Ho Hum on the blog.........

My blog appears to be dying a slow death. I'm not sure where has happened, but I just don't feel like I have anything worthy to say on here.
Which my last several blogs confirm that.
Maybe after vacation, I will be more inspired. Until then, I got nothing.
Vacation is a week away and I've barely thought about what I will bring. This is quite out of the ordinary for me. I figure sometime soon, I will consider packing.
I am seeing the weather back there is less than desirable. Fricking cold is what it's gonna be. This causes issue. Sweaters take up way too much room in the suitcase.
I am picturing myself stuck in a Chicago airport waiting for the weather to clear. I'm praying things improve over the next week.
My biggest worry is that two beautiful babies are going to born while I"m away and this makes me a bit sad. I know they will be here when I get back, but it's not the same as being involved. But, one never knows. They might just wait for me to return. :)
Anyway, here's hoping better blog entries are somewhere in the near future......
jb

My next President....

I really want Hilary Clinton to be my next President.
I'm not sure why, but I just cannot get on board with Obama. I don't dislike him,in fact I like him quite a bit, but he just isn't inspiring me.
Hilary inspires me. I think she can do the job and do it well.
This is a very exciting election year. People are talking and people are voting. I can not stop watching CNN and listening to talk radio. I want to know everything that is happening. I listen to both conservative and liberal talk radio. I do know that the liberal/democrat side had a whole lot more to say than the other side. They have nothing to say as to why they will vote Rebulican. They will vote for McCain even though they don't like him. This is absurd to me and proves what I allready knew. (most right wing Repulicans are very close minded and alot of them are pretty damn ignorant)
I continue to hope Hilary can pull it off. If she does not, I will stand behind Obama, because even if he does not inspire me at this moment, I do know he will make a better President than the oposition. He has values I believe in and I believe he will work for us the people.
But damn, I would love to see the Clintons back in office. I love Hilary, and I love Bill Clinton. I will forever remember when I saw Bill at Pioneer Square the first time he ran for President. As he spoke, tears streamed down my face. I was so inspired and so proud.
It's been along time since I've been proud of a President or a nominee. A long time since I've been proud to be American. Hilary brings those feelings back to me.
How can I not support that?
jb

Baltimore......where none of my relatives live....

Whenever someone asks me where I'm going on my vacation and I say Baltimore, they say "oh, you must have relatives there." As if Baltimore just on it's own merits is not a prime vacation destination.
I have done a little research and it seems like a fine city. It has a harbour, so how bad could it be? They have water taxis which I am most looking forward to.
I was told today that it had alot of bad neighborhoods. "hoods" I believe was the word. Can't wait.
I am also taking trips to DC, NYC and Mass to see my Grandpa while there, so it should be a pretty diverse trip.I have not seen my Grandpa since I was 14 years old. I know this will be my last chance and I am looking forward to it.
I am excited to go, but allready wonder if 10 days is too much. I have a feeling I will get homesick this trip. (I did on my last trip.) This is a new experience for me as I never get homesick while traveling. I usually want to move to whatever place I am at and never go home.
I think my friend is pretty much going to leave me to my own devices which is good and bad. She is used to people using her as home base while traveling around the area.
This will be new for me as well. But I'm going to try to be "independent traveler" and see how it goes. Maybe I will like it better that way.
Either way, my biggest fear is the long plane ride. I hate to fly. I used to be scared, but have gotten over that. Now, I just get bored as hell. After about an hour or so, I want out! It's all I can do to sit in that seat and be quiet. I want to engage the whole plane into charades, or ask the person next to me what their house looks like, are they happily married,do they love Johny Depp, and will they play cribbage with me? 6 hours airborne is going to be a challenge for me.
jb