Out of Balance on Purpose?

It's been a lovely weekend. Best weekend in months. We visited my parents and grandmother for my dad's and grandmother's birthday weekend. We checked out a wine festival, took a motorcycle ride, visited Blue Bird Gap Farm, had birthday dinner, roasted birthday oysters, had birthday breakfast, picked up two different counter tops from two different discount home centers, took a hay ride, and got our Halloween pumpkins. That was in less than seventy two hours. There was also a half a day of work in there, for Deanna and myself, and the fielding of work phone calls for the duration of the trip. We also took Quinn worm digging and fishing for the first time.

Suffice it to say, we vacation like it's our job. We even joked that it was good that we got all the family stuff in in one weekend, so I could get back to the business of building our house in every free moment. Now I know I brought this on myself. And I'm not complaining. Really, it feels normal. But I know it's not. Ironically the whole time I'm convincing myself that as soon as the house is finished, I'll begin my life of leisure. Gardening, surfing, riding, exercising, reading, you know.

I'm afraid this level of production is becoming addictive. Returning to some balance will be like kicking a habit.

Just an observation.

Really, is that all you could get done?

The more news I hear, and the more days I live, the more convinced I am that our politicians are lazy. I've said before, I'm pretty liberal. However, I also have common sense and believe in incremental change. I thought Obama would be more liberal, but I don't blame him for going middle of the road. It was the only road he could take. I do blame him for not admitting that. I also blame him for not calling the Tea Party out for what they are; irresponsible, and ill informed. Experts agree, listen to them! Cut spending, raise taxes, end of story. Sure I don't want to lose my mortgage interest deduction, but if it's the cost of doing business, so be it. Tax the rich, hell yeah! They've been untaxed for a decade and I don't feel any busier at work. And yes, they are my clients. Directly!

I wrote my congressman, and he wrote back. Problem is, it's pretty clear he didn't read my email. I'd have thought he had better staff than that.

My only hope is that the republicans nominate some reactionary nut job, Obama has a free term to accept reality, and we move forward. Knowing our collective luck, some middle of the road Republican will win the election and spend 4 years trying to win reelection. Maybe all presidents should be limited to one term. Give 'em six years.