President Hilary Clinton in 2008?

The political landscape swings back and forth, left to right, in a regular, clock like fashion. Think about the last 45 years.

Kennedy and Johnson in the 60's, with Nixon elected in reaction to the 60's. Nixon turns out to be a crook, so we elect a peanut farmer from Georgia. Carter is probably the most decent human being every to be in the White House, unfortunately, the Ayatollah took hostages on his watch, so Reagan was elected. Eight years of Reaganonics, deficit spending and four years of George W Number 1 was followed by Slick Willie.

Al Gore was unelectable, still almost won anyway, and some cowboy from Texas got elected in 2000. Planes crashed into buildings in late summer 2001, and he scared the country into thinking it was ok to march into Iraq 18 months later. Now, gas prices are at an all time high, it turns out there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and you can feel the country's political wrecking ball starting to gain some momentum back towards the center.

Hilary has the same gift the her husband has - the ability to deliver a simple message to the people, something John Kerry and Al Gore could not do. I have no idea who the Republicans will toss out in 2008 - it won't be Dick Chaney. The Republicans will have to find a moderate, electable candidate - the only person who comes to mind is John McCain. I'll go ahead and say it now 3 and 1/2 years in advance - I think Hilary has the inside line. We'll see.

Happy 50th Anniversary

On this date in 1955, Ike was president, a young Elvis Presley made a generation of older Americans feel uncomfortable, and, my parents tied the knot. Happy 50th Anniversay to Charlie Lee Sr. (aka 3 Kick Dad) and my Mom.

Daddy/Daughter Day, and Another Lawyer Joke

I took today off and spent most of the day chasing my little girl all around the town. Early in the day, her Aunt watched her and another little boy in our backyard while they played on the various plastic child toys we seemed to have acquired recently. While they played outside, I was able to do a little work in the house. In general, we had a grand old Daddy/Daughter day. Hot dogs for lunch at Another Place Sandwich shop, and we went for a big walk all up and down Main Street. She was a tired little soldier and fell fast asleep in her car seat in the Charlie Lee Mobile.

Oh, and here's a lawyer joke for you:
Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, an honest lawyer and an old drunk are walking down the street together when they simultaneously spot a hundred dollar bill. Who gets it? The old drunk, of course, the other three are fantasy creatures.

Another Knock Knock Joke

Knock knock.
Who's there?

Dishes.
Dishes who?

Dishes the FBI. Come out with your hands up.

On the Road

When I was in Paducah yesterday, I picked up a copy of Jack Kerouac's book, On the Road . I thought it would be different if i read a book that didn't involve sports or law. Right now, I'm on page 72, and the main character, Sal Paradise, has made it across the country and is staying with his friend Remi Boncoeur and his girl, Lee Ann. Kerouac tells the story from the first person perspective of Sal, ala Holden Caufield. I noticed that you don't actually learn Sal's name until you are over 50 pages into the book. I'm sure that's significant and that lots of people have written lots of observations on that over the years.

I like Kerouac's writing style - On the Road is an easy read with a realistic take on one side of the American Dream. I may write more about this in the future.

Owensboro and Shout out to Tiger Woods

Good morning world - live from Owensboro, KY, it's 6:30 a.m. CST. I'm typing this from a small cubby hole in a Hampton Inn before grabbing some breakfast. It's raining hard here, and my umbrella is safe and dry in my office in Louisville, KY, some 100 mile away.

Props to Tiger Woods for winning Masters number 4. He needs 2 more to catch Jack Nicklaus - I think he'll be slipping on 7 or 8 green jackets before he hangs it up. Four Masters titles before age 30 - incredible. How long do you think it's going to take Nike before they make a commercial using the footage of Tiger making that birdie chip on the 16th hole? You know what I'm talking about. The Nike golf ball (with the Nike SWOOSH prominently displayed) just hung over the hole. I got up, made a sandwich, cut the grass, came back into the living room, and then the ball fell in the hole.

Shades of Danny Noonan at the end of one of my favorite films, Caddyshack. Did anyone notice Carl Spangler in the background setting off explosives trying to kill all the gophers on the golf course?

Abby's Playhouse and Basketball Fun

When you have a 19 month old, you live outside. Mrs. Charlie Lee and Nana ventured out to the neighborhood Toys-R-Us and returned home with the Step-2 Childrens Playhouse (some assembly required). I'm getting better at this. I put the house together in about 1 hour, and I only had 2 screws left over. I think the screws were extras, and the playhouse looks fairly secure. Plus, I only took the Lord's name in vain twice while putting it together (sorry Mom). The playhouse is together, and it's a big hit with the little one.

On the sports front, our neighbor's 9 year old daughter from across the street beat me in one-on-one hoops this afternoon, 20-17, in spite of me draining three 3-pointers from the end of my driveway. She has promised me a rematch tomorrow. The weather forecast is for sunny skies, with highs in the upper 70's,so.... game on. If you're in the neighborhood and want to see me lose to a child at basketball, stop by.

The Masters (aka Putt-Putt Golf)

Did anybody else see Tiger Woods knock his putt on the 13th Green at Augusta on Thursday past the hole, off the green, and into the water? Usually that only happens when you're putting on a green that has a windmill and a clown's mouth on it. Gary McCord of CBS was right a few years ago when he said the greens were bikini waxed.

Nick Burns - Our Company's Computer Guy

Clones:

Let me give a shout out to Nick Burns (not his real name), our Company's Computer Guy. Dude is wicked sick when it comes to fixing our PC's. Today, one of the Commodore 64's in our office was ill. Nick was able to bring the bad boy back up to speed in no time. Plus, he is able to converse with regular non-computer folks. I also don't think he owns a pocket protector, or if he does, maybe just one.

His only flaw is he is a UK fan. No one is perfect.

I am out.

President William Henry Harrison

President William Henry Harrison died on this day, April 4, in 1841. President Harrison served the shortest term of any President, dying from pneumonia 30 days after taking office. He became sick after giving a long winded inaugural address in the wind and cold without wearing a hat or coat. Kids, when Mom says bundle up, she ain't kidding around.

In memory of President Harrison, I say we send all of our politicians in Washington out the next cold day in D.C. to gives some speeches without their hats and coats.