I will not go into politics, this is not what this blog is for.  But I have to admit to needing to have fun while watching the State of The Union speech because let us face it, it is tedious, dull, and irritating.  And that is for every President that served in my lifetime so no political persuasion is safe here.

Thankfully I came across a great set of rules for a drinking game that coincides with the speech for a particular year. Since I have small kids and need to keep a clear head, I prefer to have a six pack of A&W Diet Root Beer rather than waste $8.00 on Yeungling (not to mention in past years/pre-children I was floored after drinking 3 beers in under 30 minutes).  Also if you do not want to drink at all, french fries or veggie sticks is another good fun alternative to getting blotto. 

Those who do not have a television hooked to cable or satellite, you can watch on C-Span. 9pm EST.

Last Minute Addition (8:38pm): If the rules from drinking game is too much, a pared-down version from the Rachel Maddow Show is available here. 

Just thought I would post the below picture to remind myself of how much I am going to miss the beets in my CSA for the rest of the winter. These are three differnt kind of beets, Choigga (sp), Detroit Red, and one light orange I cannot identify yet. What a colorful mixture they make.

We sent in our registration for the 2008 CSA season, a whopping $604, $25 more than last year. But that is still pretty good for our area as the average cost is about $750+. We decided that we will drive the extra 15 minutes each way to go to the farm. We will get a larger share of produce (which we share with family). And pick up will be during mid-week as for the last two years we have not been able to go away for weekend trips as the original boxed share pick up landed on a Sunday.