YES!!

Phew! I've gotta spill this really quick... I just got back from my daily running routine just now, and while I was out, I stopped at one of our local school tracks and timed to see how fast I could do a mile. I did it in JUST over 5 minutes! To be exact, I got it in 5:01.6! My running goal for this year was to do a mile in under 5 minutes, and I got closer than I thought I would sooner than I thought I would! Yahoo! Okay, so maybe none of you people care, but I'm pretty excited... :)

I'll shutup now... :)

Hey, I was wondering what everyone thought of Bush's State of the Union Address not too long ago? I thought the speech on the whole was pretty excellent, but towards the end, he started really pushing the govermental interference in making our country less and less dependent on foreign oil, especially from the Middle East. Personally, I think that sort of thing should be restricted exclusively to private enterprises. He also talked quite a bit about researching new sources of power, particularly mentioning the use of natural substances such as the ethanol in wood chips and other natural resources to replace oil in the power industry. Again, it is none of the governments business to research how America powers its houses. That is a strictly capitalistic thing and should be left that way.

He also mentioned focusing on the math and sciences in public schools so that the next generation will be able to advance even farther in industrial science and the like. And where does the government get the money to pay for advanced studies in the public school? Tax dollars. Our tax dollars. They would be much better off giving us that money back so that we can school our own kids in the ways that we see fit. Ah well...

On the whole, I thought it was a great speech, though. His part about Iraq and our foreign policy was awesome. Not to mention his comment about the newly confirmed judge, Alito... You could just see the disgust on the dem's faces! That was sweet... :)

So, what'd ya'll think?