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I remember my scoutmasters used to say that getting dirt in your food was the "salt of the outdoors", and that no harm would ever come from eating dirt. I should have pointed them to this:

Murrieta firefighter dies from brain-eating amoeba

Corn Dogs are genius. Whoever came up with them was a very smart person. They are delicious. I thought I would share in-between bites. I now return to my Corn Dog!

This entry refers to a wound I received Monday night. Please visit my last entry for info on how the wound came to be.

Well, I just took off the bandage. I was pretty amazed that it stayed on this long, but that magical medical stuff works wonders. Looks like 69 (or so) hours after the incident, it's healing well. Not done by any means, but I'm thinking positively. It's funny how I wasn't sure where the cut really was. I knew it was on my left pointer finger. But I thought it ran parallel to the direction of the finger (which would make it heal easier), but it's actually more horizontal. I had no idea.

Anyway, I should keep my typing to a minimum. It's amazing how much I use that finger to type, and I don't want to over stress it while I'm letting it breathe.

But for those interested, here is a current picture. I'm linking to it because some people might not want to see it, and I don't want to get blamed. So if you click the link and wish you hadn't I don't want complaints.

View at your own risk!

It's got the whiteness about it, from the moisture buildup, but it should subside quickly.

I got home from work yesterday to see that, yet again, someone was parked in my spot! This really is a small thing, except that I always have had a spot, so I am used to having one. My spot here happens to be a good one, but that doesn't matter so much. All I want is A spot. One that I can pull into every day. My north star, something I can always depend on. As crazy as traffic is on my commute, I know that when I get home, parking will not be an issue... unless SOMEONE STOLE MY SPOT! It's not like this was the first time it's happened. Usually I brush it off, or send a text message to the perpetrator, making her mad because she doesn't have a text plan (her car was in my spot for a week by the way). But yesterday I was in a particular odd, perhaps manic mood. So a project of sorts was in order.

4 ft. U post: $2.49
12" X 8" sheet metal: $5.15
Spray Paint: $5.08
Nuts and Bolts: $0.98
X-acto knife: $4.88
Poster Bord: $0.69
Being over the top random and sarcastic: Priceless.

I've lost interest in presidential politics. Any candidate I could care about is gone from the race, and the only hope and change I see in the future is the destruction of my way of life... and America. I am such a downer.

So, I've tried ignoring things along those lines. Hard to do because I still enjoy listening to Glenn Beck. He still has plenty of non-presidential politics stuff, but it seeps in. When I'm not listening to talk radio, I try to forget about the impending election completely. But there is just no doing that. Even when I am climbing, it creeps it's way in. I was at the climbing gym, and looking around I noticed something odd on someone's rear end. It was an "Obama '08" sticker. That's right, he was advertising for Barack Obama on his butt. I have to give him credit for creativity. I mean, when you go to the climbing gym, a lot of people see your butt. It's just part of the game. So, why not use this to your (candidate's) advantage?

So I was standing there, looking at his butt, and contemplating Obama. Hmm.. You know, at first I thought he didn't have enough experience.. but then I learned more about him... and found out that I disagree with him on almost everything. BUT, this guy's rear is telling me I should vote for him! So, forget my deep rooted conservative values, and forget his terrible country ruining policies. This guy's BUTT is telling me to vote for him, so I NEED TO!

Also this served as a reminder that, sad as it is, of those who enjoy my sport, I am in the political minority. Beats me why... other than environmental reasons.

I recently got into the xkcd comics, and really enjoy them. I was sad to see that the creator of them supports Barack Obama, but decided to see why anyway. (You can read his post here:http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/01/28/obama/)

I actually agree with him, for the most part. Barack Obama probably would be the candidate most friendly to Open Source software, and public domain type things. Cool. There's finally one thing I can use to keep in my happy place once he becomes president (yeah, I'm convinced he'll be the next president.. I'm sad). But that is NOT enough to get me to support him! Let's get our priorities straight people! How is this more important than the economy? How is this more important than national defense? I could go on and on... but I need to take care of other things, so I don't have the time for a proper conclusion. The end.