It's 7:00 am and I just got up a short while ago...I'm not sure why I slept in this weekend morning. I waited impatiently for my first cup of coffee, which I hoped would compare favorably to yesterday's dark brew from Starbucks; it did not. I need to buy some more beans. The last time I bought beans was quite some time ago; I bought a 2 pound bag at Costco. They provided good coffee for awhile, but I think they do not stay fresh for long.
My intent this morning was to enjoy the coolness that surely would have accompanied last night's torrential downpour. Surely the rain and wind would have brought with them cooler temperatures. Not so. While it's not hot outside, it's still a rather assertive 74 degrees...comfortable, but I was expecting the high 60s. I may do a walk after my coffee, but I may indulge my laziness this morning, waiting until this evening to get my exercise and break a sweat.
CNN acknowledged that today is election day in Mexico. I visited the CNN website this morning and was astounded to see five short paragraphs devoted to the election. There is something frightening and horrifically arrogant about U.S. media essentially ignoring an event as important as a neighboring country's presidential election. It's one thing if the media reports on it and the public ignores it...but simply finding something about the election in the maintstream U.S. media has been a very tough effort...I have depended almost exclusively on foreign media.
I hear mockingbirds making a racket outside this morning. They are loud, loud, loud! But I like hearing them, making their pronouncements about the day and the roles they will play in it. Maybe I will take a brief walk, just so I can hear them a bit better. If so, it will be a leisurely stroll, rather than a fast-paced effort to get my heart rate up. I need that pace sometimes...and now is one of them. I've convinced myself...this blog can wait.
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