A busy November continues to rumble through. Events pass, but with other events still on the horizon.
The wedding is past. Two beautiful ceremonies and my middle son Doug is now a married man. There's not many people who get to see their son married in both a Hindu Temple ceremony and a beach wedding.
Ramya, Doug's wife and my new daughter-in-law, has gone back to California to resume her job with a prominent computer company near San Francisco (well, Northern California). Doug has resumed his work on a Master's degree at Georgia Tech. Hopefully, by May, Doug will be able to join Ramya in California, Then I will have two sons in that great state.
We are halfway through the run of Young Robin Hood. The kids involved have really stepped up to the plate and delivered a great show. Opening night was very good, with a very enthusiastic opening crowd. Saturday night was another good sized audience, but they were somewhat less responsive. Sunday's crowd was appreciative, but smaller and quieter. I hope that this wonderful show will get the large, responsive audiences it deserves next weekend.
The election is over, and the results were very good. The President won reelection, and although I would have preferred even greater margins, it was an undeniably decisive win. We may have finally put the death knell to the politics of conservative hatred (the politics based on the fear of the other). The Affordable Care Act will survive and become the law of the land. It is an important building block towards true universal health care, which is what we really need, The Senate remained in Democratic hands, with many exciting victories by women, including one of my favorite politicians, Elizabeth Warren. The most important thing for Republicans can learn is that for the most part, tea party extremists cannot win Senate seats, Finally in the house, we were treated to the spectacle of the Republicans retaining control even though they did not win the majority of vote nationwide. This was in large part due to the aggressive partisan redistricting that was done by Republican controlled state legislatures.
Our moving plans are being stymied by a lack of being able to find a good place to rent, one that will allow month to month leases AND will take pets. The home we purchased may not be move-in ready for several months, so we are feeling the stress of trying to figure that out.
My blog has suffered considerably. Although I still post, I am not as able to monitor and repost strategically, and my page-view numbers suffer accordingly. I am looking forward to writing on a regular basis, and maybe have some more time to write a little bit more fiction.
Of course, that presumes we move someplace where I have Internet access. At this point, I am not sure. Heck, we may be moving to a van down by the river.
Until next time,
T. M. Strait
It has definitely been a positive month! The Presidential Election set the tone for a good end-of-year to come!
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