I can feel the blogging slowing down a tad now that the warmer weather has arrived (along with baseball). Somehow sitting down behind the computer each night doesn't hold the same joy in April as it did back when the blizzards were raging in February. Sooooo, I do apologize to anyone who is expecting more.
It's also increasingly difficult to continue to write and link to political stories. A lot of that has to do with the same old issues going round and round. How do the progressives mount a charge against the convervatives? What kinds of small victories can we claim? Right now we're looking at the Senate going 'nuclear' over the filibuster issue regarding judicial nominations. As other bloggers have said, the Republicans won't be satisfied till they have created a Taliban-like theocracy here in the U.S. But, I think that, like the Schiavo case, the GOoPers are again over-reaching...mistaking the "mandate" of November with a majority of people actually agreeing with everything they do. IMHO people voted for Bush was because they couldn't stand Kerry. (Of course, how the Dems nominated someone who would be less 'likable' than the Chimp is beyond comprehension). But anyway, I digress.
I'm also hearing from my progressive friends that they are getting tired of staying current with the issues and getting endless emails requesting money from Senators, political parties, activist groups, etc. I agree, it will take a lot to actually get me to part with money for anyone in the current environment. So perhaps I'll call a brief moratorium on the political front and actually "moveon.org" to other things.
On another front, late next week, Bob and I are going on our much-anticipated vacation to San Francisco, where we'll celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary! As many of you know, we spent our honeymoon driving from Ohio (where we were living then) to California via a number of national parks. So, we're visiting the scene of the crime - so to speak! And, man, am I looking forward to this trip. It's been a looooong winter, with lots of ups and downs, and we're beginning the warm months on a very up note.
As for the Red Sox...they ended up going 3-3 against the Yankees, pretty anti-climactic after all, eh?
Well, can't promise a lot of blogging in the week or two ahead, but we'll be sharing the trip, hopefully as it happens!
Happy Spring, everyone!
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