What the world really needs is another Obama Blog...

...and yet here I am with my very own blog.

OK, for starters, if you know about this, you probably are from Peaks Island, or a family member, or one of my friends/bandmates/acquaintances. If you're not any of the above, welcome anyway.

This is my first blog, so be gentle.

I'm setting this up so I can let people know about my experiences at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO, 8/25-8/28. I will also use this blog to help people learn about the Electoral College and my experiences being a Presidential Elector.

First of all, I want to take this opportunity to thank Rita Kissen for her help in setting up a fund-raiser for me to help defray my travel expenses to Denver. Delegates travel on their own nickel, so every nickel helps. And the generous people of Peaks Island have made it possible for the trip to be a lot more affordable. Thank you, one and all, for your generosity. I'll try not to blow it all on lottery tickets in the airport.

In addition, I want to thank musicians Kevin Attra, Ronda Dale, Nancy 3 Hoffman, and Mike Richards for generously providing entertainment for the evening. We're lucky to have so much talent on the island.

At this point, everybody is waiting to hear who the VP nomination will go to. Although, I suspect that Obama wants to hold off, and not step on the media's interest in McCain's inability to recall just how many houses he owns. Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't houses, you know, big, lumpy, hard to misplace items?

" Honeyyy...have you seen the condo? I can't find it anywhere..."

His press flack's response was along the lines of " Hey, he was in one house for 5 years...IN NORTH VIETNAM!"

Anybody else see that as a bad excuse for putting this guy in charge of things that are a little more complicated than REMEMBERING HOW MANY DAMN HOUSES YOU OWN????

Imagine what that does to someone who lost her house because of the subprime mortgage meltdown?

"Uh, excuse me, Senator? Would it be okay if my family lived for awhile in one of the houses you can't remember is yours? You can have it back if you need it...and remember it belongs to you."

All right, enough screed. It's late. The next 2 days will pass ssslllowwwlllyy...but off to Denver soon! I will do my best to keep people updated.

Thanks for tuning in.