I know I’ve been avoiding my blog like a fat kid avoids celery, but I just haven’t had the time to post anything lately. However, I am totally into Twitter - my latest tweets are posted on the right (have been for some time), but you can always access the page directly at: http://twitter.com/jeromius

What I like is that I can twitter from home, on the go, at work, and everywhere inbetween from my mobile phone or from my computer or whatever I happen to be next to.

I’m thinking of taking a hiatus from blogging so I can enjoy what’s left of summer (that, and I think I’ve more than contributed my thoughts this year with an average 3.5 posts per day so far).

This has been an interesting year in politics, and with the Democratic National Convention kicking off today, and this past weekend’s announcement of Joe Biden as Obama’s running mate, this election is getting down to the final months.

There is still a lot of time to go. After all, elections aren’t until November, but things are going to get rolling and they are going to roll fast.

I’ve got to admit, after doing a lot of research about the candidates and which candidate best represents my personal beliefs, I still think I’m going with Obama - but Joe Biden has sort of mixed things up. I don’t know much about this guy other than a few articles that I’ve read and some information I was able to find on his political views. He seems to be your typical Democrat, he also brings much needed experience to the table since he has been a senator for over 30 years. He really fills in the gaps where Obama is weak, but I’m looking for a well-rounded candidate, not someone who is basically a band-aid to fix the areas where the candidate is weak.

I guess I’m saying two things - first, that I need to learn some more about Joe Biden and his political views, and secondly, who McCain will pick as his running mate.

I am so glad that this only comes up every 4 years, because I’m really struggling with keeping the peace amongst my friends and family when it comes to politics.

Unless you’re Amish and don’t have a television set, then you’ve probably seen one of the many commercials staring Billy Mays.

The Washington Post has an excellent article about Mays and how he got to the top of his game, making a name for himself as the go-to guy for pitching any product you’ve got.

Frankly, it’s impressive how a Western Virginia University college dropout went from hauling hazardous waste to becoming one of the most recognizable faces on television today.

A big congratulations needs to go out to my brother Joe and Lisa.

They got engaged this past weekend - yippee!!

Lisa, welcome to the family, we’re really happy that you’ll be a part of it.

(By the way, the kids have been calling you Aunt Lisa for awhile, we’re glad it’s official!)

My youngest son just turned 2 last week, and in the past couple of weeks he has taken up a serious interest in the potty. Well, except that the potty isn’t always around.

We buy the pull-up diapers, which is kind of the wrong thing to call them because kids can just as easily pull them down.

Pull them down and pee on stuff.

This is what’s going on with my son. He pulls them down and pees on whatever is closest. The carpet, the hallway rug, the dog, his brother, my feet, whatever happens to be close by. I’m trying to get him to make the connection that we pee in the potty and not on daddy. But it’s like it’s some sort of game now, and there haven’t been many days this past week that haven’t gone by without him peeing on the furniture.

Seriously, I’m thinking of just moving the Elmo training potty out into the family room so he can just pee in there anytime he wants. My house already smells like dog and cat, I don’t need it smelling like pee.

Anyway, I don’t usually catch him in the act, it’s always after the fact - like when I step in it and slide across the floor. But I caught him yesterday, and I think I might have corrected the behavior. We’ll see how things go tonight.

Seriously kid, just stop peeing on stuff.