It snow picnic around these parts of the Midwest. I understand our minor inconvenience of slush and ice has nothing on the 20 inches they got back home in Milwaukee, stranded cars around Madison, or the six thousand tornadoes that whipped the south. Considering all that, I’m not too bummed out about the weather.

News

January segues into February and my state participated in Super Tuesday. My voting experience was a characterized once again by my abuse of the principles of democracy. I voted blindly for circuit court judges. If I ever wind up in front of a circuit court judges, I’ll make sure to remind them him or her that “I might have voted for your appointment” followed by either: “and now I know why I shouldn’t have” or “and I’m glad I did.” Yes, I’m a bad citizen…but at least I showed up.

Also: Realizing that I’ve been in the same voting precinct since the last presidential election makes me feel a lot older.

In other news, my bosses rewarded me and my co-workers with a very nice token of appreciation and our said our annual bonuses are supposed to show up in two weeks. Once again, I’m duped into the mindset that settling for paychecks at a job with absolutely no self-fulfillment is more appealing than actually determining if I should start over in a new industry. It’s a tough trade to contemplate.

Weather

I’m still not sure what weather should mean when I write a newsy post. Any suggestions?

Sports

Still going strong with the YMCA routine (3 months and counting). The motivation for bi-weekly six am workouts is easier to drum up and I’ve shed five pounds while converting fat into muscle. Thirty minutes of repeatedly picking things up and setting them down followed by thirty minutes of fake-running in place is does the trick.

Also: during a workout this week I eavesdropped on another classic conversation where one person tries to explain to another that more snow does not mean Global Warming doesn’t exist. Gah.

…and finally

From me to you, my you tube account has been updated with numerous short videos shot with my digital camera. Random highlights of 2005 - 2007 range from Don King’s awesome command of the English language to footage of me crossing the Mississippi River in my car with the windows rolled up. Compelling stuff, I tells ya.