Random Thoughts 5/6/06

• Brennan apparently asked the little redhead at church to marry him. He's five. I think I'll push for a very long engagement.
• Yesterday was Cinco de Mayo and I hardly heard a peep about it. We had "cheesy enchilada chicken helper" last night to celebrate. I do wonder if there's slightly less enthusiasm about Mexico because of the whole immigration thing. But I say set your differences with Mexico aside and remember the true meaning of Cinco de Mayo: beating the French!
  
• Boys fall down… a lot. We have a house full of skinned knees and scuffed elbows right now with band-aids becoming a hot commodity in the Altic home. You have to wonder, with four boys, how many broken bones and lasting scars (physical not emotional) we'll have over the years.
  
• I wouldn't call myself a libertarian but we do cross paths a lot. If the only conservative libertarian you know is Bill O'Reilly, but you think he's a loudmouth (and he is), try the thinking man's libertarian, John Stossel. Read some of his articles at Townhall.com or check out his new book. Stossel's switch from consumer advocate to conservative commentator came with a big dose of optimism. Instead of telling you that the sky is falling and giving you cancer, Stossel decided that there were positive stories out there too. Why not point out the good and how things can be even better, instead of always fear mongering? I agree.
• It's amusing how next to impossible it is to get a few families together for a meal. We've been planning a certain get together with just four families and we're already on our fourth or fifth date now.
  
• I'm going to my first Arena League football game tonight. It sounds pretty cool even if Kansas City, one of the worst teams, is playing one of the best. It's just too bad that it's at Kemper Arena, Kansas City's "Porcelain Bowl." When the new state-of-the-art Sprint Center opens next year, events like this will really be something.