RandomFailure

First, on Monday of this week (July 25, 2005), the junior Senator from PA said that he had no intention of running for President in 2008, citing the stress on his family, etc. (See the Washington Post article.) Not a bad thing to say when you have six kids. Which stems from his not believing in birth control, or not being able to keep his dick in his pants, whichever you prefer.

But now, on Wednesday of this week (July 27, 2005; yes, a mere two days later), Sen. Santorum says that there is a slight possibility that he might run for President in 2008. (Another Washington Post article. And a Philadelphia Inquirer article.) This appears to be the “if my party really needs me” or “Egad! What if I actually lose the 2006 election” statement.

But, in case you hadn’t noticed, he changed his position a complete 180° in a span of two days. That is a classic definition of a “flip-flopper”.

First, my girlfriend was a tad annoyed that I didn’t mention her in my previous post about the Bahamas vacation. She picked the resort, etc. so all of the good stuff that happened on the trip is mostly because of her. The rest is because of Mother Nature (the weather was awesome).

Second, someone made this comment about those “couples only” resorts: “You can make the baby here, but you cannot bring it back.”

Ahh… what a lovely week off in the Bahamas. I did practically nothing, except lay on the beach, sleep, eat, and drink. And I found what may have to become the house drink of Casa de Steve – the Goombay Smash. Here is one recipe for the drink that I think closely matches the version I had. I recall it having dark rum, coconut rum, and pineapple juice. After doing a bit of online searching for a recipe, I found many, and have realized the combinations vary widely depending on the bartender’s preference. But the key ingredients are the rum, some kind of coconut-flavored alcohol, and pineapple juice. They were dispensing this stuff out of gallon jugs. It was quite tasty.

I was at an all-inclusive resort, which was the first time I had ever been at a place like that. The convenience of the all-inclusive was nice – no need to carry around money, since you didn’t need it. The downside was that most of the staff didn’t seem motivated to work for a good tip, since the tip was already included in the price. Some service was better than others, and was rewarded accordingly. Another downside was the boorish behavior of some of the other guests, who I guess were out to get all of their money’s worth by being rude, gluttonous pigs. I tried to avoid them as much as possible.

A few things I learned while on vacation:

• The sun is very hot and strong, even with a high-numbered sunscreen on. My shoulders were burned by the second day.
• People drive like lunatics. Apparently, the road signs are suggestions or optional instructions. It’s one of those things you have to experience to understand.
• I think anyone who wants to can have a bus company, as long as you have a route number on your bus and you follow the route. The buses themselves were interesting constructs: as you face front, there was one set on the left, the aisle, and two seats on the right. Attached to each right side seat was a jump seat that could be folded out into the aisle when the bus got crowded. It makes things interesting when you’re in the back of the bus and need to get off when people are in the jump seats.