The Price Family Home Companion

Regional Dressing

This Sunday we went to Souper Salad. Although she didn't say it out loud, Chantell wondered what in the world local ranch was. She wasn't aware of regional variations of the popular salad dressing... certainly not one named lo cal.

Ivan Back for More

Ivan is back for more as it has entered the gulf, turned into a Tropical Depression, and headed right our way. It's not expected to turn into hurricane strength, but the flooding from TD Allison a couple years back is still fresh on our minds.

The satellite photo is very cool... showing TD Ivan in the Gulf, Hurricane Jeanne, Hurricane Karl, and Tropical Storm Lisa in the Atlantic.

Kerry's New Old Idear

Kerry has rounded a corner in his campaign and is finally starting to sound like what you'd expect from a liberal candidate. I guess this is his way of absolutely taking off the gloves.

Playing from the same, tired play book of fear-mongering, Kerry suggests that Bush wants to re-instate the military draft, rob senior citizens of their medications, soil their quilts, and step on their chickens.

By the way, is anyone else amused by people that consider themselves to be intellectuals and pronounce idea with an R?

Politics of Google

A search of news items about Bush, Cheney, or Republicans bashing, ripping, attacking, berating, belittling, criticizing, or accusing Kerry, Edwards, or Democrats results in 421 hits.

Meanwhile an equal and opposite search of news items reporting on Kerry, Edwards, or Democrats bashing, ripping, attacking, berating, belittling, criticizing, or accusing Bush, Cheney, or Republicans results in 1320 stories.

It's a good thing that Kerry has delayed his decision to absolutely take his gloves off until just now. Otherwise we might have already been subjected to a endless cacophony of bitter leftist invective.

Officer Remembers Bush as "Gadget Geek"

Allegations swirl that newly found National Guard documents are actually forgeries written using Microsoft Word. Meanwhile, even more potentially damaging testimony surfaces:

Sgt Michael York, quartermaster of the PX while Bush served in the Air National Guard, distinctly recalls a conversation he had with the young George W. Bush in the store one chilly January morning in 1972.

He says that Bush had just heard about this man named Al Gore and his invention of "the Internet." He foresaw great things and was on his way to Alabama to start a "blog" for the Republican National Committee.

"He was frantic about locating an iPod before his trip," says York. "He specifically asked about the G3 models. The one that holds over 1,000 hours of digital music."

"He didn't look to disappointed when I told him that the RIAA wouldn't allow the base to sell them. He just hopped on his Segway in search of the nearest Fry's Electronics. He was quite the gadget geek," York quips.

Ivan the Terrible

Looks as if Florida will be facing a third hurricane in as many weeks. Hurricane Ivan is expected to make landfall on the gulf-side of Florida by Monday or Tuesday of next week.

I'm glad those systems have been staying out of the Gulf (and thus away from us), but it's hard to wish natural disaster upon anyone else. Especially those that have faced two devastating hurricanes already this season.

Proud [Geek] Father

Taking my mom to the airport, Salem (2) said something to the effect of Bommy [Grammy]. I go home and check my e-mail.

She's growing up so fast.

Consider it Brought

This article is so rich, I don't even know where to start!

Democrat John Kerry on Friday dismissed the Republican convention as "bitter and insulting" and promised to be a president who would tell Americans the truth.

I can only imagine how comparing Bush to Hitler is somehow acceptable, but highlighting Kerry's abysmal 20 year Senate record is bitter and insulting.

It's a long journey ahead for Kerry. He claims he'll be a president that will tell the truth. Hopefully, we'll never find out, but it is humorous as it sounds he'll start to tell the truth only after he's elected. It sounds a lot like his Secret War Plan (he allegedly has diplomatic "chips to play," but only if he becomes president will he reveal the leverage he alleges).

Surely, rational individuals would agree: If you testify to personal, first-hand knowledge of something and talk about it for 20 years only to change your tune when you run for president (when, suddenly, people care what you think), it's not nuance. No matter what the definition of is is, it's called lying.

He listed some of Bush's reasons for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq -- weapons of mass destruction and connections to al Qaeda -- and added after each: "That wasn't true."

Kerry mis-characterizes the evidence again. Never mind the fact that Kerry himself has been quoted numerous times saying that Sadaam had WDM. He did vote for the war (but not funding it). According to the 9/11 Commission, there was substantial evidence proving al Qaeda and Sadaam Hussein connections (they did however say Iraq's involvement in 9/11 was unlikely).

The article further states:

[Kerry] would not allow President Bush or others to question his fitness for the White House.

Is this whiny elitist snob the same photo-op-jock-strap-buyin', wind-surfing, bike-ridin', medal-totin' (or was it ribbon-throwing, I forget), tough-guy that told Bush to BRING IT ON?