Sarah Palin and John McCain, is this a winning ticket?  Mrs. Palin yes, Mr. McCain I am not so sure.

I am very impressed to date with Sarah Palin. A mom with a pregnant daughter and a challenged infant son and who will be married to an At Home Dad; I know these points will not hold up with the G8 but this lady has been the supreme diplomat going to “war”, and that should be worth something.

Not a day goes by that I do not see more and more “Senior Moment” expressions from John McCain when he is publicly speaking.    I am more than aware that they said public speaking is not one of his strengths, but isn’t that 75% of the job?  Projecting an image of strength and determination?  How would our war heroes when going off to the battle, react to a veteran who has been there, done that and more but does not project an image of confidence at the microphone?  I know if I were one of them I would sure question the man’s ability!

These “Senior Moment” expressions come when he is speaking and says something that could be termed a “sharp witted” or thought provoking. He makes a statement that he knows is good and then stops and poses with a not too flattering smirk on his face as if he is waiting to say “huh, huh, aren’t I smart” or “how about them apples” to follow up with. What are the other world leaders going to say and laugh about, behind his back after our possible geriatric leader has left the room at world conferences?

And what is up with the guy’s arms? In all the photographs I have seen of him embracing another public figure, it is as if his arms do not want to work as intended; I mean in the photo below, GW does not have a girth but it appears as if Mr. McCain is straining to reach his side. Is he indeed truly healthy? Has he ever used Botox;and the more I have to endure video of McCain the more I question this man’s physical and mental faculties.  Now do not get me wrong, I respect and admire this man and his past to no end; it is just that he is trying to do something he should have been trying 20 or 30 years ago when he was in his prime and not now when the sun should be setting on his illustrious career.

I think this ticket should be reversed, Palin for President and ask her if he has the faculty to be our no. 2. After she got over all the formalities and politeness you know what her answer would be.  The more and more I see and listen to Sarah Palin, the more impressed I am. 

Who would she get as a runningmate?  Mrs. Palin for President!

I’m here and happily posting, most of its been to my 365 on a daily basis.  Why type out what can be projected in a picture?   Like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

 As I rode my bike south through Founders Village and into Castlewood Estates under the massive set of twin power lines, the climb gently got steeper, then at the pinnacle of the steepness I glanced to the right. What was that, no, it couldn’t be, did the town put that there, if not who did? Right there in the rock outcroppings and scrub oak bushes there was a Disk Golf basket/target! I finished my climb at the crest so I stopped and resurveyed the landscape and found more targets. No it couldn’t be, not that I play disk golf or anything but why hasn’t this been publicized I thought as I investigated more. Sure enough, I found a sign and a map at the top of the hill telling of the Matney Disk Golf Course across Matney Circle on Lantern Circle which is owned and operated by the town of Castle Rock. Check it out sometime, but you will not be walking lush fairways, you will be hiking in outcroppings and Scrub Oak.

Disk Golf is a free alternative activity you should consider sometime.

I know, I know, but I was told this by my Kindergartner tonight while lying down with him.

2 weeks of elementary school for my son, two bike crashes for yours truly enroute to school. Not high speed skids and roadrash epic crashes you see, but those slow humiliating, I see those coming thuds; worst thing is my first one was right in front of the 1^st grade teacher lady. AKA the humiliating, you didn’t really see that did you, kind of crash.

At least I am teaching the kids the value of a bike helmet, which I’ve been struggling with lately with my 5 YO. Ya, that’s it!

I was getting off my bike because of the young, growing crowd, you know being responsible and trying to show proper etiquette but I had my Bob attached and my foot got caught on my rear pack making me fall when she came over and tried to pick me up from under the arms causing her to strain in her attempt. I got up myself and thanked her. Parked my bike and commenced in our morning ritual of finding a place to park his bike, stow his helmet in the Bob and then locking his bike; I deposit him in line to get his name badge teacher cheat with little Miss Brooke, then I can punch-out for 5 hours and leave for a Dad Ride ending at the KS mini Starbucks a mile away.

Then there was this morning, we hung at the playground for 5 minutes longer than we should have before riding the rest of the way to Rock Ridge, mistake! Foot traffic of moms and kids were everywhere and within 50 feet of the bike park zone I made a wide birth through the grass to catch up with my son around the last group of three foot passengers. I tried to merge back onto the sidewalk over a three inch sidewalk curb edge from some dirt when my front tire hit the edge and just skidded left sending me into a slow roll to the right where I could either try and take on a 4 foot brick wall fence, or try and melt the best I could before I impacted the wall; I opted for the later. Let me explain before I get too far along, I run semi bald mountain bike tires I inherited from my wife when she decided for real mtn. bike slicks for Ride the Rockiestwo years ago and they had no gripchion to climb the small step and just skidded forward sending me down.

Anyway, as I lie there in a hump with my Bob folded around me, this mom comes running up saying “this makes my epic morning” and tried to pick me up under the arms like the teacher did, baby like. As she grunted and groaned she asked me if I could walk, I said yes I can walk I’m not even bleeding but my ego is another matter. I thanked her untangled my mechanical mess and walked to carry our morning drop off ritual out.
That must have been a good looking crash and burn I just performed, Miss Brooke’s mom asked our mom tonight at pickup if I was OK because she saw the whole thing but didn’t want to rush over me like the rest, giving me some needed space.

We “knuckled” our have a good day departing ritual, and I set out for the biggest bike hill I could find to punish me. This hill I have been a little scared to ride up, but not today.

That hill was nothing and will be on my “daily” till the snow flies. I got home did another 15,000 aerobic steps to give me 21,000 aerobics for the day and was happy and tired; my bike does not count steps so that bike spin is added aerobic value.
I had lunch and caught a 30 minute power nap before my dishes duty in the kitchen. Got the kitchen back in order and had time to post yesterdays 365 photo before heading to Denver for a fitness program meeting that we are designing, all without training wheels!

Today’s 365 made me feel better and it was so worth the humiliation!

On the homefront, but stopped by the CR firestation headquarters during some errands and got a 365 photo.  Thanks Engineer Mike for the tour!

Tonight, our local Heritage Evangelical Free Church hosted a neighborhood wide BBQ and bounce house party in the park, complete with raffle drawings. What a time this was for the kids, they were in all their glory! This party was completely free to attend for everybody and quite a few neighbors attended.

As my son was cruising the grounds it seemed like he knew 85% of the other kids, some I had never seen before! And I go most places with the little guy and I know I have never seen a lot of these kids on the block, around our clubhouse and pool or the park, so I asked the guy where he knows everybody from, “I don’t know, I just do” was the answer I got. My guess is from school but he hasn’t even gone to school for two weeks yet, and is only is Kindergarten!

He knew older kids younger kids, other boys and girls his age and it was just astonishing the number of kids he recognized and who recognized him as we/he cruised the park. I know and recognized a bunch of neighborhood moms, but not the amount of kids my kid knows! It blows me away, the popularity my son has, and he should be running for office!

Anyway, you can see photos of the festivities on my 365.

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Totally online!

Yes, you heard it here first. We have an online catalog of merchandise to sell for our son’s 1^st fundraising event of the year and it is all online!

I mean you still have the option of going around and knocking on doors door to door even though the brochure does not recommend it, and who wants that?
Any sane parent will agree this is the way to go.

Here is the link: I left out his ID number out of privacy concerns and you can see the brochure on my 365.

Everytime this happens in my day it is just too cool.  We’ve come along way in five years, my little man!  And I thought pulling you in the Burley was great, then you could stop and start on two wheels and then things got really good!

Not to brag or anything, but seing the guy do things that older neighborhood kids have not mastered yet like swimmimg in the big boy pool for real, not just splashing in the baby pool makes me just a little prideful (that’s MY boy), then there is racing me on our bikes to and from the local shopping stripette are just some of the things my 5 and a half, 1/2 year old can do.