I get to go to Denver next week! I’m flying out on Tuesday to visit my Uncle Bud and to get my driver’s license. I’m oh so very excited. The last time I was in Denver I was a baby, so obviously I don’t remember anything. Anyone have any good advice about places to go and things to see in Denver? I’ll have two days or so to play around and be a tourist.

As a recap for last night, I wanted to clarify a few things:


First – I’m not anti-Democrat. I’m not a Republican. In fact, I’m not associated with any party at all. I didn’t mean the rant to come off as a slam against the entire Democratic party, I’m just saying that I really can’t stand any of their Presidential candidates.


Second – Yes, Al Gore really did say he invented the internet. I saw the transcript from the meeting where he said it. And yes, he had not even been conceived yet when the very first version of the Internet had been formed. In fact, the Victorians had some sense of an “internet” when the first cable lines were laid (I learned this when I went to those Cable & Wireless classes in London.) Furthermore, the military has had another version of the Internet for a very, very long time. It just wasn’t developed for the personal home user – as the internet we know today – until the 1990’s or so. Even blogs have been around much longer than most people realize.


Third and finally – yes, I used to support George W. Bush. This was before I ever had any cause to doubt his trustworthiness or anything. Opinions change, it happens. I still don’t agree with attacking his intelligence or Bush as a person. That’s wrong, it’s unethical, and it’s no one’s place to start name-calling. It’s just childish. Contrary to popular belief, his IQ is not the lowest of any President we’ve ever had. I’m completely fine with people who have differing opinions on his policies, or if they believe he or his administration has done something shady. But there’s no reason to attack them on a personal level by calling them stupid.

Okay, that’s it. I’m going to stay away from politics, especially when I have a headache and I’m doped up on narcotics.

I think that’s all for tonight. I need to go to bed somewhat early because I’m actually going out tomorrow morning on a job. Someone’s hiring me to take portraits of their kids. I’ll make somewhere around $75-$100 doing it, so not too shabby. It’ll pay for some fun activities in Denver.

So, I think I’ll spend the next hour or two playing Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 – since I just bought it this evening – and then I’ll head to bed.