60 bar steady 29.68 1mph S dewpoint 45 Beltane overcast
First Quarter of the Hare Moon
After I read several articles about Obama’s running mate choice, I came away convinced that Bill Richardson won’t be his choice. The most interesting article I read suggested Wes Clark or Bill Bradley. The prevailing opinion seems to be that he needs gravitas on foreign affairs in a Vice President. This disturbs me since the most recent example of a naif at foreign affairs coupled with a strong VP is George Bush and Dick Cheney. Do we really want a shadow presidency when it comes to conduct of foreign policy?
The argument for a strong woman makes sense to me, but the candidates didn’t. I don’t know. If I had to choose among the folks bandied about so far, I’d go with Bradley, then back to Richardson.
Another planting day here on the homestead. And a good one, it appears. Good planting, transplanting days are overcast, low wind and cool. They put minimum stress on plants being transplanted and conserve moisture.
In a dream last night I traveled to Wales. It was an island in this version, with an interior river that followed the coast line. You could rent boats and just let them float along. I went through several small towns and villages. They were mixtures of theme park and historical village, like Williamsburg. At one point I stopped in a village and spent the night in a hotel. It cost $80 and had all natural wood done in a folk culture style. A young guy took me to my room and said he would be back later with culloden. What’s that, you wonder? So do I? He said it was boiling water with holes in it. He never brought it so I don’t know what it was. There were snacks, but you had to pay for them.
In the morning I woke up and went down for breakfast. A waiter pointed out the menu to me. It was a traditional meal, but I didn’t recognize any of the dishes.
At several points I said, “Yes, my family’s from here.” It felt good to be home.
The only dark spot was that I had forgotten to pack my tooth brush and tooth paste. Kate had them, back on the mainland at a conference. I figured I could buy some, but I hadn’t seen a drugstore. Didn’t solve that problem before I woke up.
