Short tonight. The cleaning people are in and are annoying me.
2 did a fine job with her event at the museum last night. Nice turnout and well done. One of the featured artists was a now-deceased priest from St. Ambrose, and the other was the gal who creates horse sculptures out of scrap iron and dead wood. I learned that the priest was the creator of the street sign that presents to passers-by the name of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Davenport. A carved-in-slate piece with the letters then painted. Kind of commercial, but a distinctive kind of thing apropos of a church. The horses were particularly interesting, although it made me wonder if the artist ever saw anything in her creative visions that didn't end up as a horse.
Cultural events like that always make me wish that I did more of those types of things. Isn't art one of the things that separates us from the less-developed species?
4 is working on a paper for school and asked for ideas. It's a news report with a little controversy angle, perhaps. I gave her the hog confinement facility debate. In Iowa, I think that the divisions on that topic go about as deep as those on abortion.
Speaking of politics, the first debate among 2008 Democratic presidential hopefuls is tonight. And just when is the first primary vote? This is why I got rid of my land line. Excuse me while I yawn. Is there going to be a referee there to call piling-on penalties as they all agree on the need to exit Iraq and the overall incompetence of the current administration? I suspect that the weeding-out process will come down to a contest of collecting good old American greenbacks. I may be forced to watch the NBA instead.
Hope everyone has a good evening.
Be careful out there.
Philosophy, History and Commentary from Lt. PC
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i wish i had a cleaning person. that is one thing i would consider worth every penney. growing up i was never good at it and i'm still not. matt refers to me as a 'relaxed liver'.
we're looking toward a good weekend here; temps in the 70's and sun. my running partner will be out of town so i am delaying my long run for the week one day so that i can run with sarah. having a partner is invaluable. missy and i have been able to maintain a fairly high base this year. we run at least 9 on the weekends and are both gearing up for a 1/2. she runs one her in new prague that i have run a few times. each occasion included wind, rain, and cold. the race has a history of being miserable, so i am not disappointed that i will miss it. i am slightly nervous about getting the same weather in green bay that dad was fortunate enough to have. you know if they post-pone a race, it's bad. i got a new pair of running shoes a few weeks ago and am again reminded about how important shoes are. the model i got was a high end asics shoe that i hadn't worn before. the store had them 60% off to make room for the newer version. i think i'm hooked. i may never have the newest version, but who cares. we're talking function, not fashion, people.
i am exhausted and have a busy weekend ahead. i know we will have a good time, but there is a little stress involved in organizing such a big project. are all names spelled correctly? will they look ok? what is the postage going to be? i am still gathering materials but will be ready to start saturday afternoon.
i'm off to bed.
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