This election is historic in many ways, one of which is that it happens to be the one during which I finally took off the rose colored glasses and grew up. I understand very clearly now that it doesn't matter much who's the CEO and vice CEO of the country because it's corporate Congress that makes the decisions which affect our daily lives and they just let the Prez show up for the roll-out. Most have perks that none of us could dare imagine, and while they run the show we the people have to take our places on the stage and act the part. We should pay closer attention to what they're doing and call 'em on things that need to be changed. That's just my humble opinion. Oh, and term limits :) Don't get the Mambo King started on THAT one!

Cousin Deb just called from KY and we discussed the joys of fall and winter gardening. Helps to get past the depression of dark at 4:30 for a few months. This is when the bed and the dogs start looking mighty good around 8:30. That's one of the nicer things about aging...that it doesn't seem like a waste at all to give it up and rest. It's a necessity. I talked to an school old friend out in Seattle yesterday who has a freakin' seven year old and wouldn't trade one minute of it BUT....she's even more weary than me.

Oh, and just to let you know that this old girl still has the right stuff? I got blood from the arm of a 5 day old today after four other people tried. Yeah...they're gonna miss me when I'm gone.

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"The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be either good or evil."--Hannah Arendt