9.26.2008

News: Changes

My friend Midge over at Sorry, Wrong Blog has inspired me to get back on here and mill about and say some things. There's really too much happening right now to go over in any kind of detail, but I'll summarize a few things very briefly for the sake of "catching up."

1: The wife and I moved to Providence, Rhode Island in June of this year. Not the most brilliant choice. Changes will be made in the spring. Rhode Island is a gray sadness.

2: Our business is growing in leaps and bounds. We are on our way to financial success.

3: I have a "big" idea for a novel that I continue to make notes for...the most promising idea I've had in years.

4: The American political and economic scene affects my mood deeply on a daily basis. The stuff we're seeing is the tip of the iceberg, in my opinion. The best I think anyone can hope for is that Obama will do things differently & better somehow. McCain makes me feel like I'm standing on the edge of the Golden Gate Bridge in a high wind.

5: Marriage is a good thing.

6: Despite the fact that Rhode Island is a gray sadness, the fall is here and the leaves are changing and it's pleasing. Here's my favorite creative statement about the fall: