Today was sorta different. After a good ride in the basement pain cave, since it's freezing and raining here, Keith and I went into Boston to the statehouse
to take part in a nationwide protest--A New Way Forward--regarding the policies that are guiding the bank bail out. And yes, this does apply to triathlon.
I have made a deep study of what is going on--many, many hours of reading and listening to the intricacies of how this all happened, and what is being done about it to save the economy and protect us citizens. And while I support Obama overall, what the White House is doing is with AIG and the like is just plain scary and wrong. Let me just say that top economists like Paul Krugman (Nobel winner), Joseph Steiglitz (Nobel winner), and Simon Johnson (former head of the IMF) and many others are sounding the alarm about what Geithner and Summers continue to do. Seems every other expert economist, save those in the White House, feel the banks need to be decentralized and regulated--pronto. Tim and Larry, however, live right in the pockets of the very people on Wall Street who have put us in this situation. My feeling is, if people don't pay attention to this, learn what is going on, and try to do something about it, then we deserve what we get. It is serious sh*&, and I refuse to be passive. Anywho, I did my civic duty, and exercised my right of peaceful protest--in the wind, and the rain. Young and old turned out. Lot of car horns with people giving the thumbs up. It was pretty cool.
Like everyone else I know, my husband and I work hard. We have worked to raise four great children, and are now facing college tuition bills through 2016. But you know what? I still want to be able to do my races. I want to be able to return to Ironman Florida next year. And I want a some financial wherewithal left over to help so many who are less fortunate than we. Our 401Ks have taken huge hits, just as everyone else has experienced. No more will I tolerate anyone squandering my--or your--livelihood! I love my triathlon lifestyle. It makes me a better person. It makes me live in a constant state of gratitude to have the health and means to take part in this sport. That, in turn, makes me so much more aware of and willing to help those less fortunate. I want what I have worked for to remain safe and not at risk. We all deserve that from our banking system, and nothing less. So see--going to the protest does, in fact, have a lot to do with triathlon!
Then hubby and I went onto other important stuff--stopping at Kickass Cupcakes for some sustenance on the drive home!
