You Win Some

Barack Obama wins.

Phew. To be honest, my greatest emotion is that of relief. Relief that Americans demonstrated some academic rigor by stepping through all the muddy waters, looking at what Bush's policies have done to our country in the last eight years, and seeing that, on policy, McCain and Bush are nearly identical.

So many things could have happened to abruptly swing this election into McCain's favor, not the least of which was latent racial fears, but Americans restored a man of intellectual vigor back into the White House.

Armed with greater majorities in the House and Senate, I think we can all expect the American ship to be righted.

Hooray!

We won our playoff game 3-1! The guys played well, including an unreal shot from 35 yards for our first goal. We broke the "Sisters Curse," after they beat us two years ago and our volleyball team in the state championship game last year.

Tomorrow morning we leave for Astoria, Oregon to play the Cowapa League champions. One of the team goals was to get a road playoff game, so we can check that off the list.

Tuesday is Election Day, so it has the making of an incredible day (Obama and we win), an okay day (Obama loses and we win or vice versa), or the worstest day ever (we both lose).

Wish us luck!

Bike Race

This weekend I beast on the bike. I won my first real race: proof. (Look under Cat 4/5)

I gained time on all the contenders during the time trial where I had the opportunity to ride a real time trial bike with the radical handlebars. The one I rode looked a lot like this. In general time trials are not a favorite for riders because it essentially consists of pure pain. While I was watching the pro racers start I talked to a guy next to me and he said, "Yeah, time trials are only cool for the goofy helmets and fantastic bikes (Without googling it, any guesses on how much that bike costs?)." I lolled.

Now into school!