Sabotaging my own campaign?

WOW - think of my surprise when I look at the paper and I see the headlines.

WHITE HOUSE SAYS NO TO DEATH STAR! 

Holy shit!!  We said no to the Death Star?   I didn't even know there was a Dearth Star out there and we said no?? What is Obama thinking.  First he wants to take all of our guns and then says no to the Death Star!    This is serious shit dude?

I am so angry I could not even read what they were talking about but I did run to my gun closet to make sure my 14 guns were not locked (it would take time to unlock all those guns in case of an emergency).
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Then I see the $1 trillion coin was nixed.  Thank goodness they are seeing the light on that one. What we NEED is a $16 trillion coin.  I mean come on.

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Seems Levi Strauss believes I shrunk 7 inches.  For my everyday pants I always wear 501s 32x34.  Like clock work. Always the same. Every 3 or 4 years 32x34.  So I went to Kohls and found some and did not even try them on. That's one thing I always liked - fit perfectly.

I get them home and just before washing them for the only time in their lives I try them on and WHAT??  

Seriously?  The legs are literally 7 inches longer then the ones I normally wear.  SEVEN INCHES?  I don't think they will shrink 7 inches.  Maybe "I" shrunk 7 inches?

sigh
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I was having a "argument" on Facebook during the Packer game.  I was pretty sure by half time that the Packers were going to lose.  If it's one thing Don Capers is incapable of it's changing strategy during the game.  He can come up with great game plans but if it's the wrong one.  Well, he only had ONE so we are screwed.  He can not change on the fly.

Packers are very good against pocket QBs and QBs that can scramble but if you get some dude like the former RGIII (thank goodness his effective career is over) or other good very scramblers (who was that Falcon dude that killed us a few years ago) "we" are in for a long long day.

ANYWAY - the argument was that "I" would rather lose in a blowout that shows weakness then in a close game.  My opponent said he would rather lose being competitive.  Well, I'm pretty sure my feelings at the final gun of the Packer game was somehow better then Seahawk fans at their final gun.

With 31 seconds to go in the game after a fantastic 21 point comeback you have to think you have won the game.

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Had a revelation this morning about 3AM. Have I been trying to sabotage my own campaign?

I was accused of "shooting from the hip" by a person that emailed me trying to talk me out of running for City Council.  And in a way I have to agree with him.  On this blog I do "shoot from the hip".  I use this blog more as a way to get my feelings out where I can see them. Words are therapeutic.  

If you know me you probably know that my emotions tend to stay centered and typically I try to keep things on an even keel.  If all around me are super excited I tend to be more subdued by looking at the other side.  If all around me are doom and gloom I look for the bright side.

But by typing my thoughts sometimes I discover what I'm actually thinking and feeling.  It's like my typed words are a charactercher of my thoughts and at times they do get me in trouble by poking the bear.

All of a sudden I need to be careful. I need to suppress my thoughts, at least my finger thoughts.

When I received my first phone call to run for City Council I was surprised for one thing. Me?  Are you freaking kidding? And when I hung up I knew there was a 10% chance of THAT happening.

The second call was pretty much the same but I had had a few days to think about it and when I hung up I said, there is a 30% chance of THAT happening. 

Then Assembly person Mary Arnold called me and urged me to run and when I hung up I said, yea, there is a 50% chance of THAT happening. And seriously, it was at that point when I knew I was running.  50%?  BS!  I'm in.

I knew I was running right there but I was not a 100% all in yet. I could run but if I lost it was no big deal.  There were parts of me that were screaming ARE YOU CRAZY?  ROD - what are you thinking, you are not a politician. You loath politics. OH, you have thoughts and opinions but . . . . . .

So in retaliation my blogs sort of took off.  They had not had a lot to write about lately but all of a sudden there was a purpose.  SABOTAGE THE CAMPAIGN.  GET OUT GET OUT before he goes all in.

Too late.

With an extra few weeks or so to have this entire idea rattle around, meld and take root, I REALLY want this.

I'm sure my opponent, whoever that might be, has been scouring the 1064 pages of posts looking for something that will bring me down but at least I HAVE 1064 pages of thoughts.  People know who I am and what I stand for and that I love talking to people. I'm accessible and will listen.  I won't always agree but I'm open and actually do look at both sides. 

It's time the City Council had some fresh blood to get this town moving forward again, with common sense.

I'm going to have a new political blog soon with video so people will understand where I'm coming from.

ALL IN!

Rm