We're just winding down from an incredibly busy evening at the ol' doorbell. Lots and lots of kids stopped by, because those with good memories know our home is chocolate - intensive. We didn't disappoint. I felt a bit like Willy Wonka tonight as I passed over amounts of candy that, if it had been cargo would have qualified as "tonnage". With the Giants on to provide background music, it was simply a fine night.
But I also got a chance to see and hear the sounds of Fall at Brushy Peak today, as I took a break between neighborhood walks to check out the raptors. Red Tail hawks ruled the roost, and if I were a bettin' man I'd have to believe the owls would be out in force this evening. Fall is a wonderful time to visit with birds setting up for winter or passing through on the way South. Today was also a hummingbird's paradise - there were thick as ants all over town. Everywhere. Very cool.
The election is just two days away, and we will finally have an end to mailers, robo calls, radio and TV ads. It's tiring, an absurd method of addressing issues - because it doesn't. But as the campaigns wind down, here's my suggestion for next time: if a political party wants to pummel us with unconscionable tons of paper and phone calls, a registered voter must "opt in" to receive them - otherwise, the candidate will be in violation of newly created postal codes, FCC regulations and FPPC (Fair Poitical Pratices Commission) rules. And how about a provision for honesty? Provide a section that would enable candidates to be entitled to damages for libel or slander. There would be a big line at civil courts...
But let's make some noise. Make politics civil again, like it was in...oh, maybe 1789. That's the change I want to see. Let ideas rule the day, and personal attacks or twisted sets of facts begone. I have one more wish for Election Day, and I'm leaving that to you! Hope to represent you soon on the LARPD Board of Directors!
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