Really been delinquent in posting, but it's that busy time of year with the holidays, presents to buy, and various parties to attend. Am about ready to winterize my bike as I have ridden for over two weeks and the weather doesn't look to get much better. I will miss riding for several months now.
I get my annual affliction of SAD with the shorter days. The sun is setting aroung 4:20 now and rising around 7:10. It really gets to me after awhile. Drinking a little more coffee in the morning, and going to the gym and playing tennis works for me. But I will be happy when the days start getting longer. Unbelievably that will be in about 2 1/2 weeks. Now it is pretty depressing to go home in the dark.
The election furor seems to be running its course, except in Iowa and New Hampshire, where the candidates are blanketing the registered voters. While there are just too many people running now, that will be correct by the first of February. I still am hoping that the Dems don't blow this election. An ideal for me is that Hillary or Barack wins the White House, the Dems retain the Senate, and the Republicans will the house by a few votes - perhasp ten. Then no one can ramrod bills through, but the Dems will still have the bulk of the power.
One positive result of most of the states moving up their primaries is that they will be over quickly, and another is with many states holding them close together it will be difficult for all of the candidates to be everywhere, thus sparing us some political pain.
I stated my preference for the Dem side and now on to the Republicans. hard choice there. Guilani has a lot going for him, but also on wife #3. Forget Thompson and the rest. It would be ridiculius to nominate Huckaby, although he is seen by many to be moving up in the polls. I'm afraid I don't want a minister in the drivers's seat.
With the primaries finished, we will, Oh my God, have a campaign that is so long that we will have heard every issue upside down and backwards. all the money being spent that could go the needed things that folks really need at Christmas, warm clothes, food to eat, housing, etc.
Oh well, need more coffee to stay awake
Take care.
