Disuasion

I was met by opposition Sunday to my Obama endorsement from none other than my family... and from members of my family, none the less, that I truly respect and admire.

Their choice is Edwards, which was not the problem.

One particular member, who is not for Edwards but none other than a Bush supporter, had the audacity to try to persuade me against my electoral decision by using Obama's tax policies as the only deterrent; "When you make more money, you'll change your mind."

There are so many things about this sentence that bother me.

First of all, if you're going to try to convince me that my candidate is the wrong choice, than you might want to consider choosing more than one topic to stand on. Plus, haven't we learned that political bashing doesn't get very far?

Second of all, taxes are the least of my concern for this election and of minimal concern in my personal life considering they're not going to change anytime soon, nor is there that much room for them to change in my current and most likely long-lasting financial situation.

Third of all "when you make more money" is such a condescending phrase. What I heard was "oh you're just naive, but don't worry you'll become enlightened like me and have this huge epiphany... it's inevitable.

In any case, this short exchange just further cemented my support for Obama who is now, by the way, a Mii character on my Wii and is coming to town tomorrow for an event I was personally invited to.

Silly kids

It almost goes against my moral code to share this story because I don't like kids, but this one is just too damn funny.

Jimmy was hanging on Port-Au-Prince, the only place to be in Moon Valley, trying once again to master his neighbor's kid's Ripstick skateboard. Even though Jimmy has been skateboarding for years, he still can't get the hang of it, so he made a comment that maybe he's getting to old.

The little boy then asked:

Chase: "How old are you?"
Jimmy: "24"
Chase: "On the Wii?"

You gotta love how this game is changing the world.