Random Thoughts 8/8/06

• Today is primary day in most states, including Missouri. One quick word on Joe Lieberman: if he loses today the Democratic party will have taken a hard left turn for the worse. A Lieberman loss is like cutting the last mooring line to the docks of reason. If Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi become the mainstream Democrats, there will be a lot of union democrats, new deal democrats, and black democrats who are going to jump ship when this party moves firmly into the gay/lesbian, blame-America, pro-abortion culture-of-death camp.
• It looks like the Chiefs are going to replace the "Hey Song" with Boom. The "Hey Song" (actually titled Rock and Roll, Part 2) is by the Brit glamrocker Gary Glitter who is in prison for child pornography and molestation; thus, the NFL is distancing itself from the long time favorite touchdown celebration song. So say goodbye to the "we're gonna beat the h*** out of you, and you, and you, you, you" chant. And say hello to BOOM!!! the hard rock song by the Christian band P.O.D. It's also kind of catchy; the WWE is already using it and other NFL teams are looking at it as well. You can vote on Boom and other songs at the Chiefs website, but the Chiefs' cheerleaders have already selected Boom as their favorite.
• The End of the World may be August 22… at least if you're the nutjobs running Iran. It's really scary that these guys are convinced that the Apocalypse is going to happen soon, when Shia Muslims believe Israel will be destroyed, and they are likely going to have nuclear weapons soon. Why isn't this a bigger deal?! Someday a nuke is going to explode offshore of Tel Aviv and then it's going to be too late.
• Brennan has been learning to use the computer. It really forces him to improve his reading skills and he's doing a great job. He surfs the internet (within kid friendly sites we allow) and watches his Veggietales DVDs on the computer.
  
• The Dixie Chicks canceled concerts in 14 cities, including KC, because of slow ticket sales in the MidWest and Southern states. Perhaps they can make up the business in Canada and Europe where their political views might get a little more traction.
• The experts at the National Hurricane Center said today that this year we may see less than half of the hurricanes of 2005. It was originally predicted to be a very bad year, but high altitude wind shear is dissipating the storms out at sea. I guess it's still hard to predict the weather.
• The number one high school basketball player in the nation (graduating in '07) is going to Kansas State! Michael Beasley, a 6-9 phenom, can do everything and will be huge for the Wildcats as a Freshman in 07-08. KU has a 6-11 center ranked at #25 with other prospects that haven't committed yet. This year's freshmen at KU will be five-star Point Guard Sherron Collins, five-star Forward and NBA prospect Darrell Arthur, and 3-point specialist Brady Morningstar.