Basketball
I am sitting at a Fort Wayne Mad Ants basketball game. I have such a love for Hoosier ball. There are a couple of players on the Mad Ants who are from universities in Indiana, and I root harder for them. I didn’t pursue coming to a Mad Ants game in prior seasons. I am still bitter over the fall of the CBA, since I was a huge fan of the Fort Wayne Fury basketball team. But my brother and I had free tickets to a suite, and I’m glad I’m here. (Though, I would totally cool with a lower seat. From here, I can’t read the numbers on the giant scoreboard. Luckily my brother’s vision is annoyingly good.)
Last week was my brother’s first two games of his high school basketball career. Won the first game, the second did not go so hot. However, I am totally pumped about attending North Side basketball on a regular basis again. Bethany and I used to regularly attend away games, especially post season. My favorite time was when we accidentally sat ourselves smack in the middle of the South Side student section when the North Side-South Side game was at South. Dangerous I tell you, dangerous.
Politics
I have a list of eighteen blog posts that I want to write. I’m actually beginning to develop a pattern! There’s one that I’m attempting to figure out how to classify. My goal in writing this category is to figure out where I stand on things, and to get myself educated (i.e. by writing these posts, I open myself up to serious criticism, thank you blog world). In my head I’ve classified these as “Liberal Leanings” and I can’t seem to shake the name. The only reason for this is because I grew up in a Republican leaning household, and Republicans are called conservatives and anyone who doesn’t agree with the Republicans get called a liberal. Thus far I still consider myself an Independent, but that’s only because I don’t consider myself educated enough either way to say what I am.
Hence the coming blog posts. I suppose I’ll just stick with “Political Musings” or something of the like.
Now if only the internet at the Memorial Coliseum was free so I could post this live.
Along the lines of political musings I am compelled to comment. Republican household. Really? It hasn’t been unusual for me to negate Ashley’s Dad’s votes through the years. I have considered myself an Independent but when forced to decide in primary, I have chosen based on the particular election and candidates running for office. Traditionally as a Catholic – which I am one – you were considered liberal (fighting for the poor, social services, etc). Think of (fill in the blank) Kennedy. But I have such a problem with an unbalanced government budget (at any level) and excessive spending because I believe those who can stand on their own two feet (figuratively) – should – so I have a problem with some social programs which appear to coddle rather than facilitate helping others help themselves. As Ashley is aware, I have a huge issue with the health care plan that our federal government and politicians have crafted for themselves I want to get up and scream at them when they talk about excessive health care spending. People in glass houses… So, my political leanings? Hoosier sensibility. The right person for the right job. Phooey the political party.
@Mom:
Re-reading what I wrote, when I said “Republican household” I meant as seen by the outside world, mostly due to the Catholic stance on abortion. (Since this post was in preparation for putting myself out there to said outside world). Okay, that and Dad’s political leanings. He was rather alone in that last presidential election. (I am still amused at how into the elections Grandpa (dad’s dad) got, since I never hear him talk politics.) Right-o on my parents constantly nullifying the other’s vote.
I did neglect to mention that in Fort Wayne the Republicans and Democrats are so close that I would never choose who to vote for based on their political party. I’m still so sad we essentially had no choice in our last mayor.
I need to revisit my sociology class notes and readings to get together a post on social programs/folks standing on their own two feet. That class touched on that very idea of whether or not programs in place coddle or help others help themselves.
Heck yes on being frustrated with congressmen who argue about health care reform when they have no worries themselves at taxpayers’ expense.