9 months

Yeah. For nine months I have neglected the Flog. I am going to attempt to remedy my absenteeism, inspired by a friend who reminded me that writing teachers should practice their craft.

With that, I will comment on the following, in no particular order or framework:

I am beginning to be addicted to CSI Miami. Horatio is cool. I used to have a Deadliest Catch addiction. Captain Sig was my hero. Horatio is my new Sig. As for an upstart reality show, *#&@ the Ice Road Truckers. They suck. Real men drive on the ice to go fishing, which is far more important than driving supplies to mines.

NASCAR: One of their championship contending teams, Joe Gibbs Racing, has switched to Toyotas. Reading the response from some of the folks on the messages boards at Nascar.com, one would think the apocalypse began at their news conference. I, for one, will continue to like Tony Stewart. Mainly because he swears at the media and doesn't care that it costs him thousands of dollars. And now he can swear in Japanese when his car breaks down. The culturally unaware NASCAR officials won't be able to understand and therefore won't fine him all the time. AND he can get a cool Japanese driving coach, a la Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid.

Boats: Why in the heck can't aluminum boat builders (hope Lund is reading this) approach a level of automotive quality in their wiring, finishing touches, gauges, etc.? My Lund doesn't even have a volt meter. This is an area where the bass boat builders really shine compared to the tin stuff. I'm practical. I like aluminum. But throw me a bone and build something that doesn't look like it's thirty years old! I guess now I have to atone for this. I'll go over to Lund.com and post to the Love My Lund butt-kiss-a-thon. I've been a little hard on Lund. I like my Lund better than any other aluminum boat I've been around, but the whole industry needs a wake-up call, especially now that the prices are so insane.

North Dakota: Why do we have to get on the map with news stories like the dolts who loaded nuclear warheads on a bomber by accident? I guess at least we don't have a toe-tapping Senator. Here I go again being hard on people. Lord knows I've made a few mistakes.

Favorite Energy Drink of the Moment: Jones Energy. A buck a pop at Wal-Mart. Could they reduce the size of can to the same as Red Bull and charge 60 cents for it, though? Energy drink should be in smaller cans than Coke, not larger. Another factor in the Obesing of America. My stomach is starting to look like a basketball because I was always taught not to waste anything. Darn parents and their upbringing.

Favorite Link of the Moment: www.thesmokinggun.com Where else can you celebrate Labor Day by viewing a slideshow of mugshots involving criminals in their work uniforms?

Enough for now. I'm hoping that more regular blogging can increase my coherence and help me purge the absurd nonsense that runs around my head like a centrifuge.

Is it interesting that it took me nine months to give birth to this nonsense that was growing in my rhetorical belly?