Time for Politics

Some people may just want to skip right over this, as it contains information of a political nature.  :)

And of course, the standard disclaimer.  These are my views and are not intended to represent the views of my employer, friends, family member, associated persons, professional organizations, or anyone else I happen to know or be involved with.  These are only my personal views.  Feel free to disagree and leave hateful comments if that's the sort of thing that makes you happy.

But there is nothing like spending a chunk of my Saturday researching political candidates and ballot initiatives.  But I have done my civic duty and will mail my ballot on Monday, hoping it arrives in time.  As usual, not a lot of candidates that appeal to me that much.  Other than David Alex Levitt for US Senate, most were basically the least offensive choice.

Here is the breakdown on my ballot, in case you don't feel like doing the research and trust that I have done so.  Of course, that assumes that you are also socially liberal and fiscally middle of the road.  Which means if you are a strong Republican supporter, you probably won't agree with these.  It still amazes me how I went from a Reagan Republican to a Independent who leans Democratic without changing my views much, but rather that parties themselves have changed.  The Republicans went WAY to right, and the Democrats moved to center or past it on the right, with only a few ideas left that could be called "liberal".

Anyway, my ballot choices are after the break if you care.  If you don't want to know, I'm trying to save your sensibilities by requiring you click the Read More link.  :)

Ladies and Gentlemen, Thor has left the building.....

So Spring has arrived in Poznań, and apparently Thor is a regular visitor.  In the last few weeks there have been regular rainstorms in some evenings that featured a fair amount of thunder and lightening.  But tonight, there was quite the expo.  As an evening storm moved through around 9pm or so; there was a large amount of wind, a large amount of LOUD thunder, and so much lightening that I don't think a single minute went buy without at least one flash.  And a whole lot of minutes when there was seemingly a bit of lightening once every few seconds or so.

It was so impressive that I even noticed a number of my neighbors in the building across the way stepping out on their balcony and giving the spectacle a look.  It was quite impressive.  Then, after about an hour and half, it had moved on through and things returned to calmness.

Living in Poznań in the Spring is starting to remind me of living in Denver in the summer.  Hot, humid, with frequent afternoon/evening storms that pass through like a freight train.  :)

Enjoy your weekend!