Can Thanksgiving really be here in three weeks? If so, then someone had better tell the weather guys. We're looking at temperatures in the 70's for the next few weeks give or take a couple of days.
My good buddy in Miami, Oklahoma sent me an email telling me he was going to deer camp. Such silliness! I told him he should come to my place. He can stay rent free and if he wants to shoot deer open the sliding doors to our upstairs patio and fire away. The deer here are so domesticated the Queen and I sometimes invite them in for morning coffee.
I'm having one of my former students and football players visiting this upcoming week-end. He's now in his 50's and has never seen a Big Ten football game so I'll be taking him to watch the Buckeyes dismantle the Indiana Hoosiers. If you don't know about either team think Christians vs. Lions. 'Bloodbath' will have a new meaning. Speaking of the Buckeyes, or I should say, Buckeye fans, they are up in arms because they only defeated Northwestern by the score of 21 to 7. I read one report about fans wanting some coaches fired because they're inept. Wouldn't it be neat if one of the coaches found out where their critics worked and harassed them on their job?
As an Ohioan I'm more than a little miffed at what our state legislature has done. First, why is it ballots can be mailed up to the day before the election. Isn't this a recipe for trickery. Furthermore, on this years ballot is a provision asking the people to vote on whether or not non-citizens can vote. Stupid is as stupid does said a movie character.
One of my best golfing buddies lost his wife to a long battle with dementia last week. The memorial took place today and I was in attendance. Normally, I'll dress to the nines at these things but today I wore nice slacks, shirt with a golf pullover on top. The ceremony was held in the basement of a church so I wasn't all that concerned about my attire until I walked in. There must have been fifty men all wearing their best suits. The first thought that came to my mind was a line uttered by comedian George Gobel when he was on the Carson Show in 1969; "Do you ever think the whole world is a tuxedo and you're a pair of brown shoes?"
I'll be so happy when the elections and campaigning are concluded. Then we'll be able to get back to normal until the next election cycle begins------------- in about three days.
I haven't mentioned by little guy, Charlie, in awhile. It's sad for me because he's about to turn nine years old and sleeps much, much more than in days gone bye. Still, promptly at 2 pm he'll start jumping around while barking. This is my clue to let me know it's time to head out for the dog park. He has the same pattern each time we get there. He'll run off into the woods for ten minutes then come out and play with the other pooches sniffing as many rear ends as possible in his allotted time. He does embarrass me sometimes and there's nothing I can do about it. If you don't know Charlie is a Cairn Terrier. If you still don't know this means he's a cousin of Toto from the Wizard of Oz. Charlie has been neutered but he still takes great pleasure in humping of dogs especially the ones that look like Rin-Tin-Tin. There's a reason for this or so dog specialists tell me. It's that he's attempting to exert some kind of dominance; to be accepted into the group. I'm glad humans aren't this. It'd be silly to do when a handshake is most likely more preferable.
I've been in television heaven for a couple of weeks and it's going to continue for another six. We have two Hallmark movie channels and they're both showing non-stop Christmas films. This means I'll have a full menu enjoying my fantasy girl, Lacey Chabert. If you have the chance to watch her in the film, The Christmas Waltz, do it. It's a must see for Chabert geeks like me.
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