#198 - Winterizing - September 27, 2013

Last 24: the Pres of the US spoke with the Pres of Iran for the first time since I was 5 years old.

This is a big deal.   I think Obama has done a good job with a tough situation.  After 4.5 years in office, we're out of Iraq, mostly out of Afghanistan, have engaged in no more major wars, the economy is looking steady and improving.  An improved health insurance system is on its way.  We have recently secured an agreement to destroy Syria's chemical weapons, and Iran has stated its willingness to verifiably not seek nuclear weapons.  That's a sound list of accomplishments.

Obama's not perfect, not by a long shot.  But he has certainly done a lot of good for our country, and he has been better for the world then either of his challengers would have been.  I'm particularly disturbed by the lack of civil liberties at home and abroad.  He should have known better, and if he wants to leave the nation constitutionally better than he found it, he'll have to start finding ways to torpedo his own policies.

In other news, I recently learned that this blog's readership has increased a bit.  Hi, guys.

And I've been working through a bunch of things at the house.  Fall came early, and suddenly, this year.  I have removed the railing from the deck, pressure washed it and painted the deck.  I am nearly ready to put up the new rails.  I have prepped the pool for winterizing, put the deck chairs in the basement and pulled the sleds out for the winter.  The lawn mower is in the basement, a new leaf blower should arrive next week, the trampoline is taken apart and put away.  And we're getting quotes to get the rest of our roof replaced.  It's a lot in parallel.

Thankfully, the weather has been fantastic.  So - time to go work on the pool area some more.  Life is good.