Don't say I didn't warn you...

I told you I procrastinated...

Anyway. Recent blogworthy things:

Flying: I got to ride in one of these yesterday. Very, very cool. I enjoy fixed wing flying (and to tell the truth, once we were in forward flight, there wasn't a lot of difference), but I've always been fascinated by choppers; the way they move, the places they can get into, the fact that someone actually was able to make machines like that fly. Love 'em.

Drinking: Finally got some gin, and have been experimenting with that. I'll probably participate in next week's MxMo and expand on my experiences then, but for now I'll say that the Martini isn't bad, but it's not my favorite drink, and the Gin and Tonic... well, I'm thinking of running off with the Gin and Tonic, maybe raising a little family. Get a dog.

"... then I decided that I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. I kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."
Arthur cleared his throat, and then did it again.
"Where," he said, "did you...?"
"Find a gin and tonic?" said Ford brightly. "I found a small lake that thought it was a gin and tonic, and jumped in and out of that. At least, I think it thought it was a gin and tonic."
"I may," he added with a grin which would have sent sane men scampering into the trees, "have been imagining it."
--Douglas Adams (aka The Man): Life, the Universe and Everything

Politics (Why does Firefox mark "politics" misspelled?): Wendy McElroy had a blog entry the other day about the Free-Market News Network bitching about the Cato Institute running favorable articles about Fred Thompson instead of supporting Ron Paul. Two (supposedly) libertarian organizations disagreeing on which Republican is the best. I haven't worked that one out yet.

It doesn't bother me all that much, since I'm a non-voting anarchist, but it still boggles the mind a bit. I mean, I don't know much about what's going on in the LP lately, but I can only assume Kubby's leading, and I've only heard a bit about him over at Tom Knapp's place. It seems like all the libertarians in the country (even some of the "non-voters") are lining up to punch Paul's name on a ballot. These people joined the "Party of Principle"... why, exactly?

It's all very strange; I'm not ready to get out my tinfoil hat yet, but like the man said, I smell a rat. Especially after the "Portland Purge" last year. Very weird happenings. Ah, well.

Later.