There, I think that title pretty much catches floatingfoam up on all the recent stories. Now, to take a little break…

Just kidding. I’m still cruising the state demoing the a new system for my employer, so don’t expect a sudden glut of entries.

Foam’s not dead–just in a coma.

I’ve been traveling both for vacation and work lately, so I’ve had little time for floating foam or the other masochistic things I enjoy. In fact, I’ve been gone so long, I might just forget how to start the lawnmower and what day the trash goes out.

On vacation, we cruised all the big hotspots in San Diego: the zoo, Sea World, Legoland, Mission Beach and old town (a section near downtown San Diego that consisted of some fenced off buildings and homeless people).

Legoland won me over instantly with Miniland USA, where the picture of a NASCAR track above was taken. The sculptures were incredibly detailed and stirred the imagination. After seeing them, by God! I wanted to BUILD something! Seeing all of the amazing lego pieces did make me consider my glaring lack of yellow, claw-like hands.

Sea World and the zoo easily wore off the rest of the soles on my shoes, and I returned to dear, dirty Woodland with vacation blisters. The traveling should calm down now, with only a few trips here and there around the state for my job (I’m a political bumper-sticker remover). Once I’m back on track, I’ll post some updates on stories I’m working on.

You might have noticed that I removed a post from yesterday concerning Kerry’s “botched joke”. I don’t delete posts very often, but when I do, it’s usually because I felt that my thoughts just didn’t gel on the subject.

Basically, I was trying to convey that once upon a time, staying in school and studying hard was preferred over joining the military or entering a trade. For many people who grew up when I did, these were the options. Sure, there was always poverty, but a life as an artist always seemed like something you would do until you grew up for me.

In my deleted post I tried to explain another “potential” meaning of Kerry’s remark. He was insulting the military, but not by saying that soldiers are stupid. Quite literally, he was insulting the idea of joining the military before completing your education. In this regard, he was insulting every soldier who joined the military rather than go to college. Whether or not he meant to do this is irrelevant.

If you watched the speech, it’s clear by his signature swagger and delivery that Kerry meant nothing more than to take a cheap shot at the president in his comments. Unfortunately, like most military operations, Kerry’s comments caused collateral damage.

So, yes, I would say that the Republicans, in a desperate attempt to find anything to distract the American people from the failures of the Bush Administration, tried to polish a turd and parade it around. The only people buying it are the people who continue to shovel it.

Lastly, one thing Kerry said that I agree with is that Bush is the one who needs to apologize to the troops. He needs to apologize and step down and take Rummy and Cheney with him. And Frist. Please Mr. President, take Bill Frist with you, too.

I’ve been sick for over a week now, battling a cold that won’t go away. It’s one of those bugs that comes in, drops off a ton of snot, and then takes off again. A day or two later, the snot starts to clear up and the bug flies back in, delivering a sore throat that feels like you gargled with razor blades.

I’m not an illness expert, nor do I get sick very often, but bugs like this are funny little creatures. They play tricks on your mind as much as your body. By allowing you to think you’re getting better and then restarting with new symptoms, they make you feel like you’ll never get better, that after the sore throat, you’re going to be hit with a sudden blindness or decapitation.

The one thing that is consistent with this particular bug is a total and complete lethargy. I’m not the most energetic bunny with a bass drum in the world, but I’m never this sapped.

In fact, I don’t know if I can even finish typing out this p…