues Hit Home

2004-10-12T01:31:00.000-04:00

I once heard a saying that "you don't have to go around the world, to save the world." This old proverb is ringing true as of late. In the region that I come from in Virginia, we do not have the large environmental groups and organizations like large cities and metropolitan areas have, but that's not to say we do not have pressing environmental issues of our own. My area is heavily dependent on coal mining and logging. Further, my family and extended family are extremely dependent on coal mining. Thus, I am burdened with the labor of looking at both sides.

However, we do have some advocacy and awareness groups that do their best to protect and preserve the natural resources of Southwest Virginia. Here is an example of one of their latest efforts to bring awareness about a timber harvest in the High Knob mountain range.

Once one has seen High Knob for themselves, it is easy to see why people feel so passionate about protecting it. Here is a site that has a lot information about High Knob and some good pictures.

Debates and Viewers

2004-10-11T19:38:00.000-04:00

As reported here, the second debate did not receive as many viewers as the first. However, a substantial number of people still tuned in.

1st Debate - 62.5 million viewers
2nd Debate - 46.7 million viewers

Actually, I do not think the less viewers is anything to worry about. Although the topics were different for each debate, it seemed like the key phrases were the same from both sides at both debates. The 15.8 Million viewers who watched the first, and not the second probably did not miss much.

For Comparison, the Vice-Presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio drew 43.6 million viewers. Additionally, the second debate in 2000, between Al Gore and Bush drew only 37.6 million viewers.

Thus, two conclusions can be drawn from this limited data. First, the higher numbers in 2004, compared to 2000, means more people are interested this year. Therefore, it would follow more interest will equal more voters. Second, the similarity between the amount of viewers who tuned in for the Vice-presidential and second Presidential debate lead me to believe both groups of viewers represent the hardliner political junkies (roughly 40 million). The first debate probably captured people's interest that would not have normally tuned into a presidential debate. It will be very interesting to see how many viewers the third and final presidential debate draws on Wednesday. I am predicting 34 -42 million.

Superman

2004-10-11T09:55:00.000-04:00

Christopher Reeve has passed away. He was 52 years old.

It's sad to say, but I will remember him more for what he did after his accident than before. He was such a strong activist and person.

Future of Politics

2004-10-08T16:51:00.000-04:00

I know a lot of people may just think I am crazy for saying this, but who cares what people think anyway, right? I really think the idea Democrat Candidate Jeff Seemann in Ohio's 16th District experimented with recently is the wave of the future.

He allowed visitors to his website to vote on what they wanted him to do during the day. It was considered a virtual campaign manager. Also, he received national media coverage for the project.

Now, that was a good experiment, but here is how I envision this concept being utilized. I think the day-to-day activities are generally not of interest to people. I think I would want a say in what my Rep. or Senator votes for and against. Staff could post daily issues and constituents could vote on whether they wanted their elected officials to support or not support the specific issues. However, I think it would have to be only considered as guidance and the elected official would still have an opportunity to follow the guidance or his gut. But, I think if an official did not follow the guidance, he or she would be accountable the next election cycle and need to explain his or her decisions.

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

2004-10-08T13:46:00.000-04:00

There are a lot of issues that are important to me this year, but few more important than jobs. Perhaps this is because I do not yet have a job and will be graduating in less than three months and am being selfish. However, we all know that an economy cannot prosper without adequate employment opportunities. Therefore, I think jobs could be a deciding issue for a lot of undecided voters.

The new job report released today, although unfortunate for America, might just give Kerry the boost he was needing.

Here is what John Kerry had to say about the report:

The verdict is in: With 1.6 million private sector jobs lost during his term, President Bush will be the first President in 72 years to face the electorate with an economy that has lost jobs under his watch. Indeed, job creation is now 7 million jobs behind where the Administration projected in February 2002 our economy would now be if we followed the President's economic plan. And even the modest numbers of jobs created are paying $9,000 less than the jobs being lost, and are too often without health care and pension coverage that working families need.

Nader off Ohio Ballot, but . . .

2004-10-08T13:11:00.000-04:00

Currently, Nader is off the Ohio ballot. However, he is trying everything possible to get back on in Ohio, as well as other states. However, it's no secret how important Ohio is to this year's election.

Unfortunately, Nader has taken his "Ballot Battle" to court in Ohio. He has filed in Federal Court alleging that the law requiring petition circulators to be Ohio residents be held unconstitutional. Further, on Oct. 4, 2004, he filed in state court asking that signatures and petitions be re-evaluated.

Thus, the question becomes: Whether or not he will prevail on either case. The Federal case seems like a sure loser for Nader. However, anything can happen. On the other hand, with a partisan Court in Ohio, the state case may have some potential. Hopefully, he will not be successful on either. Not to mention, some counties have already began reprinting ballots and sending them out without Nader's name on them.

UPDATE: Looks like the Ohio Ballot situation is getting worse. Some voters are getting absentee ballots with Nader's name still on them, but a note saying votes for Nader will not be counted. Now how much more screwed up can this get? So if he wins either of the aforementioned cases, will they just send out another note saying votes for him will be counted? See here for more info on this latest news.

Dangerous Profession

2004-10-07T14:42:00.000-04:00

The legal profession has become more and more dangerous. Here is an example of why I am most interested in taking Civil cases.

[Defendant] Williams wrapped his arms around [Attorney] Garraway and cut him above the eye and on the neck just as the defense lawyer was about to rest his case.

I feel bad for this Public Defender and hope he is ok. However, this should confirm why they pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

Keeping up

2004-10-06T23:36:00.000-04:00

Tonight, in a continued effort to stay on the cutting edge of "Bloglogy" I signed up for an account with HaloScan. I added the comments/trackback to my template and was well on my way. However, because of having the two words (comment and trackback) instead of the one, it pushed the email icon down to a second line. Such disarray was unacceptable to someone as anal as I am.

Thus, I had to remove HaloScan and revert back to good ole Blogger. Besides, I was not seeing any immediate advantages and I couldn't figure out anyway to preserve my old comments. So, I guess until I can do some more research on it, I will stick with what I've got. Something tells me there has to be some major advantages to using their service since so many other people are using them for Comments.

Picture of Cheney and Edwards

2004-10-06T09:39:00.000-04:00

No ladies and gentlemen, this was not taken last night at the debate even though Cheney's one good zinger was that he had never met Sen. Edwards before last night's debate.

This picture is just more proof that the Bush/Cheney administration will do whatever it takes, including misleading our Country, to be re-elected.

Rick Boucher

2004-10-05T20:10:00.000-04:00

One can tell its election time back home in the 9th District. Rick Boucher is busy making announcements all over the Ninth Congressional District in hopes of being re-elected.

Boucher has done a lot for the area and continues to be a strong advocate for Southwest Virginia. Hopefully, he will have the opportunity to continue "Fightin' for the Ninth."

Good run for Harvick

2004-10-05T19:17:00.000-04:00

Well, its been a while, but Kevin Harvick finally had a good run. He finished second to Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the E.A. Sports 500 last Sunday at Talladega, AL. As bad as I hate to say it, those DEI cars are tough to beat on restrictor plate tracks. However, if anyone can do it, RCR and Harvick are the ones that can.

See ya.

Ohio's importance

2004-10-02T21:15:00.000-04:00

I know there are a lot of important states in this year's election, but Ohio seems to be what its going to come down to for John Kerry. The Lima News has this article about how important Ohio is going to be.

Historically, few states have been more reliable barometers of success in national politics. Since achieving statehood in 1803, Ohio has backed the winner in 41 of 50 presidential elections. No Republican has ever won the White House without winning Ohio. Since 1900, only two Democrats have done so — Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 and Kennedy in 1960.

If those stats do not make Ohio important this year, I am not sure what else could.

See ya.

Debate

2004-09-30T22:55:00.000-04:00

Well, I don't think it will be any big shock to anyone reading this that I think Kerry won tonight's debate. However, most will be surprised to know that I think Bush had some good points too. But, they were few and far between and will be blurred in to the background after his poor performance.

Further, if Kerry does not realize some bounce out of this performance, he should just go back to Boston and give up. He had a heck of a showing and surely voters will realize that he offers a better alternative to the current president.

See ya.

Another Endorsement

2004-09-29T14:36:00.000-04:00

Although this one like many others carry very little political weight, they are nevertheless symbolic endorsements. Anytime you can get a life-long Republican like Mr. Eisenhower to vote for Kerry, its saying something.

John Eisenhower, son of President Eisenhower, recently stated that he would be switching to an Independent and voting for John Kerry in this year's election.

See ya.

Jerry Springer

2004-09-29T08:56:00.000-04:00

I don't get much out of his show, but his new website looks really good. The website, called Make Ohio Blue, has a lot of good information about the upcoming election and how it will affect Ohio.

See ya.

Bush's Hometown Paper

2004-09-28T14:40:00.000-04:00

What better endorsement for John Kerry than Bush's Hometown Paper.

The editorial said:

"Four items trouble us the most about the Bush administration: his initiatives to disable the Social Security system, the deteriorating state of the American economy, a dangerous shift away from the basic freedoms established by our founding fathers, and his continuous mistakes regarding Iraq"

I could not have said it better myself.

See ya.

Electoral map

2004-09-25T10:15:00.000-04:00

Here is a link to a good interactive Electoral map, in case anyone needs it to keep track of all the states Kerry is winning.

Just click once for Kerry, or twice for Bush.

See ya.

ScienceFest at Emory & Henry College

2004-09-21T08:50:00.000-04:00

I officially feel famous, or at least as famous I will ever be. Check me out here on the Emory & Henry College ScienceFest website. They messed up the caption under the picture, but I am just happy to be included.

Here is the event booklet that contains abstracts from all the presenters for the 2000 event.

Participating in this event really helped me get over my fear of public speaking and develop skills that I still use.

See ya.

Gmail Invites

2004-09-20T23:04:00.000-04:00

I have several Gmail invites. If you want one, leave me a comment with an email address and I will send you one.

See ya.

Cheney and Halliburton

2004-09-18T13:19:00.000-04:00

Now here is an issue Kerry needs to talk more about. Its pretty clear that most voters are not real crazy about Cheney and if Kerry can emphasize the connections between:
Bush --> Cheney --> Halliburton --> Big government contracts --> Back to Cheney
he might could pick up some of those few undecided voters. It does not seem like were hearing enough about things like this that have happened in the last 5 years. Instead, the media seems to be cluttered with Kerry in Vietnam and Bush maybe/maybe not in Alabama.

Now I am no campaign strategy expert, but clearly Kerry's current plan is not working. Someone needs to take notice and make some changes before its too late.

I still cannot believe Bush kept Cheney on the ticket. It was a perfect time to bring up Rice, Powell, Ridge, or someone new. Hopefully, Kerry can capitalize and use Cheney's presence on the ticket to help beat Bush.

See ya.

Ralph Stanley Museum

2004-09-15T15:02:00.000-04:00

It looks like the museum is finally done, and things will be getting exciting in my hometown in October with the grand opening.

I just hope it can live up to all the hype. Ralph is a great guy, but he has a lot of pressure on him now. The town has pinned its future on him and attracting tourism with this museum.

Kitty Kelley Book

2004-09-15T10:50:00.000-04:00

Here is a good excerpt from Kitty Kelley's book:

"There's a sense of entitlement that all the Bushes have," said Ron Reagan Jr. in 2004. "They feel as if they're entitled to everything that comes their way. I know that the first President Bush felt that he deserved to be President because it was his turn to be President."

Now, don't get me wrong, I am not agreeing with everything this woman has to say and I doubt I will buy the book. But, the things that she quotes others on are hard to dispute. For example, Ron Reagan Jr. is not denying his quotes in the book, along with others. Also, I realize that Sharon Bush is now denying that she said a lot of that stuff, but that is just helping Kelley. Look at how all the controversy helped Mel Gibson and Michael Moore. Kelley may even be paying Sharon Bush to deny things she wrote about in the book to help publicize it.

Further, regardless of its truth, she will sell a ton of books and put the Bush Campaign on defense for a while. So, for that reason, sounds like a good book to me.

See ya.

A new look

2004-09-13T23:13:00.000-04:00

Well, I finally got bored with the old look (had to happen). So, I changed the layout some and added a few new links. Other than that, just hanging out, and doing some reading.

One observation I had today was that it looks as though Gmail invites have risen almost to the level of being worth money. If Google had not released as many as it did, I honestly think people may have been offering money for them by now - or may already be. I have not done any research on the topic, but just in casual conversation around the school today and reading on some other blogs led me to believe Gmail is "in demand" to say the least.

My one negative thought of Gmail has been eliminated, by gPopper for the time being. And, that negative was no POP3 access. I guess I am just addicted to Outlook and need all my email in one inbox.

Finally, I am looking forward to going out and doing some shopping for a TEC9 or an Uzi. Any suggestions on which would be better. Just kidding, I will stick with my Ruger 9mm for the time being.

See ya.

A strange song

2004-09-12T16:57:00.000-04:00

While viewing the Southwest Virginia Law Blog, I found this link posted by Steve to a Remix of U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday in Bush's voice. Its worth a listen.

See ya.

The Sunday Blues

2004-09-12T15:25:00.000-04:00

Yes indeed, it is a very sad day in Harvick Fan land. The 26th race is over, and Harvick sits 14th in the points. Thus, not in the Chase for the Championship. I had not even considered this as a possibility, so I was a bit stunned, to say the least. However, I have come to the conclusion that it is what it is, and there is no use worrying about it. But, I just can't help but think about what could have been. Although, in all honesty, he is in the points position he deserves for the way they have been running. I guess if your going to be a top 15 car, you deserved to be around 15th in the points. At least now they have all the testing dates they had been saving all year, and can go test at several places over these last ten races. More importantly, I can concentrate on studying and not on nascar for the next few months.

See ya.

Finally Friday!

2004-09-10T09:17:00.000-04:00

Well, its finally Friday and I am looking forward to the weekend. It has been a long week. This was the second week of my new externship. I am clerking for a Federal Bankruptcy Judge, in Toledo. Its an awesome way to get experience and see what happens behind the scene in the Courtroom. Hopefully, having that on my Resume will help me get a good job.

Also, I finally got Gmail!! Many thanks to Kilo for sending me an Invite. Google looks poised to steal a good slice of the market share from Microsoft and Yahoo with this new product. The one thing I like best about Gmail is the almost limitless storage space. If I had to pick the one thing I would change about Gmail - it would be making it accessible in a POP3 Client (Outlook, Outlook Express, etc.). However, Yahoo only allows this for a charge, and Hotmail only allows this in its Outlook Express. So, that aspect is not a negative for Gmail when its compared to its competition. It would just be a nice perk. And, their FAQ section suggests it might be available in the future.

Further, I hope everyone is grateful to the NRA for winning their battle against the Assault Weapon ban. How can anyone be against this ban? And, don't get me wrong, I love my guns, Constitutional Rights, and hunting, but come on - an Uzi? Who are we kidding - these things have one good purpose and that is to kill people.

See ya.

GOP Convention Bounce?? Nah.

2004-09-07T10:15:00.000-04:00

The new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll says that Bush's Convention bounce appeared to be about 2 percentage points. Two points seems a lot more likely than the seven or eight some people were first saying. I will have to admit, they had a decent convention, but I think a lot of people just tuned to watch Zell Miller explode.

The best part was on Hardball when he went off on Chris Matthews too. I think Zell is just an old man that's mad at everybody.

Everybody needs to be sure and visit the Clintonfoundation.org and support our former president. It sounds like everything went routine - I cannot wait to see him back out on the road, stumping for Kerry.

And, thanks Kilo for wondering where I had got to. I didn't have any major homework this weekend, and it was a long weekend with the holiday, so I just hung out and watched the race. I still cant believe Harvick went from 8th to 15th in one race. Hopefully, we can get back in the top-ten at Richmond.

See ya.

Is Bush making sense?

2004-08-31T14:10:00.000-04:00

Well, I am sure some people will say "yes" regardless of what he tells the American public. However, I have to point to two words he used to describe his Iraq policy -- "catastrophic success." What in the heck does he mean by that? Oh well, maybe he will tell us in his remarks at the RNC.

See ya.

Swift Boat Vets and Bush

2004-08-25T08:36:00.000-04:00

Another bit of evidence has surfaced linking Bush to the Swift Boat Vets for Truth. Benjamin Ginsberg has now admitted that he was providing legal advice to the soft money group while also serving as counsel to the Bush Campaign. Although this is not direct evidence of collusion, it is certainly another factor. Further, when all the factors are looked at as a whole it is starting to look more and more like the Bush Campaign was pulling the strings with this group. This latest disclosure now means there were two people heavily involved with the Campaign that was also substantially involved with the soft money group. The other being retired Air Force Col. Ken Cordier, who was on the Campaign Steering Committee and also starring in the group's ads.

In sum, admittely, we are using soft money groups a lot more than republicans. However, democrats follow the law and use it to their advantage. It says even more about Kerry's character when Bush says that those opposing him has used a lot more soft money, because there has not been any verifiable collusion between Kerry and ANY of the soft money groups opposing Bush even though there are so many more of them, as Bush says.

See ya

First day of class

2004-08-23T22:38:00.000-04:00

Today was my first day of class. It was a typical first day with all the "how was your summer" lines. However, the one good thing about this first day was that it will be my last first day. It is nice to know that I am down to my last semester of law school - finally. Although, in many ways I am not sure I want to be done. Once school is over, I will have to start worrying about all the important stuff, like jobs, bar exam, etc. But, I guess sooner or later I had to finish school, and now is just when it had to be. Hopefully, everything will breeze by this semester, and then I will pass the bar, and be offered a good job.

As for the election, I am about sick of hearing about the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. I cannot believe that Bush is really wanting to compare military records with Kerry. Whether he is directly, or indirectly behind this group's efforts, he needs to put a stop to talking about Kerry in Vietnam. Eventually, everyone is going to ask themselves why he should get any benefit at the cost of tearing down a decorated veteran. Its not like Kerry's dad was the one pulling strings to get him three Purple Hearts to get him out of the war, which is what George senior would have done.

See ya.

Map of Visited States

2004-08-18T08:32:00.000-04:00

Well, in my travels this month, I realized that I needed a visual record of which states I have visited. So, I found a website where one can create a customized map of the states he or she has visited.

So, here is a map of the states I have visited. Obviously, I still have several states to go before I can say I have visited all Fifty, which is my goal. However, I guess this is a good start. Currently, I have visited D.C. and 25 of the 50 states.

See ya.

Another trip in the books

2004-08-14T23:21:00.000-04:00

Jayne and I finally made it back from Myrtle Beach, without being wiped out by Charley. Just my luck that a hurricane would hit the beach the same time I got down there. But, we left on Friday, and were supposed to leave on Saturday morning anyway, so it only cut us short by a few hours anyway. However, it was weird to be in an evacuation zone. I was just glad to be out of there and back in the mountains where its safe.

One highlight of the last few weeks was that within a two week time period, I was in the Pacific Ocean in California, and in the Atlantic Ocean, in Myrtle Beach. Its not often that someone gets to visit both oceans, much less within a few weeks. Further, all of this was accomplished while driving, not flying. I suppose some type of comparison should be made between the two, but I am going to just take the easy way out and not say which one I liked best. The only thing that could have been cooler was to have hit the Gulf of Mexico too, but I guess since I did that last summer, I will have to settle for just the two oceans.

In politics, this quote seems to sum up why we need a new president:

Government is supposed to make choices on your behalf, [it] is not supposed to
make choices that favor just the powerful special interests, the people with the
money who can go to Washington and have access average people can’t have.

(John Kerry in an interview with MSNBC.com) Kerry says it best with that quote. Bush has taken a list of all his campaign contributors to D.C. with him and been paying them back one at a time. Whether it be through government contracts or tax cuts, those who paid out the big bucks in 2000, have been reaping the benefits of their investments. Its time to change this theme and elect John Kerry and John Edwards.

See ya.

Back in Virginia

2004-08-08T23:03:00.000-04:00

After many miles traveled and long hours in the car, I am finally back from my swing across the country. The trip was really great and had several surprises. Colorado was just as cool as I had expected it to be. Boulder seemed like a nice town and a good place to live for a few years while in school. It seemed to really have all the benefits of a small town, but had the big city feel.

In Vegas, we stayed at the MGM Grand and got a big upgrade from a regular room to a Marquee Suite. For whatever reason, the check-in clerk hooked us up - big time. The problem with Vegas was that there was just too much to see in such a short time. But, I think we hit all the main spots. I had a good run going on some Blackjack winning, but it left as quickly as it came and I cashed out with a net loss of five bucks. Not bad for playing for a few hours, I guess.

Next, it was off to see the Pacific coast. The trip from Vegas to the ocean was fairly short and we ended up at San Juan Capistrano. There were several cool beaches there and we got to splash around in the Pacific for the first time. It did not seem much different from the Atlantic, but it was a quick visit. After that, we came back across the country via Interstate 40. It felt like that road lasted forever, but understandably so.

Also, in a striking twist, we decided to take the last 16 hours of the drive all at once, as opposed to breaking it up into 12 hour stretches like we had been. It just did not make much sense to stop some where when your 4 hours from being home. However, the 16 was to Jason and Jeremy's house, so I had 4 more hours from there down to Clintwood by myself. So, when it was all done, I had been on the road for 20 hours straight. Instead of trying to sleep a few hours when I got home, I just stayed awake and watched the race and visited with family. So, currently, I have now been awake sense 12:00 pm on Saturday, when we left Oklahoma. Of course that does not include the naps I took in the car when I was not driving. Either way, I felt like it was a personal accomplishment to stay awake that long and still be somewhat sane. So, in forty more minutes, I will have been awake 36 hours. I may just try and stay awake and see how long I can go. Maybe I should include this sleep avoidance skill on my resume.

Later.

Finished with exams - finally

2004-07-26T22:14:00.000-04:00

Not that this summer semester has went slow, I am just glad to be done. School in the summer goes by fast, but really limits one on what they can do. I will be glad to get on with my summer plans. Speaking of which, they are shaping up nicely. Leaving on Thursday for Colorado to help move Jeremy (Jason's brother) out to law school in Boulder. Should be a good trip. We are going from there to Las Vegas for one night, then to Los Angeles for one night, and then back over to Virginia via the southern route.

In other news, just chilling, watching the Democrat Convention.

Later.

Quiet Weekend

2004-07-25T13:53:00.000-04:00

Another quiet weekend of studying. My exam is now just hours away. But, I think I am pretty much ready to get it over with. I think sometimes you can overstudy for an exam.

In other news, it is almost convention time. I am getting really excited. Hopefully we can win some independent voters over.

Well, back to studying and glancing at the race off and on.

Go Harvick
Go Kerry/Edwards

See ya.

Exam time & President Polls

2004-07-22T22:32:00.000-04:00

All I have got done today was a lot of studying. My exam is on Monday, so I still have some time. But, tomorrow I will be working all day, so I had to try and get something done today. Hopefully it will not be too bad.

However, I did get to read some news, and saw that CNN is reporting on the latest polls. Of course, the race is still evenly split on who the people interviewed would vote for, but not on who they thought would get the most respect from world leaders, 63% said Kerry would have the respect of foreign leaders, as opposed to 43% thinking Bush would have the respect of foreign leaders. Those numbers have to tell us something, and that is that the American people see how Bush treats other countries. Further, Americans know that if we are going to be successful in the war on terrorism, it will be because of international support. Another great reason to vote for Kerry in November.

See ya.

Last day of Summer School

2004-07-21T11:03:00.000-04:00

Finally, today is the last day of summer school. All I have left is my exam on Monday, and I am done with summer school - forever! I will only have one more semester after today is over and I will finally have a J.D. and be done with lawschool. Moreover, if my schedule works out like I am hoping, Monday will be my last ever exam (other than the bar). I think I have figured out which classes will give me enough credits to graduate that do not have final exams. But, I have been thinking about changing my schedule and take classes I need, as opposed to the ones without finals. It feels good to be this close to the finish line.

See ya.

Bush on vacation

2004-07-20T08:30:00.000-04:00

The New York Times is reporting that Bush will only spend two weeks on vacation this year, as opposed to his usual four weeks. I think that is a good idea. If not, Kerry will be able to walk around for a month pointing at D.C. and saying "who's in charge." But, I am sure Bush would say he has things covered well from Crawford. I just think we need a president who is willing to stay up late, get up early, and work everyday when necessary. A full month of vacation seems excessive. I could understand it better if he was breaking it up a little, but all at once. However, I thought he would be wanting to spend as much time as possible in D.C., why he still has a house there. After the first of the year he will have to be moving out.

See ya.

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat needs to wake up

2004-07-19T12:08:00.000-04:00

Ok, so now Palestinians are fighting in amongst themselves. I guess this will give Israel a break, but this instability cannot be helping the peace process. If Arafat would just step up and at least maintain stability, the attempted peace process could continue. I guess he enjoys being in the news and in the spotlight. I feel most sorry for Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei who is just stuck in the middle of the mess. I think he has tried to resign a couple of times unsuccessfully, so he is obviously not happy either. But, I think its safe to say, as long as Arafat is in charge, we can all forget Mid-east peace. So, in the mean time, it will continue to be a driving political issue in the United States. Further, we have seen how much progress G. W. Bush has made in four years. So, my proposal is that we let someone else give it a try. How about John Kerry?

See ya.

Martha Stewart

2004-07-16T16:12:00.000-04:00

Glad to see Martha only got five months. I think the government decided make an example out of her because she was famous. However, that being said, I do understand what she did was wrong. But, how many other people have done the same thing, and did not get prosecuted. Therefore, I think she was used and abused, just because she was famous. But, five months is hardly anything, so she will be out and back with a vengeance.

See ya.

Hillary Clinton

2004-07-15T19:21:00.000-04:00

So, if Hillary was not upset about being overlooked as a speaker at the convention, why was everyone else? In my opinion, the Clintons would have been well represented by Bill at the convention. However, I am glad they gave her something to make sure everyone was happy. We do not need any additional controversies to taint the convention. The more important issue is whether or not Cheney will actually still be on the ticket in November. If Bush is smart, I would cut him why there is still time. The longer he waits the harder it will be to get Bush/Ridge or Bush/Powell signs made up.

On another note, it turns out I was not finished with my website. I ended up adding links at the bottom like most pages have. I was surfing around and noticed that everyone else had them but me, so we could not have that, could we? I think it looks better with them too. So, if your bored, go take a look at it and let me know what you think.

Here is the link: http://www2.onu.edu/~b-patton/

See ya

Payolla for Fox News

2004-07-14T12:10:00.000-04:00

Finally, Fox News is getting that "fair and balanced" crap slapped back in their face. See Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Actually, this could not come at a better time to force their hand in the coverage leading up to the election. Personally, I think they should have to follow the Kerry campaign around for a week and cover every event life - to make up for their misleading the American public. I always knew those "fair and balanced" claims were a joke, just glad someone finally called them out on it.

Webpage

2004-07-14T10:18:00.000-04:00

After many long hours and several days of not paying attention in class - I finally have my webpage the way I want it. I think. Considering a few months ago I did not know what HTML was, I think have progressed fairly well. When I first started trying to learn, my only intention was to create a nice place for my niece Andee' to display her beauty pageant pictures. Then I made one for Garrett, one of my nephews. Suddenly, I realized maybe I should do one for myself. Since then I have had about ten different versions. But, finally, I think I will keep it the way it is now, and just make small updates as needed. Besides, I think Jayne is getting tired of me always changing the layout.

If anyone is interested, here is the link: http://www2.onu.edu/~b-patton/

Go Kerry/Edwards

Later.

Another day down

2004-07-12T21:31:00.000-04:00

Well, just finished playing a game of Rook and heard on the news that Ron Reagan will be speaking at the Democratic Convention this year. How cool is that? Even though his speech will be about stem cell research, it is still a victory for Democrats to have the issue of such a popular republican speaking at the convention. I am anxious to see the reaction. It should help Kerry take some independent voters.

Other than that, not much going on. Once again waiting to see if Tony Stewart will be fined by Nascar. He seems to be on the hot seat this year. But, I am always glad to see Kasey Kahne go out early. Tony has a ton of talent, but not much patience. I guess he is kind of like Kevin Harvick.

Later.

Chicago Race

2004-07-11T21:38:00.000-04:00

Harvick rallied back, after being two laps down to finish second. I guess that is almost as good as a win. And, more importantly, he is now 8th in the standings and not in as much danger of falling out of the chase. Tony Stewart won and dominated all day. Otherwise, just getting ready for the coming Monday and doing some reading for class. Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Later

Just hanging out

2004-07-10T21:35:00.000-04:00

Another weekend is half over, and I still have not done anything productive. I guess I need to be doing some studying, but instead, Jayne and I just finished watching "Eurotrip" with Kristin. That movie kicks [butt]. I thought it would just be stupid, but it was actually funny. It makes me really want to go to Europe.

Nothing much in the news today. Harvick fell out of the Busch race early with engine issues. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a strong run.

Later.

First Bankruptcy Trial

2004-07-09T22:35:00.000-04:00

Today was my first ever bankruptcy trial. I had been to court for other things to observe, etc., but I had never been able to observe a bankruptcy related hearing until today. I think it went really well and hopefully I will be on the winning side. We will have to wait on the Judge's opinion to know, but to me it seems like a slamdunk.

However, I got home just in time to catch the end of qualifying and discovered Jeff Gordon won his fourth consecutive pole. It seems as though Hendrick Motorsports has found the proverbial ace in the hole and are cashing in. Considering Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have been two of the dominant cars since Dover, something is going on. I think they have found a horsepower trick. If it was aero related, it would not have shown up at Sears Point two weeks ago. It has to be more power. Chad Knaus or Robbie Loomis will not admit to it, they are both saying that they have just been working hard to build good cars. Yeah, whatever. Some engineer found the magic recipe. Too bad it was not RCR who found it. I would not mind to see Kevin Harvick doing some dominating of his own. Hopefully, Harvick and Todd Berrier are saving it all for the last ten races. If not, its going to be a long off season.

Later.

Terror alert rising

2004-07-08T12:00:00.000-04:00

It looks like the terror alert will be rising again. Today Tom Ridge is stating that terrorists will be trying to influence the outcome of the presidential election. Well, I cannot really say I am surprised, considering what happened in Spain. But, the question is how do they think they can affect the election? If they attack the RNC convention and Kerry wins, he has not really said he was going to pull the troops out of Iraq, at least I do not think he has. However, if he was running on a strict anti-war platform it would be a no-brainer that terrorists would attack the RNC. In the current setting, who will they attack? It seems to me that if they attack either the DNC or RNC, Bush will win the election. All he has to do is swagger out there and say see, I told you so, and wins easily. But, if they do not attack either party, Kerry might can say see, I told you so, we need to decrease our military efforts and increase our diplomatic efforts in the middle east. I am not sure how it will go down, but one thing is for certain, I hope neither convention is attacked. I think that will help Kerry the most and will also help the country as a whole.

Later.

Kerry and Edwards

2004-07-07T15:23:00.000-04:00

John Kerry has made a great decision to select John Edwards as the Vice-President. One would have to wonder what would have been had John McCain accepted the nod and joined the ticket. I guess its possible a Kerry/McCain ticket could have won all fifty states. But, we will never know. However, it looks like Edwards will compliment Kerry well just as they had hoped. They have been traveling all over the deciding states today with their families and are looking like a winning duo. I am hoping they will visit an area close to me so I can sneak in and get a handshake. I have never got to see a President in person, so seeing Kerry now might be my best chance. I guess it will still count if I get to see him before the election and before he is president.

Go Kerry/Edwards

Later.

Long Weekend

2004-07-07T11:49:00.000-04:00

Finally got back from the long weekend. Jayne and I went home since she and I both had Monday off. We got to see some fireworks, let off some fireworks, and hang out with the family. Not to mention we did a lot of eating. Her family always has good cook-outs. But, all good things must come to an end, and were back in Ada for school and work. I guess I am anxious to get out of school, but worried about when and where I will get a job. I guess I can cross those bridges when I get to them. Hope everyone had a good holiday weekend.

Later.

Colin Powell dancing?

2004-07-03T10:35:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I missed yesterday because I was traveling home to Virginia for the holiday. But, when I got home, I flipped on MSNBC and what did I see? Secretary of State Colin Powell in a hard hat and coveralls dancing around singing "YMCA" in some other language. Just think, this guy could have been president. Oh well, at least it was for a good cause. I have to admire his courage. I doubt I could have done that.

Happy 4th of July.
Later.

Saddam: "I'm the president of Iraq"

2004-07-01T12:31:00.000-04:00

Yeah, that is what he said. Apparently that hole he was in did not have a DirecTV system. One would think someone would have filled him in on those details by now. Actually, the craziest part is that statement is setting up his entire defense agaisnt these charges. He is going to argue that he should not be charged because he had presidential immunity. Not a bad strategy, considering the people have already convicted him. What is even funnier is that his defense counsel is asking for a change of venue. Yeah, thats a great idea, lets have the trial in Kuwait. I am sure we can find a jury of his peers. Whatever. This thing has to happen in Baghdad and needs to be quick.

Well, onto better subjects. I am sitting in Commercial Transactions, just waiting for it to end. I just got called on - and hammered, so I know I am safe for the rest of today. But, I am still paying attention, because the exam will be within a month. This is going to be a quick summer session. However, after this summer I am down to one semester of law school, one semester of college life, one semester of life as I know it. Oh well, time to start getting up before 10:00 am I guess.

Later.

Another one in the books

2004-06-30T16:36:00.000-04:00

Well, here it is another Wednesday down, the signal that another week is half over. It seems like time just keeps going by faster and faster. I can remember wanting time to speed up when I was young, now I want it slow down. I guess thats typical. The older you get the faster time flies by.

The one notable event of today was that Nascar finally announced Tony Stewart's punishment for roughing up Vickers. A $50,000 fine and 25 point deduction has to seem like a slap on the wrist to Tony. I mean, hell, he gave $1 Million to Kyle Petty and the Victory Junction Gang Camp. I am sure he will admit that it was a $50,000 well spent. Afterall, doesnt everyone want to beat up on a Hendrick Driver sometimes. I think Roush drivers should donate their time to a good cause and allow people to throw stuff at them or something. That would make a fortune.

Later.

Exam --> Over!

2004-06-29T15:50:00.000-04:00

Well, the mid-term, half of the final grade, is over! I am glad to have it out of the way, but dread seeing my grade. Its usually never good when your the first one done, but someone has to be first, and today was my lucky day. I turned it in with thirty minutes remaining. Oh well. Hopefully, this prof. will enjoy my consise answer and reward me for directly responding to the question, as opposed to b.s.'ing.

Now on to the rest of the week. I am chilling at Clinic now, working on the usual Penske file. I keep checking nascar.com, hoping to see what Tony Stewart's fine will be for going postal on Brian Vickers. I wish the cameras would have got some footage of taht going down. But, figures that their were none around. If that had been Harvick, they would have not only had cameras on him, they would have probably had microphones on those big sticks above the whole thing.

Another thing that I noticed today was that for some reason I cannot stop watching Fox News. I know it is slanted to the right in more ways that we can even fathom, but for some reason, myself and other liberals continue to tune in. I think maybe it is just because I feel like I am spying on the other side or something. Its hard to put my finger on exactly what is so appealing about it. For whatever reason, I keep watching. Maybe the DNC can offer a patch system to get us off that crap. They make a patch for everything else, right?

later.

In class.....learning and day dreaming

2004-06-28T12:34:00.000-04:00

Well, its Monday, and one day before the mid-term. The countdown is finally on. I spent a good part of yesterday trying to learn all I needed to pass this class. But, I think I still have some more to learn. I am going to skip Clinic today and try to catch up on studying.

Today has already been crazy. I am trying to help my neighbor, Richard, get Sprint DSL. However, notwithstanding the wait time of when you call in, you also get a different story from each different agent. To date, I have called six times, and still do not have a modem in the mail. I really do not know what the answer is, but customer service from big companies is on a huge downhill slide. The one good thing Sprint has going for it is they have not outsourced to India. But, maybe this is where outsourcing can offer a positive for customers. Since all those people in India just read off scripts what they are telling you, its always consistent. That is the one thing American agents do not do. Speaking from experience, an American agent can understand what the American customer is wanting to hear, and just tell the customer what they want to hear instead of the correct answer. Anyway, it seems evident to me that eventually big companies will realize that customer service is what sells product and they will have to step up their game.

Later,

Exam Time (studying)

2004-06-27T13:49:00.000-04:00

Well, I missed posting yesterday because I have been trying to study for my Commercial Transactions exam, that is this Tuesday. Actually, I should still be studying, but I was getting bored with it. For some reason, its more difficult to take summer school exams seriously. I am not sure why, considering they are worth just as much. But, I guess its the nice weather and other things that are going on. Either way, I am going to have to buckle down and get to studying. The prof, Veltri, seems like a cool guy, but from what I have heard he is pretty tough. So, I guess will need to study extra hard. With that being said, I think I had better get back to studying. However, I will have to take a short break from 3:30 - 6:00 for the race. Its at Sonoma, CA this weekend and Harvick usually does well there. I think he finished 3rd last year, so it might be a good chance for him to do well today. I sure hope so.

Later~

Second Post

2004-06-25T12:09:00.000-04:00

Wow...I have now officially updated my blog for two days straight. This may not seem like much to most, but for me to have extra time keep something up to date is huge for me. But, anyway, today is just an average rainy day in Ohio. I am stuck inside anway, fulfilling my hours for Bankruptcy Clinic. So, I guess I am not missing much. Just sitting around bored with nothing to do, or as Jason would say, "working on the Penske file." Jason is my buddy from Emory & Henry. He goes to law school too, in Richmond, Virginia. He is doing an internship this summer too, and when they have nothing to do, around the office, they all say they are working on the Penske file. Not a bad way to say your doing nothing while making it sound like your working on something.

I guess I will try and edit the layout on my blog today. So far, I have not had much luck, but I guess I will get it figured out sometime. In the meantime, just look over the mess.

Well, I guess I had better get back to work, someone is needing help with our main client - Mr. Penske.

Later.

First Post.....

2004-06-24T15:29:00.000-04:00

To all who read this: Greetings!

I am new to this whole blog thing, but look forward to building my own.

I guess I should start off with a little about myself. I am originally from Virginia, but am currently attending law school in Ohio. However, I am almost done with school and looking forward to joining the real world (not the show on MTV). Actually, I like that show, its really funny. I spend most of time that is available for television watching Nascar races on the weekends. I am a huge Kevin Harvick fan, but like several other drivers. Also, I am looking forward to the upcoming elections in November. It will be nice to have a truely elected president, instead of the current one that was selected by the Supreme Court. Although, I usually agree with the Supreme Court on most issues, their selection of the President leaves room for improvement.

Well, I guess I should get back to work and quit wasting time doing anything but work. So long for now.