Well, the World Series is over and I have finally allowed myself the consolation that just seeing the Astros get there is good enough. Anybody but the Yankees, right? At least there is plenty of chocolate around to soothe the soul. That's because of the serious lack of trick-or-treaters this year. As a result I got stuck with a ton of candy. Proof that you should not skimp and buy the cheap stuff.
When I was young it didn't matter if it was a school night or not, Halloween was a call for a full frontal assault of the neighborhood. Nowadays it seems as though parents are holding the reigns a bit too tight. I live in a safe neighborhood for pete's sake. Now, if I lived in that old studio on 9th Ave. in Tucson I could understand it. But I live near country club with soccer moms everywhere.
Maybe the parents are standing up for their children's health by not letting them gorge themselves on all those partially hydrogenated oils. Sure one snack size snickers won't do much harm but we all know ol Jimmy will not just have one while he's learnign how to jack cars and take out the five-O on his x-box. No, that little pudgy knob will try to cop his mom's leftover candy stash as soon as her back is turned.

But now, on to more important matters.

Since I last took time to actually post on my own site we have had Harriet Miers, Scooter Libby, an Iraqi vote, Republicans distancing themselves from their once great icon, and tons of effort poured into my academic endeavor.

First we have the whole Miers fiasco. This can be covered in one simple sentence. We don't need to stinkin' evangelicals in office, in uniform, or on our most revered and respected court. Why not just fill our Supreme Court with one of each. Let's get a catholic, a jew, an evengelical, a protestant, a buddhist, a muslim, and a rastafarian for good measure. This way we can base all of our justice system's decision on a religious doctrine. How about using a general feeling of respect as a moral compass instead of a religious dogma?

Scooter Libby - Does anyone really believe it ends there? Does anyone remember Ollie North? The White House has their fall guy. Ooooo, prediction time. Libby will get some real hard time in a cushy federal country club for white guys but he will be pardoned by Bush on his last day in office.

Iraq - I say let's just get the civil war started now that way we can some nice news coverage for sweeps week.

Bush sucks in the polls - well it's about time the rest of the country got it. I guess they were busy watching Meet Your New Mommy to pay attention to the idiot they re-elected. Of course I know this paragraph will get me placed on a list of dissiedents. I guess this will also end my politcal aspirations here and now.

School - Work work work. Finals loom ahead like a train wreck.

On to the wine report.

Wine has become a rare indulgence. Between the Mrs. working late now and school I have taken to modifying one of those beer hats to hold a bottle of tequila on one side and a bottle of sweet and sour on the other.

Off to class - I hope you liked this one Mr. Joshua.