Monkeys in the Arctic? Monkeys in Washington!

It's time for me to complain again. Or not. I really, really, really don't want to. But our GREAT nation keeps heading nowhere except toward socialist financial ruin. To ignore that would irresponsible. All our damn president wants to do is grow the government to preposterous proportions. In order to help everyone, he's launched an attack on those who make more money: they should be responsible for paying for most of America -- Raise Their Taxes. Where does this idea even come from??!!

"Knock knock."

"Hello. May I help you?"

"We're the government. According to our records, you make more money than your neighbors."

"Yes, I've been fortunate and I've been able to be successful."

"Since you make more, we're forcing you to give more of what you earned back to us so we can use it to help others."

It's not fair, it's blatantly wrong, and most importantly, it's going to do so much damage to the economy. And then you've got fools who say it's not really raising taxes. Going from 35% to 39.6%, "that's just letting tax breaks expire and it's not really raising them." What?!?! 35 to almost 40 IS going UP.

WAKE UP!!!!!!!! This idiotic dooshbag and his stooge Congress are doing so much harm. We're so screwed.

But I've got to keep getting my exercise... can't be an important part of the revolution if you don't have the healthy energy to do so.

Friday Afternoon Run: 25 minutes 39 sec

+11 seconds

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Days Since My Last Run: 2
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3:25 pm - 68° - kinda sunny

For this run I was ill-prepared but I got it done... somehow. I just did not have the energy that I would have liked to've had. On top of that, I think I was a little more tired than I should've been for such a run. It just wasn't as easy as other similar runs. Less than two minutes in (!!!) I was already wanting to quit, quit, quit, quit, quit. That thought so early was easy to push away but it returned soon enough. I really don't know how I pushed on to over 25 minutes. I got it accomplished though. By the end, all I wanted to do was sit and sleep and wake up whenever and then stagger back home. My ass was draggin', my feet were draggin', I don't want to be sitting here now typing this, I just want to be dead... well, uhh, maybe just laying down in the most supreme state of vegging out.

In order to have 10 runs and 4 hours for the month, am I really gonna do this tomorrow??? Ay caramba. I wish I could hire someone to exercise for me. I suppose that wouldn't really do much for my physical health, though, eh?

Good news is I've had my Best Month Ever. I just wish I had the energy to be more excited about it.
X ·Feb :: +26 sec· X

9 runs in February: 3 hours 41 min JANUARY 2009 2 hours 54 min December '08 2 hours 42 min November: 2 hours 31 min October: 2 hours 10 min **SEPTEMBER** 3 Hours 25 min

Friday's Running Playlist included most of this album...
	Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare 2007
Brainstorm Teddy Picker D Is For Dangerous Balaclava Fluorescent Adolescent Only Ones Who Know Do Me A Favour This House Is A Circus If You Were There, Beware The Bad Thing Old Yellow Bricks 505

To new music I really don't pay much attention. Somewhere, sometime I heard of these guys. I didn't hear them, not a single song I don't think, but became aware of the fact that they're a newly popular band who people seem to be digging. Apparently their debut is a fastest selling British debut and it won some awards, and this, their second (and currently most recent) album, is another that was nominated for and/or won awards, also. Okay, that's all well and good (as I don't really put much (any?) stock in awards) but it doesn't mean I'll enjoy their music... but still I thought I'd maybe possibly give them a try someday. Finally the day got here and this isn't bad; I kinda like it. Most every song has a nice pace to it, not much is mellow. It doesn't approach punk rock speed which is also good. Jangly at times, a little darker at others. This is post-punk revival? Okay then. There's apparently also some criticism about this band as it seems they've been hyped and are more style than substance. I didn't think that at all, maybe because there was obviously a lot of production involved in the recording of these songs. This is slick Indie but definitely not Lo-fi garage rock. No matter what it is, it's not bad and I'll probably check other albums of their out in the future.

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"Teddy Picker"
Glastonbury Festival, England -- June 22, 2007