Thinkpacs - you think, you blog

My girlfriend I and would have these funny little fights all the time.  Perhaps you had something similiar.  It would invariably go something like this:

Me:  You’ve called five times and said you’d be here hours ago!

Her:  I said I’d be late.

Me:  No you didn’t!

Her:  You’re mad at me!

Me:  I’m mad because you made me mad!

And then of course the whole topic was changed.  Luckily we stopped most of that after about ten years, but even now after more than twenty years we still have the tendency to occasionally slip back.

Now, the day is almost done.

Early in the day, Judy and I went to Rainbow. On the way back, we passed three sheriff busses lined up, and about 15 riot-gear-equipped storm troopers getting ready. Of course it was for the peace rally, what else? Judy wanted me to be careful, and to be sure to run from the storm troopers if they started any trouble.

Later I rode my bike into the rally, about 11:15. I had to pass through a phalynx of police, with riot gear and billy clubs. They had the entire rally surrounded. Above, three helicopters hovered. The CHP helicoper circled us like prey.

The rally itself was great. The weather was awesome again. Some of the speakers were good, but several went flat. I particularly liked the Green Party candidate running against Diane Feinstein. No one in the rally cheered for Diane, and this is her home town.

During the march, police with riot gear followed us. Police cars on every corner. Each of the four rallies has been peaceful, why is the city paying all this double-time pay to watch over a peace rally? Gavin, you have some explaining to do.

An evil empire, known the world over for support of the most horrific events in recent human history, wants to control our ports! We just can’t let this happen!

For instance, they started numerous coups d’etat to topple democratically elected governments! We’re talking big countries, like Iran, Bolivia, El Salvadore, Panama. Maybe even in the old USSR. How can you trust someone that will do those things to run our ports!

They support death squads, funded by illegal arms sales! And they were caught and let them go!

They invade other countries ignoring international law!

They have enourmous debt to communist countries!

What are we to do? I suggest that Switzerland run our ports. They are nice. What’s that? They don’t have any ports? Small detail.