Medical history

The NY Times has an article today about the medical histories of the candidates (prez and VP). If they had asked me, I'd have granted them an interview. Alas, they didn't, so I'll tell you about my medical history.

Um...I'm pretty healthy. I exercise regularly (bicycle commuter) and am a vegetarian. Although, don't assume I'm a healthy eater just because I'm a vegetarian. My friends refer to me as a vegetarian who doesn't like vegetables. That's an exaggeration, of course. I love french fries.

No big injuries or anything. I had surgery on my knee a few years ago to remove a cyst (it was nothing). I cut my foot open when I was 5 and had to get stitches, and my brother and sister had to pull me around in a wagon. I currently have tendinitis in my right elbow. My lower back is a little stiff this morning.

So there you have it. Nothing that would preclude me from fulfilling my duties as prez. As for Tonya's health, you'll have to ask her. She boxed for awhile, so there's always the possibility of some lingering brain injury.

A couple of stories of note this morning:

You know all that fuss the Repubs are making over ACORN? Well, there has been an arrest in a voter fraud case. In a lovely display of justice, the owner of a firm hired by the California GOP to register voters was arrested -- on charges that his own registration was fraudulent. And I'm going to use this mention of ACORN to once again urge you to buy underpants for any naked squirrels in your neighborhood.

Did you know that Barack Obama is black?! I had no idea, until Rush Limbaugh and other far-right nutjobs said that's the only reason Colin Powell has endorsed Obama. Because Colin Powell is known as someone who doesn't think and is only interested in race. He certainly didn't list any valid reasons for supporting Obama over McCain. Nosireebob. I can only assume, then, that Limbaugh supports McCain because he's white. Pasty white, at that.

God, these guys are such nimrods. Why do people listen to them?