Nothing more to say until after the debate, which I’ll be watching with rapt attention. See you there.
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Preview of This Evening (Airhorn Included)
Mixed Pheelings
Ahoy there from seven miles above California. I am winging my way back to my cherished Palo Alto, having enjoyed another weekend of fencing tournaments in which my beloved children did very well, thank you very much.
As you know, I am terrifically excited about the first debate on Monday night. My dear son and I have been practically counting the hours. Some people puzzle over why I would “waste my time” on such a thing. I assure you, I have the exact same feelings about every spectator sport known to man.
The countless millions of hours and billions of dollars that get sunk into baseball, football, soccer, basketball, and all the rest of it has never made sense to me. As for fencing, which is also a sport, I would say two things: (a) my family members are active participants (b) God knows it isn’t a spectator sport. I still don’t know what’s going on.
The Eyes Have It
The Great Debate
This upcoming Monday, September 26th, will be the first (of three) presidential debate. I have been looking forward to this day for literally months. It’s not too soon to get the popcorn popping, the soft drinks chilling, and the air horns waiting.
I have written about this astonishing election off and on during the course of the year. Like most of the country, I am not a fan of either candidate. It seems to me most of the interest in either candidate is simply based on despising the other one. My view is this: if Hillary Clinton is elected, it will be for a similar reason for Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. He did it by not being George Bush, and she’ll do it by not being Donald Trump.
