roller ski

I admire the dedication that some skiers have... the season is not over when the snow melts away. For cross-country die hards Winter is just half the fun! The rest of the year they pound the pavement in their roller skis.

harvest moon

We caught a stunning glimpse of the Harvest Moon on Tuesday! Interesting that the Harvest moon is actually a legend from Norse mythology. I checked into it and learned that all full moons have their own special characteristics based on position in the sky and time of year, and the full moons of September, October and November - as seen from the northern hemisphere - are well known in the folklore of the sky. All full moons rise around the time of sunset. In general the moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, however the Harvest Moon rises approximately 30 minutes later, from one night to the next, which helped farmers bring in their crops. They could continue being productive by moonlight even after the sun had set. Hence the name Harvest Moon.

S

I am on a mission to find a mattress company that does not start with S. Sleepy's, Serta, Sealy, Simmons, and even Ikea has used the name Sultan for their mattresses.

retract the buffalo

Whoa! Just kidding. Populist president would be Ralph Nader. Okay, I will go for Obama instead. America needs change.

11 parties

I got my absentee ballot for the US election on November 4th. Am I the only one who did know we have 11 political parties in the US? Democratic, Republican, Indepdence (those 3 are fair enough) and... Conservative, Working Families, Socialist Workers, Right to Life, Socialism & Liberation, Green, Libertarian, and Populist? And the mascots are all mixed up. Democrat is a star, Republican an eagle (what happened to the Donkey and Elephant?). I might just vote Populist because theirs is a buffalo.