About

Well lets see…  I started this blog back in 2005 purely as an outlet for my outrage and a place to put my thoughts on the then political environment in some type of order.  I’m not so sure all that worked out but I kept writing and eventually churned out one or two decent pieces, landed an editorial here and there and made some good friends in the “liberal” blogosphere fighting the good fight in national politics as well as here in the Northwest. I can’t thank the folks enough who helped prod mccranium along all these years with helpful links and useful information.

But blogging can be hard.  You must write every day in order to not only get read, but to stay sharp and informed. And after the 2008 election cycle I found myself at a crossroads.  Obama was elected President, and for that I’m glad but getting weary and low on ideas, time and will to be singularly political (I’m sure my friends – who certainly have had enough of me ranting about politics – will breath a sigh of relief), it’s time for a bit of a change.  Not that I won’t write about politics – it’s a DNA thing – but it’s time to branch out and explore.

One thing I’ll be spending some time writing about will be my love for motorcycles.  It’s not that I’m an authority on the subject.  I won’t be showing you how to replace a clutch or do a valve adjustment.  You see, what I love most about motorcycles is where they get you.  Be it the top of a mountain, or inside your own head – that’s really where all the fun is.

I’ll write about other things as well.  I’m pretty sure I’ll both amuse and offend.  But I probably will do neither that well or that often unless you find lazy grammar and foul language amusing… or offensive!

Enjoy and if you have any questions, hot tips, fun stuff, and even hate mail, just drop me a line.

4 Comments

ivan  on October 3rd, 2007

Hi Jimmy:

It was great to meet you at last. Do you know of Any pressure building in the 4th CD to get Hastings to vote to override the Bush veto of SCHIP?

If not, I hope the Dems can tie this vote around his neck when we throw that lamer off the deep end. Thanks.

Cathi  on May 7th, 2008

hi Jimmy,
You may remember me from the WSDCC. Love your site!
I noticed that you have your Drinking Liberally meeting at the Shilo Inn. You must not be aware that the Shilo’s owner, Mark Hemstreet, has caused a bunch of grief in Oregon where he proposes anti-union initiatives. The Shilo Inns are on the Oregon AFL-CIO do not patronize list because of this. Here’s a link to the Oregon AFL-CIO website that confirms: http://www.oraflcio.org/cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=WU91907#DoNotPatronize

Take care – hope to see you in Spokane in June!

Jimmy  on May 8th, 2008

Hi Cathi,

I probably would remember with a face but thanks! The Shilo Inn has been brought up many times and many times I have reminded people that Hemstreet does not own the bar we meet in, O’Callahans. O’Callahans has been very good to us and they have one of the best shaded river decks in the Tri-Cities. So really, the jokes on Hemstreet… liberals, gathering and organizing in his own “leased” backyard.

Cathi  on May 8th, 2008

Glad to hear that! You scared me for a second. How about unionizing the staff? Of course, you’d probably lose your best venue (think walmart in Canada)…

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