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Started to call this one, "Sometimes you vote against people because of the company they keep" but that would be too nice.

Received a piece of garbage disguised as a political mailer Friday from someone named Terry Lowry. Never heard of him, which should prove I'm not a political insider. Seems he's pretty popular on the "conservative" front, receiving tons of cash from well known "conservatives. The Harris County Republican Party has given him a ton of money over the years.

There are four candidates that paid for full page ads in this 12 page, full size mailer. They are Bill Moore, Fred Roberts, Pat Lykos and Holly Williamson. In effect, they are paying for the endorsment of this puke named Terry Lowry.

Now, anyone that tells you that they study all of the candidates and vote for the best choice is trying to deceive you or themselves. No one, I repeat, no one could possibly do that for each candidate. On their own. 

We rely on trusted friends and organizations to steer us in the right direction. Sure, for the important races, we do our own research. Important may be the JP to someone, who knows. But, again, for the rest, we rely on others.

But there isn't always someone we can rely upon to help us. For instance, I don't have anyone that can tell me the difference between Bill Moore and his opponent. Or Holly Wiliamson and hers. Lykos? I can do that myself, after being guided by someone I trust very much. Roberts? Not on my ballot, so no need to bother.

Why am I writing this? To say that I'm voting against Moore and Williamson. Voting for Lykos' opponent was easy, Kelly Siegler is just plain the better choice. But I could never vote for her anyway because she joined those in funding this piece of slander.

What the heck am I talking about? It's called the Link Letter and comes complete with recommendations for the four candidates that funded it with full page ads. For maximum effect, you need to listen to this short segment that I cut from an interview that Terry Lowry did with Pat Lykos in January of this year.  

Did you catch what he said?

We can't be rumor mongers. My bible says gossipers will go to hell. 

Pat Lykos answers that certainly she will not party to gossip and rumor. And yet, this is what I received in my mailbox, straight from this puke.

Kelly Siegler - Curses like a drunken sailor, and can drink most under the table. Did not have an affair with one, but choose to have an affair with a fellow district attorney. Her husband sent pornography to Chuck Rosenthal while she states "boys will be boys", We do not need more scandals in the DAis office.

Richard Risinger - Did he marry his long time live-in companion out of love just before the election, or did he know evangelical, conservatives would never vote for a candidate co-habitating with his paramour?

What trash. So I won't be voting for the garbage that paid for this trash. I'll be voting for their opponents.

As for Mr. Lowry, I'd suggest that he be very careful judging others and talking about his bible.

Matthew 7:1-5  “Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive. Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while there is a beam in your own? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

One of America’s finest returned home from Iraq this morning. Sgt. Gregory D. Unruh, nicknamed “Professor” by his platoon, was killed in a vehicle rollover accident during a recon mission in Mandali, Iraq March 19th.

As usual, the Galveston County law enforcement community gave him a heroes welcome. The SE Texas Patriot Guard Riders turned out in large numbers this morning to escort him from Scholes Field in Galveston to the Forest Park Funeral Home in Webster. The procession was over a mile long as we wound our way down the seawall, up I-45 to Hwy 146, through the city of Dickinson on FM 517 and again on I-45 to the funeral home.

Sgt. Unruh did not take the typical route to the military, enlisting when he was 26 and had already graduated from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. He rose quickly to the rank of Sgt. because of his quick mind and leadership ability. He planned to attend law school after the Army.

Each time I attend one of these escorts or funerals, I’m filled with mixed emotions. Watching a grieving family suffer as they see the casket descend from the plane is heartbreaking. Listening to their cries brings tears of sadness to even the hardest of hearts. And yet, looking around at the ordinary Americans that take time out of their daily life to honor the fallen reminds me that there is a bigger picture to life. Seeing ordinary citizens stop what they are doing as we pass by reminds me that our country comes together as one during times of crisis.

As we rode through Dickinson, the volunteer fire department had placed ladder trucks on each side of the road and were flying a huge American flag. Hundreds of people lined the streets in silent honor of the service of Sgt. Unruh. The Dickinson High School ROTC gathered by the side of the road, honoring a true hero. The Faith Lutheran and True Cross Schools lined the streets with their students. Restaurants, grocery stores and office buildings emptied to pay respect. Tears streamed down our faces as we recognized the gratitude of the American people for the sacrifice this young man made.

“We’re extremely proud of him,” Anthony Unruh said of his son’s military service Thursday. “There was nothing he wouldn’t do for us, nor us for him.”

I’m proud too, Mr. Unruh. I’m proud of your son for his service and I’m proud of you for raising such a man. We will forever be in debt to you for your sacrifice. Thank you.

today. So much so that I rode the bike to the plantation. The winds weren't as strong as yesterday but the air is very moist, heavy, salty. I picked up a pair of goggles the other day and they were filthy by the time I arrived.

Put new tires on yesterday, front and back. For the same price, I could put a set on one of the cars. But, all in all, riding the bike is still far cheaper than driving the truck. At $3.90 for diesel and 38 vs 18 mpg, it's a huge savings.

SU made it in last night, picked her up at the small airport. She was pretty bubbly, so I think it was a successful trip. I had no doubt that it would be. We stopped by the remote on the way home and she told me all about it.

Meeting with a construction supt. today to go over a new building. Probably need to run over to the engineers office as well. Permitting doesn't look to be an issue this time, so it should go smoothly.

Another Patriot Guard ride tomorrow. I'm going to try to go but might not be able to. There was a bit of controversy in the Chron because of some statements the guys father made. Tough to lose a  kid, I'm sure.  

were not "baby back" but were instead from an old midget pig. Tough, chewy and extremely fatty! That's what I get for shopping at Food Fair and paying $0.78/lb for "baby backs". Hey, they were small!

Shopping for cars and getting it right takes a lot of time. Decided that 1 needs to ditch the F150 because of gas prices. Fortunately, she agrees, not much of an argument when most of your paycheck goes to get you to work! Went with AutoCheck over CarFax this time, 5 bucks cheaper and a bit more detail. Amazing how many cars are being sold with salvage titles. 

Tried to get a front tire on the bike this afternoon but got to the shop too late. Noticed some cracks in the rear tire, guess I'll replace both of them. Thought about moving up to a Goldwing/Venture/Ultra Classic but with the Hawaii trip coming up, I might wait a year.

While I was cooking the ribs, I looked for patterns. Found a few, played with them in Photoshop, might be able to use them later.

by now but....I guess I don't. Lost another post because I didn't save it prior to publishing. At some point, I'm going to find a better editor.

Anyways, as I was saying, I didn't make it to the plantation today, a bout of food poisoning. Not sure what it was but there is nothing much worse in life.

Not gonna bother recreating the post, suffice to say that SU is out of town and I feel like crap. 

Took these walking around the yard today. 

Took this one through a filter called "dry brush" for the heck of it.

but that doesn't mean I haven't been doing anything! In fact, I've been doing quit a bit, especially with the server and other sites.

Last Saturday was very interesting indeed. We spent most of the day at the little mission in Pasadena. They were having what they call a "Soup Kitchen". They serve soup to the neighborhood. DB and his wife took care of the food, by the time we arrived they had three huge pots of taco soup going on propane burners. RSm was there repairing a few plumbing problems and 5 others from class were helping serve and such. 

Pop went with us, just like the old days, except this time it was me carrying him to a mission instead of him carrying me to one. I think he enjoyed it but more than that, he enjoyed seeing the way our class had taken on the project.

We took him home around 5, went home and rested a bit, then returned for the evening "coffee house". The person that they had lined up to do music had canceled and I was asked to fill in. Brought the Ibanez AEL50 along - laminated body for the outdoors, built-in tuner for the inevitable moisture tuning problems. Sounded great pumping through the JBL house PA - shaped the tone to highlight the mids.

Broke two strings! First the G went, finished the song playing around it. Then switched to a guitar that the girl that runs the place had and finished up the set. Went in and replaced the G. Then, during the next set, last song, the high E snapped. Think the saddle is sharp.

During the week, I set up a site for them, copying a lot of the format I use here. I think it is a nice, clean layout and will work for them. So that took some time. And I think I finally have a handle on the permissions for all of the sites hosted on the new server, so that's cool.

Busy at the plantation. Building another small facility on site and doing another analysis between Texas, Nevada and Arkansas for a different product. I keep telling them Arkansas is the place to be but someone on the board thinks that there is gold in the West. 

Church was packed today, both services overflowing. Easter brings out people that don't come any other day of the year. 

Took 2 a car yesterday and snapped this picture on our walk from her apartment to the restaurant we went to for lunch.