Kevin Kelso

• My 5-year-old nephew gets it. http://tinyurl.com/6xf2ko #
• Gotta get motivated today! #
• carrot cake makes me happy #
• twizlers candy makes mouths happy #
• I’m gonna go “Office Space” on this fax machine! #

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• Ouch! Not looking good for the GOP. #
• Well I’m going to bed now. G’nite and good luck. #
• Internet down at work and of course I get to fix it. #
• And there is internet once again. #
• Right or wrong, good or bad, I’m just so glad I won’t have to see another political ad! #
• I need to read more. I have at least 5 books to read after I finish the one I’m reading now. #
• I may have found my iTunes replacement. The open-source Subsonic…crossing fingers… http://subsonic.sourceforge.net/ #

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This is my political post. I think I get one. I guess, being that this is my blog in the interweb world, I can have as many political posts as I want. I kinda hate political discussions though so this will be my only post. Politics are too divisive in my opinion. It seems like when you talk about politics or religion, people will always disagree.

I’ll go ahead now and say. I have not and do not support Obama. If you can’t be ok with that, you shouldn’t bother reading any further. I respect the opinions of those who do support him and have many friends who do. I’ve tried not to twitter too much of my opinion or post it on my facebook but I will write it here. This is only an opinion. I’m writing it for myself, not for you. So if you read on, I ask for your respect.

I want to say first though that I am proud that our nation was able to make history and break a huge barrier by electing a black president. I’m sorry that it had to be a man that I disagree with on many levels. I know that our nation has a dark history in respect to “justice for all”. Years ago, that meant “justice for all who are the same as me.” Our world still has many issues to overcome in this realm. I’m happy to see this become more “in the past” and less “who we are”.

This election was an election of change, we all knew that. The people spoke loudly and now we will all have to live with the consequences. I am a conservative and I stand by my convictions. I feel that we’ve elected one of the most liberal men in politics today. I don’t trust him or his leadership, mostly because of his lack of experience not because I think he’s a “bad person”. I can’t believe that only 4 years ago he was merely a state senator. He got elected to the US Senate and immediately started running for the White House. I understand the argument that he’s not been corrupted by Washington. That doesn’t excuse a lack of experience. I only pray that Joe Biden was wrong, for every one’s sake, in saying that he will be tested in less than 6 months by a major event.

I’m very passionate in my beliefs. I believe in a small government that should stay out of my life and business. I believe in the right to life and I feel that Obama has one of the worst records in that regard. His response to the question of when he believes life begins was a cowardly one. Apparently, according to him it was above his pay grade to have a belief on this matter. Well, then I feel you are not ready to hold the highest position in the country. I believe in the right to own a firearm, which he also has a very strong record against. I feel his economics are socialistic and Marxist. I also question his past associations with extremists like Ayers and Rev. Wright. You can’t tell me that you attended someone’s services for 20 years and yet you somehow don’t agree with them. Sorry I don’t buy it and I’m afraid we may just learn what his beliefs really are, but it will be too late.

Keep in mind, he’s just a man not a savior. He seems to have some kind of superman status with people these days. His charisma and charm has captured so many. He’s set expectations high and I hate to see people get disappointed but I don’t believe he’s gonna save the world.

He was lucky though, his opponent was a Republican and I don’t think ANY Repub could have won this year. I don’t think McCain is the same as Bush but of course that’s the only point Obama had to make. McCain would not be my first pick as president but I agree with him much more than I agree with Obama. But I think people wanted something completely different. Well, they got different, they got change. Remember though, change for the sake of change doesn’t mean change for the better. I honestly would rather have had Hilary Clinton than this man. But what will be, will be.

I don’t see a United States right now. I see a very Divided States of America. I hope that his personal agenda doesn’t get in the way of bringing us back together. I just don’t think his policies are anywhere near the middle of the road. At least now it’s my turn to say, “hey, I didn’t vote for him”.

So to anyone who may be still reading this. I pray for only the best for our country. I’m sorry this has been rather negative. I just needed to say what I want to say. If you disagree with me, I’m proud to say that you have a right to believe what you believe. I respect you even if I disagree with you. I’m happy we have the freedom to disagree.

Feel free to comment but just keep in mind that it will be moderated and insults don’t mean anything to me. I seek approval from no one other than the One who created me.

• Finally caught McCain’s SNL skit. Loved it! Hilarious. #
• so I forgot I was out of coffee this morning, left my wallet at home. not a good start to the day, probably won’t end well either. #
• I sure do wish we got Christmas bonuses here. #
• remember The Promise Ring? Got one of their songs stuck in my head. “Delaware are you aware of the air supply…” (I think that’s right) #

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• Hit the bank early thinking it would be quicker before lunch but the lines are longer than expected. #
• after running all over town, I found my toggle switch for the scooter! Maybe I’ll fix it during lunch. #
• got the scooter running again and rode to work. #
• FYI sour jelly belly’s are not really that sour. #

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• I honestly think my dog is the stupidest dog on earth. #

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So yesterday I installed my Astaro Security Gateway. If you’d like to read my more in depth entry about it, head over to my tech blog. I ran into one speed bump, which was the result of me not reading the setup guide. Sometimes I think I can do it myself so I don’t read the documentation. If I’d read it, I would have saved myself at least an hour of troubleshooting. We live and learn, right?

I started with a disk I’d made about a week ago. When I booted it up though I got an error “Could not find kernel image: linux” So I went back to Astaro.com and downloaded the newest version dated 31-Oct-2008. That time it worked just fine. The trouble I ran into after that was connecting to the WebAdmin. I didn’t read the instructions so I wasn’t aware that it needed to connect on port 4444. So I tried to figure out why I could ping the server but not connect via the web browser. Once I read the setup guide, I connected with no problem. I have one other minor issue to resolve, but I won’t go into that here. For all intents and purposes, I’m connected and our home network is useable and very secure. I value security.

Enough with that. My tenant had moved in at the duplex. I’m pretty much done over there now. I planted some new shrubs in the front. Hopefully she keeps them watered over the next couple days so they don’t die. I’ve asked her to help me with that, but you never know. Luckily it rained a little yesterday and it’s supposed to rain a little bit today.

I also bought a battery charger and maintainer yesterday for the scooter. It stays plugged in to the battery and maintains a good charge when the scooter isn’t in use. So by now, it should have a really good charge. Unfortunately, the ignition switch broke again though.

You can see here just under the seat the broken switch. It’s a plastic switch and this is the second time it has broken, so I’m not buying another plastic one. I went by Lowes last night just to see if they have one but they didn’t have any “momentary” switches. I’ll try to find one Monday. This switch was installed by a prior owner when the main ignition button went bad. Apparently it’s a couple hundred bucks to replace the main one, so he installed this. But this plastic one, purchased at Advanced Discount Auto Parts isn’t quite sturdy enough. After all the trouble I had getting it running this past week, I think the battery maintainer will help. I also bought some more starting fluid, which will hopefully help it get going a little quicker on cold mornings.

Today we’re skipping church. I’m actually very sad, for the first time in a long time, that I’m not going to church. Jessica hasn’t been feeling well at all this weekend. We’re supposed to go to see her brother this afternoon. I know she really wants to see him so I do hope she’s feeling better and up to it in a couple hours. So for now, we’re taking the morning slow and just being lazy.

• And now attempting to install the Astaro Security Gateway #

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• Stupid scooter won’t start! #
• got the scooter started but man was that frustrating #
• i really need to visit the eye doctor. #
• I just realised that Facebook actually has a link that says “More Ads” under it’s advertisements. Just what I’ve always wanted! #
• 7:30 and no trick-or-treaters yet at all. #
• Ok finally our first group of kids. #

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