rain, politicians and expensive words

I sit and think, if we had as much rain as we do lies from politicians, the entire world would be flooded and no one would survive. No tears from angels are coming down and the ground has cracked, dry dirt being bandied about at the whim of the wind. The weatherman says that we get rain, it just evaporates before hitting the ground, only he calls it "virga." We don't want he fancy words, just simple ones will do. Time to reconnect as people which $500 words will not allow. Use the penny words and we'll reconnect again. Not talking just the weatherperson, everybody needs to do the same - politicians most of all and lawyers fall in there, too. The expensive words being used today, are cloying and drowning us all.

September

School days, good old golden rule days, new things to be learned, old things to not be forgotten.

My YGK is growing up TOO FAST! His excietment is so contagious. Being in the 3rd grade brings new responsibilities. Until now, someone had to pick him up from school every day. His Dad lives across the street from the school and down a ways. He still had to be picked up. Now he is allowed to walk "home" on the days his Dad has him. How times have changed.

For me, grade school (errr!!! elementary school as my YGK demands it be called) was 1/2 mile from home. Except in extremely bad weather, I walked to school and home. It was no big deal then. High school was 1 mile away and again, except for bad weather, I walked both ways (when I went). Now in high school, most students have a vehicle.

How times have changed - not necessarily for the better.