Time for a post

So we started this blog but we rarely post. The debate is tomorrow night and it appears to be full steam ahead. I often cringe now at the thought of politics. Why might you ask? Well, I was once heavily involved, working for campaigns and being a member of student government. However, after some time, I became quite disenfranchised with the entire process. Why? Well mainly because I saw little being done by politicians on either side other than working towards the next election. That aside, many follow the media blindly, reading what they want to read, hearing what they want to hear. It disturbs me greatly to watch as people walk blindly with hands on the shoulders of the media giants. I'll admit, the media is a powerful force and it cannot be done away with, nor should it. However, I believe it is important to look critically at what we are fed. I will watch the debate and I encourage others to do so as well. Take the time to form your own opinion. Do your country a favor and turn off the tube for the spin time following the debate, or take in the comments critically. On another note, I am not exactly fired up about either candidate. Do I think John McCain will continue the policies of George Bush? No. Does that make him a good choice? No. Do I think Obama will change current policy? Yes. Does that make him a good choice? No. I think overall I'm more disillusioned and disappointed that I have to pick one of the two, realistically. As crazy as it sounds, I kinda agree with Jesse "the Body" Ventura, that there should be a vote for no one, expressing that one chooses to go to the polls and participate in the system, but does not believe either candidate is a good choice. It is a sad day to me when many begin to evaluate their vote, or the small percentage of "undecided" folk out there, from the "lesser of two evils" perspective. More thoughts to come....

July 4th Weekend

We enjoyed a great weekend of relaxing, wakeboarding, and eating with my family at Greer's Ferry Lake! This weekend has been anticipated by all for two years thanks to Tyler. Soon after he proposed at this same lake in 2006, Tyler realized that two years from then, the 4th would be on a Friday. This would make it "the best 4th ever"! And I'm pretty sure it was.

The rain Thursday night and Friday morning gave all of us some much needed rest. However, once the storm broke on Friday, we rushed to the boat to get on the water. Due to all the flooding this spring, the water at Greer's Ferry was really high. Like so high it covered the parking lot. In order to get to the boat, we waited on a ferry to the dock, and then were on our way.

The lake surprisingly calm, so everyone got to enjoy some unexpected wakeboarding....

As usual, Tyler got most improved. He has the uncanny ability to get better by not wakeboarding!

I got to tear it up, and after awhile was back to my old self. Somehow I actually didn't bust it while doing this (Hyperlite, I'm accepting endorsements...)





Dad wakeboards once or twice a summer- it keeps him young!

Scott, as always did amazing.

Here's a video to prove he landed that!
Hyperlite... he really is accepting endorsements!

Michelle did great wakeboarding too! She's always so smiley!

Mom enjoyed an adventure in the newest addition to the fleet... the USS Minnow!

But I am le tired....

So this is my first post on the blog. I'm not really sure what I think about this blog thing. As for right now, it's been a hot and long day, combined with my tiredness, which means I'm being quite strange right now. However, this weekend seems to be the cause of my le tiredness. We went to The Lake, yes, I make it a proper name, but it is for Greers Ferry Lake, in the Heber Springs, Arkansas area. We had some great food, watched some fireworks, which were really blocked from our vision by a think cloud of smoke (perhaps an omen for the US). So I'm too tired to keep writing, but I've gotten the ball rolling.