About: Scouts and 9/11, football, rousing rabbles, and smoking

Just some truly random bits, because I feel like blogging but I don't have anything really to say...

I've been involved a bit today in setting up our cub scout pack's participation in some memorial observations of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 coming up this weekend. On Saturday, the Boy Scout Council (kinda like the regional office) will be accepting flags that are in need of a formal retirement at the office on Hillsboro Pike, and our pack will be there from 3:30 until 5:30pm. Then on Sunday, we'll be participating in a Memorial Observance at the South Police Precinct on Harding Place. These are the kind of things that we feel our boys should be involved with in order to gain a true appreciation for this country.

Of course, on the negative side, it also coincides with the opening weekend of NFL football. I'm really looking forward to the season. I think the Titans will be better than I thought at first, but I still don't see them going to the playoffs. I'm forecasting a 7-9 season, but with us still being competitive in those 7.

Politics is everywhere nowadays as the presidential campaign gets closer. I don't know if I'm ready to hear it all but it's coming up. Without getting into it too deeply (plenty of time for that later), I don't think I'll be voting for anyone from either party who is too much of a hard-liner. The phrase I used earlier talking to Monica was "rabble-rouser". We need people who talk together and work things out, not yell across the aisle at each other.

Last but not least, I've not smoked in 89 days. I'm still pretty damn proud of that! Considering that I smoked for 13,870 days (38 years), that's quite a lifestyle change!
Stock tip: Wrigley's Doublemint gum's going to see a profit increase this year, I bet.