Dreary is the word for it. Gray and wet, though not all that cold. The moss has already begun to reclaim its place among the pavers, a green and growing carpet. And blades of winter grass are poking through the fallen leaves, now that the rain has had a chance to give it life again.
I guess we will be off to the store this morning for one last shopping expedition before the holiday. The turkey is thawing in the refrigerator and the pecans have been shelled. A large pumpkin from the garden was cut up and cooked down yesterday; all set for a pie. Amazing, but we seem to have all of the required spices this year and so our shopping list is a little bit shorter. We made a list of all the possible needs and wants and if we go early, we can beat any crowds. Yes, I’m sure we will forget something!
I was looking through the headlines, of course…and ran across this one.
“Hoping to encourage the use of a much-criticized form of currency, the U.S. Mint on Monday unveiled a series of $1 coins honoring U.S. presidents.”
In case you weren’t counting, this will be the third attempt in recent times to get us to use a dollar coin. The Susan B. and the Sacagawea dollars failed and I would be willing to predict failure for this one as well. Honoring U.S. Presidents? Oh, please!
And then I read that the Pentagon has come up with a new plan for World War III. They will temporarily increase troop strength by some 20,000 - 30,000. After some unknown time has passed, they will then cut the numbers and begin sending troops home.
What’s wrong with that? I guess it’s the fact that they keep using the word “temporary”. The government has a terrible history when it comes to all things “temporary”. And once more, I am willing to predict failure; that temporary will somehow become permanent.
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