Valentines for All Occassions

Need help telling that not-so-special someone just how you feel on Valentine’s Day? Woot has created a set of Valentine’s Day cards to help you send the message.

Kung Hee Fatt Choy!

Happy Chinese New Year! When I was in high school my family tagged along on a business trip with my Dad to Hong Kong. It also happened to be Chinese New Year which was especially fun. We learned all about the traditions and enjoyed the many decorations, and the public dragon dances.

It is considered good luck to have a dragon dance at your home or business. I remember seeing a dragon dance in a mall and thinking it was so fun. The dragons have an elaborate head which has expressive eyes that can show emotions. The body is a long train of fabric and several guys stand underneath it to work the body.

Red represents good luck and many people give each other little red envelopes with money inside. I think it’s similar to our valentines day in that way. Every year is represented by an animal and 2008 is the year of the rat. Many people don’t really know the year they’re born because nobody asks how old you are. They just say, “I was born in the year of the dragon (that’s mine).” The celebration is 15 days long and I remember sitting in our hotel room watching fireworks on the final day of Chinese New Year. There were barges out on the water where the fireworks were shot from and it was a beautiful show. Great memories!

GO VOTE!

I saw a fun little piece on how the delegates work for these primary elections on Good Morning America, but I can’t find it on their site, so this one will have to do. The whole thing gets pretty complicated, so it’s nice to have a general idea of how it all works:

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=602OSqjSSDY

Super Tuesday Results at CNN

Delegate Counts for Candidates at CNN

Super Tuesday

I’m starting to do a little study of the candidates now that the field has narrowed quite a bit and we are getting closer to February 5, “Super Tuesday.” I am not registered under any party, so I will not be able to vote in the Republican race. The Democrats will let me vote, so I still feel like I can have some say. I take that seriously because here in California the democrats are the majority so our state’s delegates will likely go blue on election day. I found this comparison site, and I haven’t been through it in depth, but it seems to have legitimate sources. I feel like McCain is the weaker of the two republican candidates, and a nomination for him would secure victory for the democrat’s candidate regardless of who it is. Romney seems to be better prepared for a battle for the presidency. Obama seems to be a better pick over Clinton to me, and I have to admit I would like to see a Romney v. Obama contest just for the intellectual debates! At the risk of being politically pounded I’m still going to ask, What do you think?

Update: The site I just mentioned turned out to be more biased than I originally thought. This is a better comparison chart I think because it gives the candidates views in a few sentences.

Did You See That!?

I think I heard Hillary say, “I TOTALLY tried to shake Obama’s hand, and he, like, totally turned the other way!… Oh, I’m gonna be late for class… Text me!”

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXWsMZLRsT8

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0axTE7yjAw

Starting Seven Steps

I did it.  I went to read the Seven Steps for this week and did one of them today!  These are all of the expired medicines from my cabinets.  I thought the little trash can would hold it all but had to expand to the shoe box.  The oldest thing I found were some cough drops that expired in 2000! Now I have a long list of things I need to update my supply.  I never check dates before I give medicine, so at least I know that any medicine I give to my sick babies will be current with full potency.

The Violinist

This morning was Hunter’s first violin concert. He did an awesome job. I just wish I had brought the video camera! They played through Jingle Bells, Twinkle Twinkle, Two Step March, and Ode to Joy. Rob and I loved watching him play and were so proud! He hates to practice of course, but I’m hoping that after his performance today he’ll be glad I make him do it.

Before – Tuning Up

During the encore of Two Step March

Afterwards – Great job Hunter!