Wednesday Miscellanea

Dear James, Daniel and Emily,

A variety of topics and thoughts after returning to work from a day off for Baby Em's illness.

Family Updates

Emily is fine now, Monday she had a Fever and cough, wouldn't keep anything down. Doctor said she had an ear infection, prescribed antibiotics. So she had a rough afternoon and night. But I stayed home with her yesterday since she couldn't go to Day Care yet. And she was already feeling fine.

Kim has joined the Internet! That is we picked up an iPhone for her, and set up her own e-mail account, so now she can and will do e-mail and instant messaging etc. Which is all very cool, since it will make her more confident about technology, and improve our communication. If you want her address let me know and I can have her e-mail you (I figure that's the most conservative way to approach it).

Football

I figured I would chime in my $.02 on the Broncos offseason moves. I have been pleased so far that they clearly have a plan, and are sticking to it. I figure the Brady Quinn trade is a no brainer. Worst case scenario is we traded a running back we don't use and a low draft pick for a backup QB who is an improvement over what we had. Best case scenario is Quinn lives up to his draft hype, takes over the starting job and gets us into the playoffs.

Another plus for the Quinn trade was that the Rams didn't trade for him to be their QB of the future. Which is all to the good, I think the Rams have to continue to be realistic and stick to their building plans and not fall for big name veteran free agents.

Basketball

I haven't totally stopped reading the sports sections, but I have done a good job of separating myslef from the NBA and impending March Madness. It has made the weekends much nicer and productive to not be huddled in front of the TV. And I haven't really missed anything yet.

Politics

So I have refrained from rising to the bait of a FB Friend's hysterically Liberatarian posts about Health Care Reform. I am trying to train myself to post links etc. but not try to criticize other peoples posts, when it is clear the argument is futile.

I am cautiously optimistic that HCR will pass at this point. Although I have a fear that Congress will still blow it somehow. I am of the Kos/Krugman school that at this bill may not be everything we want, but it is the absolutely dead seriously needed foot in the door that has to be passed.