Impeach Bush...

There has not been one mention of the proceedings going forward right now for the impeachment of the idiot king anywhere on the mainstream media. Thank God for the Internet.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Imperial_presidency_hearing_to_feature_13_0724.html

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/34970

50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation

http://www.fluoridealert.org/50-reasons.htm

Educate yourself.

The last TRUE hope for America...

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/

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The Week in Pictures...

Went for a ride with JR.

So a momma turkey and her babies.

Took in the sites.

Picked some blueberries.

Mandi made a black raspberry cobbler. It did not even last 24 hours.

Cut down some pesky walnut trees and made a new clothes line out of them.

Gave Lenny a bath!

Peace, JOEY

Since last time we talked...

John stopping to smell the flowers!

We had a yard sale Friday and Saturday. More work than it was worth but it was fun.

Built a little something for the beans to play on.

Been picking a bunch of these lately. Foraging Rocks!

The little shire garden.

So whats been going on since the last blog entry you ask? A lot! Mandi and I took part in the Race to Little Moes Place on July 5th. I say took part rather race because neither of us really raced. We pretty much just survived. Both of us had spectacularly bad races for many reasons: lots of work and riding leading up to the race, Mandi had a freshly broken toe and I was suffering from two day old hangover. Ok now thats out of way. A race I would very much like to forget. Since then we have recovered, rode some and worked lots. My bikeshop is nearing completion, just a few minor odds ands ends to take care of. The garden is doing marvelous, except for the tomatoes which are yielding but look horrid. We will be at Valley Falls? Maybe. The racing this year is defiantly taking a back burner to real life. We skipped the North Bend race yesterday and must say I had not one twinge of guilt. We got a long, leisurely ride in with John Weber. No pressure, no need to go fast, just pedaling and enjoying the scenery and the companionship. Even took a nap yesterday!

Peace, JOEY.

Vote all the incumbents out!

Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever

The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category.

Last month, 11% of voters gave the legislature good or excellent ratings. Congress has not received higher than a 15% approval rating since the beginning of 2008.

The percentage of Democrats who give Congress positive ratings fell from 17% last month to 13% this month. The number of Democrats who give Congress a poor rating remained unchanged. Among Republicans, 8% give Congress good or excellent ratings, up just a point from last month. Sixty-five percent (65%) of GOP voters say Congress is doing a poor job, down a single point from last month.

Voters not affiliated with either party are the most critical of Congressional performance. Just 3% of those voters give Congress positive ratings, down from 6% last month. Sixty-three percent (63%) believe Congress is doing a poor job, up from 57% last month.

Just 12% of voters think Congress has passed any legislation to improve life in this country over the past six months. That number has ranged from 11% to 13% throughout 2008. The majority of voters (62%) say Congress has not passed any legislation to improve life in America.

Voters hold little positive sentiment about the future. Just 41% find it at least somewhat likely that Congress will address important problems facing our nation in the near future, while 55% find this unlikely.

Despite these negative attitudes towards Congress, Democrats continue to enjoy a double digit lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot.

Most voters (72%) think most members of Congress are more interested in furthering their own political careers. Just 14% believe members are genuinely interested in helping people.

A separate Rasmussen survey found that half of all voters believe America’s best days are in the past. However, another survey found that 64% of voters also believe that the world would be a better place if more countries were similar to the United States.

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Pics from camp at Spruce Knob

One of three snakes! JOEY taking a lunch break
Starting the West Fork Rail Trail

Mandi on the West Fork.
JOEY on Middle Mountain

Laurel Fork Overlook

Mandi riding on her favorite road. Just before the "Sinks of Gandy."

Camp

Annie Mae

view from camp

More views from camp

"Eileen" our new Camp Buddy

Sheep Buddies

Joey on the way home

More of my most all-time favorite road to ride on.

Off to camp......Spruce Knob

Joey and I had plans on attending the Tour de Burg last week but Joeys hamstring was rebelling so we changed our plans. My mom mentioned to me that they would be heading to camp July 3rd-6th. She said that they would pick up all of our stuff for the weekend when they passed through Elkins, but we found some awesome deals on some road bikes thanks to L.B. and they are to be delivered to the race on Saturday. So change of plans, we packed up our stuff late wednesday after working on the bike shop ALL DAY, and gave a few things to my mom and dad. We planned out a few good routes and headed to camp. We left Elkins at 10 am and headed out Files Creek Rd, over Cheat Mtn, Bemis, Glady, West Fork Rail Trail to Durbin, Over Middle Mountain, through Laural Fork, and to Camp. Less than 10 miles of pavement for a 64 mile ride.
Arrived at camp to have a great campfire cooked dinner, hung out and played Rumy with Joey and my mom and dad. Joey had way to much of my dad's homemade wine and ended up running outside at 12:30 am to dispose of his earlier dinner. Slept a few hours and then set off for home. While getting my clothes changed I did manage to break my middle toe. (didn't go to the hospital but it looks pretty broken, black and blue, swollen and hurts like hell) We decided to take a shorter route for the way home. Joey wasn't feeling 100% after running to the bathroom all night and morning and we are planning on racing tomorrow.
5:53 hours up and 3:02 hours home. That should tell you the amount of climbing.
A great way to get to camp and our car wasn't even moved. We are already planning our next trip.
Last week we ordered these fancy seat post racks with a strapon bag. Fed Ex sucks and gave us the run around. Long story short my 2 day shipping was a waste. But the racks were waiting on the porch for us when we got home. They will be great for next time. Our backs with be happier too.

This one will be marked as one I'll never forget. The scenery was amazing. I would love to move in up at camp. We need to go and spend a while and explore. Next time Joey, my mom and dad and I will be going through the Sinks of Gandy. ( an awesome cave just over the hill from camp)
Well I better go wake Joey up from his deserved nap. Dinner is done.
Peace
mandi

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