Festival!

I'm finally back after about 2 weeks of madness, including travels to New York, a local trade show, and enormous volumes of work. Mostly, though, I'm back in the groove to think, mull, consider, and record. It's good to be able to read other bloggers, news posts, books, etc., and then decide what my thoughts are all about.

I'm more liberal in my politics and my social assessments than I was a few weeks ago. I am losing my patience with convervatives, while simultaneously becoming more of a person who sees the opposing views. You know, "on the one hand...but on the other hand." I'm not excusing Republicans, you understand, but they're not always idiots. Some of them can think...rationally. My assessment of life in this regard has nothing to do with Barack Obama. He has his good points, but I don't trust him any more than I do any other politician. I am OH such a cynic! Fuck politicians. They are, in broad strokes, evil bastards that compare unfavorably to George Bush, the atheist's equivalent of the anti-Christ.

My American niece is preparing for her "marriage blessings" with her honey, a Paraguayan native who is still learning English. It will happen after Thanksgiving. I admire them for behaving like real people...ignore cultures, fall in love with someone who shares your ideas and ideals. There's more of this stuff in my family...I have a great family!