Sorry it's been a couple of days since my last post. Hope your Memorial Day weekend was a pleasant one, and that you took time to remember those who have served and continue to do so wearing the uniform of our military forces here and around the world. While we may not always agree with our political leaders over policy and methods regarding how our military might is used, we should always support those who risk life and limb in the service of our nation.

On a lighter note, how 'bout those Tampa Bay Lightning?!?! They simply don't give up in their quest to give Lord Stanley's Cup a tan here in Central Florida! Knowing it would be a rough task for game four in Calgary after their loss in the previous contest against a tough (and at times borderline dirty hitting) Flames team as well as their rabid fans, the Lightning --- and especially G Nikolai Khabibulin --- stepped up and came away with a 1-0 win. So now it's a best of three series as the teams meet again in Tampa tomorrow night...GO BOLTS!

The main reason for my absence has been that I've been working on updating the Website for the Polk County Democratic Party. After several months of inactivity, a couple of us were able to get the necessary software downloaded and are in the process of reconstructing it. Give it a look, but please don't judge it for how it looks now. There's still A LOT OF WORK left to do, but we've been concentrating on updating information on meeting schedules and important news. We will be adding information on our candidates and much more as we move on. BTW: We're using Macromedia's Dreamweaver and Contribute2 software, and it has worked fine for us so far.