It really is Fall

Cold air settles and fog rolls in from the water and frost grays the green of the grass and ices the wind shield of the cars waiting for the morning Sun. Ducks rest, sleeping in the park or on the water, gathering strength for the continued flight to warmer climes. I know, there isn't any ice in the North, the glaciers are long gone and Mount Rainier has just bare rocks covering it, since the Earth is so warm, but I put my leather coat on, thick gloves and wrapped a scarf around my neck when I rode my motorcycle the last few mornings. The Child Care Center had a fire drill, and everyone went outside, got counted and chilled and now my wife has her first cold of the season.



I did some purchasing, upgraded my Quicken, and went for the HD on the cable since February is coming and there are more HD items available and WWE Smackdown went to a HD cable network. Our television is ready, but the Cable Company wants more money for the higher priced HD box. It does seem to be about the money. I had thought of dropping off of television altogether, instead of going with the herd of lemmings - I have lots of DVDs, VHS and FM stereo is relatively free - and I know where all the books I ever wanted to read are - in one of three library systems I seem to be a member of now. I can't, I am still responsible for providing a bit of entertainment for visitors and my wife. Funny, when we have visitors we seldom have the television on, isn't there a message there?

Being Saturday, I didn't get all I should have done today, but in the mail is my membership card in the Revolutionary War Veterans Association. I am also a Washington Arms Collector and a Life Member of the NRA - I am such a joiner! I did some shopping for blinds for our windows with my wife, and looked at garden stuff, and thought about the future. We did go out and walk around the park and check out the cool weather, (but sunny) and picnicking family groups. I still say that free parks are the best value for young families with young children that want to explore and play. They were out in force and having a great time.