Craig's Boo-Boo

Craig joined our local church's softball team a couple weeks ago. Overall, the team is not great but everyone still seems to have a good time. I go and sit in the cheering section with the moms (the team is mostly high schoolers). I don't cheer loudly like some of them do, but every once and a while I have been known to give out a "good eye" or a "nice catch". The worst thing about the league is that the game times vary. Last night it started at 9pm. That is a bit late for me. It starts out okay but by 10pm it gets dark and cold and I am a early to bed kinda girl. Last night, the darkness wasn't great for Craig either. He was in the outfield when a ball came his way. The bright field lights blinded him and the ball hit him in the eye. 24 hours later, this is what has happened to his beautiful face:

The up close gruesome results:

Fred's on the Web

Fred Thompson has an official website now. There's not much up there yet, but keep checking. I'll link to it over on the right for your handy reference.

Immigration Split

You can count me among the conservatives that are kinda TO'ed at many of the leaders of our movement who are supporting the immigration bill. Not only are we upset that they would support such a bad plan, but we're upset that many of them have resorted to impugning the motives of us opponents. For example, Sen. Lindsey Graham from SC, also known as John McCain's poodle, said that "we're gonna tell the bigots to shut up." The editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal said he was amazed at "the degree to which the right isn't even rational about this any more." The president himself said we "don't want what's right for America." He's pretty much losing the little support he has left in America over this issue, but that's another story.

I'm hoping this debate becomes central to the presidential nomination process on the Republican side. Of the major candidates, it seems that only Mitt Romney and my man Fred Thompson are against this bill, but Romney seems to have changed positions recently (as with several other issues). I think McCain's chances of getting the nomination are now dead, since he's one of the major architects of this bill.

I'd tell you to call your Senator about this bill, but if he/she's anything like Utah's Bob Bennett, he/she doesn't care what you think. That seems to be a common thread among pro-amnesty Republicans.

Spelling

The National Spelling Bee, which aired tonight, brings back memories of my youth. I competed in the ND State Spelling Bee four times in 5th-8th grade. I got 3rd place my final year, so I was close to getting to go to Nationals. I'm trying to remember the words that eliminated me each year, but the only one I can think of is 'querulous', and I believe that was 5th grade. I'll have to ask my mom what the others were.

ND: Vacation Value

AAA just came out with its annual summer travel forecast, which stated that combined travel and lodging costs are up 3.7% this year. This survey found North Dakota to be the most economical destination, with daily food and lodging costs of $187, well below the national average of $270. So, if you're looking for a cheap trip this summer, check out North Dakota.