When all else fails, begin with a chat about the weather...

The weather is glorious, isn't it? I mean, it's super chilly in the morning, but the afternoons are golden. We got a lot done yesterday outside, putting away things and picking up the tomato stakes. I'm in no real rush to pull up dead plants and so on-- it'll get done, but not today. I have other pressing things to attend to today, like baking and grading and (I hope) putting out Halloween decorations. We don't do a whole lot, but it's fun to be "in the spirit" of things. I don't like the decorations to be scary, just a little quirky.

Y'know what's scary? Read the account of last night's Trump rallies. Praising Arnold Palmer's private parts? Telling "Jill" (that's Dr. Biden to you, pal) to slap her husband around and get "that fat pig off the couch" to vote for Trump (yes, T. speaks in third person). It was even too weird for Fox News to stay on; they cut to VP Harris' rally in Georgia.

I'm worried, folks. I mean, I'm trying not to be, but in any other normal part of US history, this would not be happening. Rude, crude, and clearly off the rails should not be normalized behavior. And I have friends and yes, a family member, who support this mess. Any candidate who is that obnoxious and who advocates for domestic violence should be automatically disqualified. Let alone, the trail of stupidity and inexcusable gaffes.

I'm gonna get a concussion from shaking my head.

But today, I am going to put the metaphorical blinders on, and do stuff that makes me happy or at least satisfied. I can only do what I can do. If all goes well, we'll have a nice Sunday dinner of pot roast and veggies at the end of the day, and I should be able to go to bed early. Another busy week ahead, my friends-- and no days off again til next Sunday (the academic team has a tournament next Saturday). 

Keep each other safe, and enjoy the sunshine--

C