Maybe I am one of the few people in this country who are actually excited about Nader running for president this year. Kerry and Edwards don't really excite me and Bush just pisses me off. I'm especially pissed off at Bush since he publicly came out for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a relationship between a man and a women. -- Yes, I know that Nader isn't a huge fan of gay marriage, but that isn't my point.
Kerry, Edwards, and Bush don't necessarily represent what is in the best interest of the people of this country. They represent what is in the best interest of the bottom line. Yes, in some ways the bottom line does benefit the American people. But there are many instances where a quick buck in the short term comes back us to haunt us in the future. The environment, health care, taxes, and Social Security are just a few examples. No one wants to either raise the cap on social security taxes or raise the age of social security. What ever happened to the possibility of earning a living wage and therefore being able to save for your own retirement. The fact that we all want the cheapest product available, so we shop at Walmart doesn't help. I know that I am degressing here, but I feel that sometimes we must sacrifice in the short term in order to gain in the long term. So, higher wages and hinger prices might hurt at first, but in the long run we will be BETTER OFF for it.
So, I am pretty excited about Nader running for President is a good thing. Even though he might not win, he will bring up some issues that the country needs to discuss.
I've been going to Yoga on and off for almost a year now at It's Yoga in Clifton. The problems is that I haven't been to a yoga class since classes started at NKU this semester. For the calendar challenged, that is over 3 weeks. This means that the next class that I go to is just going to totally kick my ass. Not that a good ass kicking wouldn't be a good thing for me right now, but this is keeping me from going to yoga again. I keep making promises that I am going to go to yoga "tomorrow", but then always find a reason to put it off to the next "tomorrow".
Going to yoga is a mixed blessing for me. There are many benefits and I feel awesome afterward. It is just a major battle to actually get to the yoga school. Quite a bit of effort is involved in going to yoga; especially in the first 15 minutes. The warm-up is like going from 0 to 60 with a cold engine. You sweat like a pig and wonder if you will ever make it thought the first 15 minutes, let alone the rest of the 90 minutes. When I walk out after a yoga practice, I have a feeling of peace and accomplishment. It is almost like I am afraid to let myself feel good. Plus, I am wasting a membership that I already paid for. I've already paid money for this, so I had better use it damn it! I mean, I want to go to yoga more since it make me feel so much better, but it is almost like I am afraid of letting myself feel better.
So, let me state this publicly: I am going to go to yoga and the gym at least twice a week. I have already started going to the gym to do weights on Tuesdays, so I just need to build on that.
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