60\u00a0 bar steady\u00a0 29.68\u00a0 1mph S dewpoint 45 Beltane\u00a0 overcast<\/p>\n
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After I read several articles about Obama’s running mate choice, I came away convinced that Bill Richardson won’t be his choice.\u00a0 The most interesting article I read suggested Wes Clark or Bill Bradley.\u00a0 The prevailing opinion seems to be that he needs gravitas on foreign affairs in a Vice President.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Do we really want a\u00a0shadow presidency when it comes to conduct of foreign policy?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The argument for a strong woman makes sense to me, but the candidates didn’t.\u00a0 I don’t know.\u00a0 If I had to choose among the folks bandied about so far, I’d go with Bradley, then back to Richardson.<\/p>\n
Another planting day here on the homestead.\u00a0 And a good one, it appears.\u00a0 Good planting, transplanting days are overcast, low wind and cool.\u00a0 They put minimum stress on plants being transplanted and conserve moisture.<\/p>\n
In a dream last night I traveled to Wales.\u00a0 It was an island in this version, with an interior\u00a0river that\u00a0followed the\u00a0coast line.\u00a0 You could rent boats and just let them float along.\u00a0 I went through several small towns and villages.\u00a0\u00a0They were mixtures of theme park and historical village, like Williamsburg.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 A young guy took me to my room and said he would be back later with culloden.\u00a0 What’s that, you wonder?\u00a0 So do I?\u00a0 He said it was boiling water with holes in it.\u00a0 He never brought it so I don’t know what it was.\u00a0 There were snacks, but you had to pay for them.<\/p>\n
In the morning I woke up and went down for breakfast.\u00a0 A waiter pointed out the menu to me.\u00a0 It was a traditional meal, but I didn’t recognize any of the dishes.<\/p>\n
At several points I said, “Yes, my family’s from here.”\u00a0 It felt good to be home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only dark spot was that I had forgotten to pack my tooth brush and tooth paste.\u00a0 Kate had them, back on the mainland at a conference.\u00a0 I figured I could buy some, but I hadn’t seen a drugstore.\u00a0 Didn’t solve that problem before I woke up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
60\u00a0 bar steady\u00a0 29.68\u00a0 1mph S dewpoint 45 Beltane\u00a0 overcast \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 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.\u00a0 The most interesting article I read suggested Wes Clark or Bill Bradley.\u00a0 The prevailing opinion seems to … Continue reading Have You Ever Had Culloden?<\/span>