Tuesday

I'm feeling a little under the weather this evening. I'll let the readers do most of the posting today.

Election Day was always a big day in our home as I grew up. Politics was a passion for Daddy. And he was good at it. But the dark side of the "investigative press" began to surface in his last couple of elections, and by the mid '70's, it was time to pass the torch to others. I remain interested in the political process, but I can't imagine why anyone who had a good career/job would seek public office today.

Rather than watch the results on network or cable tonight, I think I'll watch a game or a movie, read a book, do a crossword, or just go to bed early. I'll save digesting the post-mortems for tomorrow.

I watched none of the CMA awards last night. The stories online and in the papers said that some of my old favorites performed and won as they should have, but my interest in the program (and country music generally) has waned in the Kenny Chesney/Kieth Urban era.

I talked to a friend today who did the Marine Corps Marathon two weeks ago. When I had checked the results, I hadn't seen her name so I wondered if she had had something come up and had been unable to run. Turns out she had acquired her bib on the secondary market, after the time in which transfers were permitted. She said it was a great race, but that she cramped-up toward the end and didn't break five hours. The course goes by all the monuments and finishes at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington. I would have some interest in chasing a family runner or two for that event sometime in the future.

Thanks for reading.

Be careful out there.