I love it...our opinions have fueled the conversation. Marks' master plan is working perfectly!

Okay, my new attitude on the whole recall issue is this now -- we've got a new guy in office, let's see what happens. None of us can say for sure how he'll govern, or where his ideas will come from because we're not there, nor do we know anyone there. I do hope, however, that the governor-elect chooses to take advice from as many people around him...smart people who know how to accomplish lofty goals in politics. Rule through delegation, isn't that democracy?

On to more pressing issues. The San Francisco 49ers suck. They didn't always suck, but they suck now. One of our guys was injured today by hitting a practice dummy? Can't we even beat the practice dummies???

This is a serious issue for the Bay Area. The Niners were really all that this town had left that hadn't been regulated, politically-correctedicized, made to hug trees or smoke medicinal pot. Now we have nothing...except for a team who's facing the Bucs this weekend and will probably lose.

You've all heard about Terrell Owens. Update, nobody here likes him anymore either. He can't catch. Dropping balls is not acceptable. And all the bitching with no solutions! Who does he think he is, Diane Feinstein?

But I digress.

Wow, when I agreed to participate in Mark's website, I didn't realize it would be a forum for Matt and Al to "one-up" each other in the political opinion savvyness arena. I have never touted myself as being anything remotely proficient in politics and wouldn't dare cross the paths of these two pure blooded white middle-class American males, but let me just say this.

During the past few years, through my place of work and through my husband's business, I have seen a trend in law-making and various government regulations that make it very difficult for businesses (mainly small) to survive in this State. From an out of control worker's compensation and medical insurance industry to the return of the 8-hour overtime work rule, it's the small businesses that are feeling the brunt of the current "worker-happy" administration. If the businesses aren't surviving, then all these great worker's rights fly out the window.

I'm not sure who the blame needs to be given to, but do know that small and mid-size businesses are crucial to a state's economy and it seems that little to no thought is being given to this group of citizens. Gray has done enough damage for one lifetime, let's give someone else a shot. Even if he is an Austrian-born-turned-Hollywood-Kennedy-loving-muscle-head.

And for some laughs (and no harm intended to any and all Asians reading this site) please see this.