I don't wanna be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
Hello and greetings to those of you with short attention spans. Today's entry won't be as long as yesterday's, so rest easy. My incredibly fun weekend has left me sleepy, a bit confused, and asking a couple "life questions"...but all in a good, possibly exciting, possibly fun way. We'll see where that takes me, but I'm thinking that it could be something good. Or at least good for me...
Anyway. I know that's cryptic, but you'll all survive till I'm ready to say more. Also, Gavin is reading over my shoulder and it creeps me out. I know he reads my blog and all, but over my shoulder is still work-in-progress, Gavin, so cut it out!
The Chronicle has a great sidebar today comparing the presidential debates to the first game of the NLCS -- which will you be watching??
TIME
? Politics: 8 p.m. on most broadcast and cable TV stations
? Playoffs: 7:19 p.m. on Channel 26
PLACE
? Politics: Arizona State University
? Playoffs: Busch Stadium
MANAGERS
? Politics: Ken Mehlman for Bush, Mary Beth Cahill for Kerry
? Playoffs: Phil Garner for Astros, Tony La Russa for Cardinals
THE STAKES
? Politics: Leadership of the free world
? Playoffs: NL championship and a spot in the World Series
AUDIENCE
? Politics: In the hall, 100-150 "soft" supporters of either candidate. They must sit on their hands and not cheer.
? Playoffs: In the stadium, more than 50,000 Cardinals fans. Standing, cheering and shouting are encoured.
GROUND RULES
? Politics: Sixteen questions. Topic is economic and domestic policy. No props or diagrams. No nose-to-nose direct questioning. Debaters must stay at podiums. Coin toss determines order of closing statements. No extra innings.
? Playoffs: Double-switches and flipflopping OK, as long as you win. So is being single-minded and sticking to your guns, unless it costs you the game. At postgame interview, team members may be questioned, blamed or criticized, depending on their performance.
TEAM LOGOS
? Politics: Elephant and donkey.
? Playoffs: Star and cardinal.
UNIFORM
? Politics: Dark blue suits, with power ties in red or blue. No caps.
? Playoffs: Gray for Astros, white for Cardinals. No suits. No ties.
Just because *you* didn't write it, doesn't make it short. Quoting from the Chronicle still makes it a long entry. But it certainly was amusing. :)
Dude, it was shorter than yesterday! That's all I promised.