Random thought:

I saw a diversity and inclusion class at work today. I wonder if anyone's been thrown out of an inclusion class and if so does that make them non-inclusive?

I'd like you to see the entire Rush Limbaugh case in a different light. Rush Limbaugh is many things. If it is true, it's not on the same level as something done by a political leader. Rush is an entertainer much like Johnny Cash. Cash was a beloved and respected American entertainer whose greatest struggle was with booze and pills.

Rush is not a preacher, he's a talk show host. If he did do it, all he needs to do is admit and he'll be forgiven by everyone but the mainstream press.

I do not believe for one moment the allegations raised against Rush Limbaugh. The sad state of American politics is becoming apparent. Today, people who run on the Republican side are subjected to a complete investigation of the entirety of their personal lives. The Democrats are the greatest practitioners of this politics of personal destruction.

Looking at General Clark's entry into the presidential race and the statements of General Shelton, Conservatves did not seek to find out what issues of character led Shelton to declare he would not vote for Clark. Most issues that have been raised have been on the General's record.

I fear for our Republic when as conservatives, we allow the media to require that our leaders have angelic past. As Madison said, "If men were angels, we would not need government.

Well I kept to the Tae Bo result three days in a row. That's something for me. I've got to keep it up. I've got to say focused. I've got to keep at it, for my health's sake.

I've started training for my new job in Boise. It's a fun work environment with great benefits. I'll write (a little) bit more about it when I update my work bio. I certainly won't write everything. Again, my opinion is that it's unprofessional to gripe about your current job and being a kiss-up doesn't do any good.

Your prayers are appreciated. The city of Boise is full of opportunities, but I haven't found the place I fit in, in the local body of believers. I don't know where I should go or what I should do. I'm also desperate for a chance to preach.

I miss Montana. I miss knowing people who would be there consistently, of knowing my place, even though it was limited. Everything is so wide open here, I don't know what to do.

Also put in the Tae Bo 8 minute workout. Boy, it really did the trick. I felt better afterwards. At the end of the tape Blanks said that even though you may not have 20 minutes, you surely do have 8 minutes to take care of your health. He's write. I'll try and Tae Bo every day.

Watched the Time Machine with my wife (the new one starting Jeremy Irons). It was okay. My big problem with it was how the Earth was destroyed. Ready? It was blasting on the moon to create moon colonies. Supposedly, it blew apart the moon and destabilized the Earth's orbit. I'm not a scientist, but I'm pretty darn sure that's pretty close to impossible.

Stand Up For The Flathead

This is my challenge to citizens of the Flathead Valley: Stand up for the Flathead. No, not the Flathead as idealized by leftist anti-development beatniks but as place where people can make a living and young families can survive. All over people have told me that they're sad about my departure. But I wasn't the first and I certainly won't be the last.

Of my 2002 graduating class at FVCC, most had already. The only one I saw after graduation was Heidi Rhodes, who received her A.S. in Criminal Justice and landed the dream job of Stream International Security Guard before leaving for New York where she could get work.

There can be economic opportunity but citizens need to stand up against the extreme anti-development crowd. FVCC is a great college, but to be honest, it's not really helping the Flathead. You're training other communities police officers, businessman, and network administrators. You're not training people to work and pay for the education that was financed through property taxes, because there was no way they can make a reasonable living there.

Wake up and stop Citizens for a Better Flathead or it's young people will continue to be the Flathead's greatest export.

Saying goodbye is a hard thing for me. Some people say they don't like goodbyes. Even though they hurt, I do. I think they're important, especially when you've known people for a while. Some good friends of mine left Montana to go to California, and we didn't get to say goodbye. It feels like there wasn't closure.

At the church I was attending in addition to Living Water Christian Fellowship, they prayed over us and had cake. People who I'd said barely a word to in the year and a half I'd gone there, let me know that I'd blessed them. It was very humbling and I felt very loved.

My mom cried when I hugged her goodbye. My brother didn't. To be an honest, I don't think he cries at all. My dad drove the Ryder truck down to Boise, which was a good thing, cause I could not have driven that truck, towing my Mazda behind me on that tow bar, or even without the Mazda. After we unloaded and returned the truck, I drove my dad to the airport.

He had this silly little rhyme he always tried to coax me into reciting. It got embarrassing after I turned eight (thus why I'm not posting it), so I stopped doing it. Without coaxing, I hugged him and said it at the airport as we both were crying.

I miss my family, but I think I've got a good perspective on it. Even though it's sad, it's part of growing up, of coming into my own. Of finding God's perfect will for my life. I often felt like a Prophet without Honor in Kalispell. I was too well known, I'd been there too long (since I was 12) and been a political agitator for far too long. People there had seen me grow up which was part of the problem.

Kalispell is a town where people come to relax. I've poured my heart out more times than I could count trying to get an event organized and got little to no response. Anyone organizing anything other than the Liberal busybodies "Citizens for a Better Flathead" will tell you that getting anything organized is like pulling teeth.

If you go down to Western Montana in the Summer tp see Glacier National Park, visit the Miracle of America Museum. It's $3.00 to get in and well worth the price of admission (especially given what tourist traps around Glacier charge).

You enter the museum and it takes a full hour or more to get through all the stuff in there. Let me tell you it's a great collection of historical items, including plenty of World War II posters and memrobillia. They even have a tank and an old car in there. Also, they have several old machines that work including an early video game from the 1960s, as well as several music playing machines from the early 20th Century.

Once you get into the cafe portion of the museum, you may think it's over. You could be more wrong. Because through the back door is the yard, full of historical stuff. They have made historical buildings with schools (the school had a NEA newsletter from teh 1940s talking about the importance of religion in school). Also had a lot of stuff out there. The only negative about the museum is that the yard is very eclectic. It has the stereotypical design of a redneck's back yard, but few rednecks have Fighter Jets, Tanks, and Helicopters on their front yard.

You can't sit on a lot of the cool equipment, the tanks and fighter jets are sealed, but you can sit in the helicopter and there's a huge tug boat you can climb on.

More than that, the museum is very conservative and it will remind you why you should be proud to be an American.

I've moved to Boise and there's a lot to write about. Boise is quite a city. I went downtown to visit the Job Service. The Skyline of the City really impressed me. You would never know how big Boise as you drive into it. It's all hilly and rustic. Inside though, it's a thriving and growing city. I know it's also probably big, cold, and cruel. But, right now I'm just impressed

What you're seeing in Alabama is remarkable. Don't miss this. Despite all of the whining about the rule of law and how Judge Moore isn't following it., what 's more remarkable is how peaceful everything is staying in the state. No riots, just prayerful protests. Compare to that to what happens when the left doesn't get its way.

zIs reading comprehension a lost art? I mean it. I recently posted a column analyzing America's situation and suggested that were headed for a Civil War and people suggest I'm advocate a Civil War. I'm not. I think that if we can't resolve our pproblems peacefully, future generations will curse us. No one wants a Civil War but it may be coming if we don't address in a serious way the issues of judicial supremacy.
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Recently, I also wrote a Short Story about a man who killed an abortion doctor and I was assailed as if I supported the conduct when the article condemned it. My friends, people need to be able to grasp and understand the meaning of what people are saying. I'm very disheartened by the poor reading comprehension skills showed by many Conservatives.

I have to say something about Independent Christian films. Support them! Every Independent film begins with someone who has an idea and a message. To make a Christian film, you spend anywhere between $100,000-$200,000. You rarely recoop that.

Those who do so to make a Christian movie with a Christian message should be lauded. They're making movies because they believe the message will have an impact on people's lives. The Christiano Brothers do great work in making their own movies as well as distributing those of others.

Their Website offers movies at a reasonable price with a good entertainment value. As Christians we often face the choice of who we'll support. I understand that sometimes, we all want just a nice "fun" movie and that's fine. But where should more of our entertainment dollars be going? I'd contend that it's a better idea to invest financially in people who have invested themselves in making movies for the Glory of God.

I saw Flywheel from Sherwood pictures: an excellent picture about a used car salesman who turns his life over to God and decides to start running an honest business.

It's a good movie. The acting's not the best, but is very good for a low budget picture. It has a very powerful message and a great story line. I heartily reccomend it. It really made me think.

I'm searching for Alan Keyes. Can't find him anywhere. Hasn't been in the news for four months. He's expected to be in Alabama in a few days. Gosh, I wish I could be here.

Speaking of FreeRepublic.com, I read a story attacking Bill Simon standing against Arnold. It was a very slanted Report in the Washington Times. I pointed out that when it came to intraparty issues, the Washington Times was not always objective and mentioned an article from 2000 where they implied Alan Keyes was in the Presidential race merely to thwart Steve Forbes. As soon as I posted it, it occurred to me that someone might say, "I'd like to see that article."

But I didn't know where it was. I was up until 1:30 a.m. trying to find it. I tracked it down at last and no one called me on it. So, sometimes I worry about nothing or I'm going overboard in my "show prep". Still here's the link.

Found this interesting article on Freerepublic.com. It's from Pipeline.com on Howard Dean. Read the article, it's fascinating writing. If Howard Dean comes to your area ask him if he's ever performed an abortion? We all deserve an answer.

Everyone who is against Pete Rose being admitted is getting soft on allowing Rose in the Hall. Liberal Rob Neyer proposes that Rose be allowed in and that a heretofore unmade distinction be made between betting on your team and betting against it.

Neyer argues that having the Pete Rose issue unresolved is a problem for Major League Baseball. The problem Rob is that it was resolved by Bart Giamatti. No one seems willing to let this be resolved, but rather wants to feel sorry for a man who chose to ruin his own career.

In his latest column in regards to a Baseball Prospectus report that Baseball intends to allow Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame back into baseball and to manage.

Caple has no problem enshrining Rose in Cooperstown even though Joe Jackson and everyone else who was involved in gambling on the game is banned, but he takes issue with putting Rose as a manager. He points out that in addition to the fact that Rose can't be trusted. He points out that a lot of people have been waiting to manage including Yankees Coach Willie Randolph.

I wonder personally why Randolph doesn't have a position. He interviewed for several positions. Maybe Randolph is like me. I don't interview well either.

Bill Simon was quoted on CNN.com as saying, " "He's known from the standpoint of name identification, but... from the standpoint of where he stands on the issues, from the standpoint of what his priorities are, he's a blank slate," Simon told CNN's American Morning. "We need to hear from Arnold." This was roundly mocked by Arnold supporters but they should pay attention. Simon knows of what he speaks.

Last year, he was the hot political commodity until a sudden downfall due to charges that were eventually refuted. Simon knows that even with a well-established agenda, everything can go south in a moment. The idea that anyone should pack it in at this point is absurd. Arnold has yet to prove himself a lasting force.