RAIN!!!

The huge news is that we got an enormous downpour this afternoon of !!!! 0.25" of rain !!!! Seriously, though, this is the first measurable rain we've had at our house in two months.

In his blog today, Bill Moyers quotes The Hartford Courant: Mr Libby is "a nice guy, a loyal and devoted patriot…but none of that excuses perjury or obstruction of justice. If it did, truth wouldn’t matter much."

Leroy Seivers, in his blog, NPR Blogs: My Cancer, writes that "Uncertainty Is No Replacement for Suspense". His cancer has returned, and he is talking about how one of the most difficult things about cancer is the uncertainty. Will this treatment work? We don't know. Will radiation shrink the tumor? We're not sure. And with our limited knowledge and experience, we have to make all the decisions. It just isn't fair - but then, I guess that's life...and cancer.

There was a piece on Morning Edition this morning concerning the horrendous backlog of passport applications. This is due to the new "Homeland Security" regulations that anyone entering the US, even from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, the Caribbean countries, etc., will need passports. These includes cruises, weekend trips, etc. These trips previously have not required passports, just proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate. Soon, this will include people driving across a border. Perhaps this was an overdue protection that was needed. HOWEVER, this regulation was not adequately funded, and there are not enough people to process the thousands of applications that have come flooding in. There are delays reported to be as long as 12 weeks and longer. This is WAY too typical of the current administration - making regulations, but not providing the money to allow those regulations to be carried out.

Jean complained that I wasn't showing any pictures of my paintings, so I guess I need to remedy that. This piece is a 24x24" acrylic on canvas - the name is #67.