Random Blogging (Boots Edition)

September 12, 2008

Sorry, life interrupted art – again. You know the story: wood, horses, child, and w-w-w-work. Damn, I hate that word. But no matter how many times I send a cute essay to our mortgage holder, they refuse to accept it as legal tender. They’re sooooo not cool. Whatever.

Last night I was getting ready to take my daughter up to watch an elementary soccer game on our town’s green when I found myself random dialing my friend, Boots.

“Any bets?” I asked him.

“Who’s playing?” he shot back.

“Doty Elementary 3rd/4th graders versus Rumney Elementary 3rd/4th graders – both co-ed teams,” I reported.

“I’ll bet a six-pack on Rumney.”

“You’re on.”

Geez, talk about ruining a beautiful evening on the green. The rest of the parents sat calmly chatting with one another, barely watching their own children run randomly around the field only occasionally coming within kicking proximity to the ball. But not me. And I didn’t even have a kid in the game.

I didn’t take my eye off the ball. But I did wince with each and every goal the little Rumney brats kicked into the goal – three to be exact. And Doty? Just one. Damn.

As Boots said later, it’s got to be the first time someone had a six-pack bet on an elementary soccer game. Yeah, that’s it: We’re trailblazers. Cool.

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Hi-Ho-Hi-Ho, It’s Off to Court We Go: No, not for betting. For civil disobedience. Yeah, we all do remember that old tried and true method for drawing attention to civic, social and/or political injustice, right?

Well, for those just tuning in, Boots and I were arrested back in June 2006 when the then-Intelligence (sic) Czar, John Negroponte, was in St. Johnsbury, Vermont to give a graduation address. You can read all about it here.

Now, two and a half years later, our cases are going to be heard by the Vermont Supreme Court. Yep, on Tuesday, September 23rd at 9:30, the court will consider both State v. Wardinski and State v. Colby, as our ever-gifted lawyer, the great David Sleigh, will argue that we were well within our rights to stand and object to Negroponte’s presence that day. Yes, I said “gifted” and “great,” mostly because he is and also because he agreed to take this case pro bono. While this case certainly doesn’t have the drama of his Guantanamo case – yes, he’s representing a detainee there – it should be interesting. Come watch the show if you can.

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Oh What the Hell, More Boots News: It’s election season and, as most of us Vermonters know, that means Boots is running for something under the Liberty Union Party banner. This year, after what has been reported as “intense arm-twisting on the home front,” Boots is keeping his quixotic pursuits of public office close to home, skipping the statewide offices in favor of a run for the Vermont House of Representatives (Newberry, Topsham area). But, don’t worry, his chances of winning remain about the same as Ralph Nader’s chances of winning the presidency. It’s about the process, baby. Oh yeah, and the issues.

Boots launched his campaign earlier this summer with a carbon-free challenge to his Democratic and Republican Party rivals. Specifically, Boots pledged to do all his campaigning via walking, biking or horseback riding, and challenged the other two to do the same. Needless to say, he heard nothing back from them, even though his Democratic opponent, Chip Conquest (yes, that’s his real name) is an officer for the Green Mountain Draft Horse Association. Wimps.

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Biden’s Gaffe Fest: While much of the national media’s attention has been on the real and potential Sarah Palin gaffes, the New York Times reported yesterday on Senator Joe Biden’s many slips of the tongue since joining Barack Obama on the Democratic Party’s ticket. Calling him a “human verbal wrecking crew,” the Times’ John Broder documented the daily gaffes that Biden has been spewing, including numerous references to the future “Biden Administration” and his recent admission that Hillary Clinton “would have been a better pick” for the Dem’s VP slot.

Here, however, is the golden excerpt from Broder’s piece:

In Columbia, Mo., this week, Mr. Biden urged a paraplegic state official to stand up to be recognized. “Chuck, stand up, let the people see you,” Mr. Biden shouted to State Senator Chuck Graham, before realizing, to his horror, that Mr. Graham uses a wheelchair.

“Oh, God love ya,” Mr. Biden said. “What am I talking about?”

Oops.

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Now, let’s get ready for some football:

Pre-Game Coin Toss Makes Jacksonville Jaguars Realize Randomness Of Life

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Comments

One Response to “Random Blogging (Boots Edition)”

PeteySweety on September 13th, 2008 4:38 pm

OK. Although 9:30 is a little early for theater. Can you get them to move it to, like 2:30? Then you can buy me a beer after your charges are dismissed. Maybe we can get the Vigil People to stand outside, and not only remain silent, but hold their breath. Naked. Maybe I could have a lawn sale too. And sell this poem:

Colby and Wardinski
the St. J. two
are going to Guantanamo
what should we do?

light a candle?
make a sign?

ah shit rthat’s too much work
let’s take a nap for peace
I’m tired
aren’t you?

Hey, that reminds me–if they send you there, get me some Cubans.