Countrydiction

I am four weeks into my new running training plan. And I'm excited because I am injury free. Usually when I come off a long period of little or no running, I try to come back too damn fast. With my program, taken from marathontraining.com, I am progressing at a rate that will preclude injuries, unless I trip over my pup, Oslo, or an armadillo or something. I would love to run another marathon, particularly the Marine Corps Marathon in Wash D.C. The problem is that that one is in October and training is just too difficult in these hot/humid summers to be ready in October. I'm looking at some late spring races out in CO, SD, and WY. I've got some cousins I've got to visit in CO, so if I time it right...

A 'source' takes a potential politically damaging story to CBS news, who, under Ratherbiased circumstances, turn down the opportunity. So, the source goes to CBS's ideological clone, the New York Times, and they jump on the story like a terrier on a rat! Supposedly, the U.S. military has allowed 380 tons of controlled weapon materials to go missing. A week before the 2004 general election the headline jumps off the NYT front page, top-of-fold. Kerry and Edwards don't take a breath before condemning Bush for a massive error in the conduct of the war in Iraq, emphasizing Bush's failure as a leader. Wellllll....Kerry should have taken a breath because the news cycle was not one day old before we hear that NBC News had a news crew embedded with the 101st Airborne Division when they arrived at the storage depot the day after troops first arrived in Baghdad. The conventional weapons were already missing!! There is much more behind this story supporting the content...

My friend Alma who worked at the internet cafe, and me, in Guatemala...and yes, I was giddy. Can you blame me?!

With a quiver and a quake, I launch my weblog! I considered taking this step for quite a while, realizing that I can be very frank and honest about how I feel about who I am and the circumstances of my earthly existence. Like most bloggers, I have strong convictions which will surface occasionally. Also, related to the name of my blog, 'Country diction,' I am a bona fide contradiction. This will be apparent to anyone who happens upon this blog. I was born and raised in the 'country' in western Kentucky . Once I enlisted into the military and started a family I experienced years of the urbane, suburban lifestyle, in deference to my family and because I despised the wasted time of a long commute. Now that I'm semi-retired I have returned to the country, and I, along with my American Bulldog pup, Oslo (Ozzie), intend to remain here in the Florida panhandle in all its glory, beauty, and remoteness. One will find in this blog a variety of subjects, i.e., religi...