I'm home, I'm just avoiding someone I don't like. Leave a message and if I don't call back, it's you.

Last night's elder meeting meant I got home too late to write a post. Actually, it had nothing to do with the time; it's not like Blogspot has a limit on when you can write. But my brain has a limit on when it can think coherently and I was well past that point when I got home.

The sports media has been reporting all day on the results of Dan Wheldon's autopsy. The news is that he died of blunt force trauma.
Seriously? He hit the capture fence going 200 mph. This report is supposed to be a surprise?

I'd like to read a legitimate analysis of Cain's 9-9-9 plan but I don't think I've seen one yet. It might be a disaster in reality but in theory I like it.
I like it because it's fair - everybody pays the same rate on their income. They also pay the same rate on purchases, and the more you buy the more you pay. All this talk about the richest people getting off without paying taxes gets addressed both in terms of their income and their purchases. Unless they decide to drive Kia Sorentos I think their annual sales tax bill is going to be a bit higher than mine.
I've always wondered why we tax the same income three or four different times. We tax the corporation, then we tax the product they sell and the dividends they pay to the investors.
AND... (this may be the best part)... we wouldn't need CPA's or tax attorneys. Think of the annual savings for every American who pays to have his or her taxes done!
But everybody seems to think this is a cockamamie idea, and they're all a lot smarter than me. And apparently smarter than Herman Cain.

The classical music station here seems to be playing more normal music, not the atonal stuff from the mid-20th century they too often put on their playlist. (blech!) Yesterday they played Finlandia by Sibelius. Listening to that piece (you'd instantly recognize the first part) reminded me again how many hymns use melodies from classical music. Two weeks ago we sang "Joyful, Joyful" - a pretty uptempo and contemporary version - which uses music by Beethoven. After hearing Finlandia I decided we need to include that one in this Sunday's service. I looked for a version we could sing as a congregation but nothing worked. So we'll listen to what I think is an outstanding rendition by Beth Nielsen Chapman. Powerful.
Name that hymn?

On M,W,F I go to the gym to do the workouts Josh created for me. T,Th,Sat I ride my bike. This morning I realized - I have paddle shifters just like Italian super cars!
Good thing I didn't have to pay 9%.