Friday Morning Muse

For all who came by looking for these musings yesterday, I am sorry for the lack of focus. I find myself in a position of having other things on my mind at the moment. Right now I am still processing. I am sure I will figure this out shortly, until then I'll try to at least put something out here so you will know I haven't dropped completely of the edge of the earth.

I did notice yesterday that Kate over at Cider Press Hill is thinking of taking on a new challenge. I do not envy her if she does. Living in Texas we seem to have big commutes, not so much because we try but more because they just happen. The 50 gallons of gas per person per year part of the challenge...Not gonna happen here unless I give up the job and go to hanging around and growing all of my own food. I am going to mull this challenge over a while and try to formulate a plan(?) of attack...

Back to my regularly schedule weather muse...The temperature this morning is a rather mild 69 degrees and the humidity is in the soupy 95% range. Texas mornings are great for showers...oops, there goes my daily water allotment. Speaking of water I see this weeks US News has their cover story on the subject. I have to say the headline is grim but probably true..."Why You Should Worry About Water...How this diminishing resource will determine the future of where and how we live." I haven't read the article yet, and they are speaking to the choir here, but I'll be checking it out this weekend.

It's getting late so I better go check the morning's emails...I'll let you know if anything is interesting...

I always find Eugene Robinson's columns interesting but the following paragraph from today's just sings...

When I look at what the next president will have to deal with, I don't see much that can be solved with just a winning smile, a firm handshake and a ton of resolve. I see conundrums, dilemmas, quandaries, impasses, gnarly thickets of fateful possibility with no obvious way out. Iraq is the obvious place he or she will have to start; I want a president smart enough to figure out how to minimize the damage. - Eugene Robinson

"Gnarly thickets of fateful possibility with no obvious way out." Now isn't that one of the most descriptive sentences of world conditions you have ever read? If you have a moment, go read the rest...But, after 8 years of dumbed down expectations I don't hold out much hope for Eugene's ideal President.

Happy Birthday Norma Jean...

Well, it's time to head to work...Catch ya later...