Ordinary

A cloudy morning, but I don’t think that portends anything at all. Summer is on its way; there is no stopping it, and no rain is in the forecast.

Another way to tell that summer is coming is to see the great number of trailers and U-Hauls roaming the streets of Chico as the students prepare to leave. It will take few weeks before the cast off sofas and broken chairs are removed from the landscape and then the city of Chico will be returned to the “locals” for the duration of the summer.

Over here, in Orland, summer is not so easily recognized. It might be recognized by the increased height of the corn crop. Or, the ripening of the apricots; the ‘official’ first fruit of the summer. Cherries (a spring crop) have already peaked and are being stripped from the branches right now. That reminds me; I better check this morning and see if the higher branches on my cherry tree are ready to be picked.

Some political thoughts; Hillary Clinton is still the front runner in Democratic circles and I’m wondering why? She has the money and the power within the party and that seems to drive the polls. But where are the populists? Are the people going to allow the official polls to define their choice? Shame on them!

To recap my position; I’m very supportive of the idea of a woman as president. But not Hillary Clinton. Not today’s Hillary. I would have voted for the Hillary of 1993 in a heartbeat. The intervening years have turned her into a politician. An ordinary politician. And that’s a shame.

No, you can’t remove politics from the presidency and there’s the shame of it…but you can (and should) hope for extraordinary politicians.