I have been intentionally ignoring this blog since mid-June. While I have not been ignoring the news, I just personally needed a break. Our current political environment is so toxic that I just feel I can't wade into it as frequently as I hoped. During these last two months, it seems to me that not much as happened.
Congress has not managed to work together on health care, the President continues to rant unproductively on twitter while only holding ONE solo news conference since he was sworn into office, the White House staff seems to be in a constant state of chaos, the President is spending a lot of time on the golf course after promising to do the exact opposite and he continues to try and sow mistrust between our citizens and the main stream media. I feel like we were in this exact spot in June when I last blogged.
However, during these two months away, the important things in my life have continued to chug along. My immediate family are all healthy and our first grandchild is on the way! We're all gainfully employed and happy in our relationships. We have been able to travel to see extended family this year in addition to some nice sight seeing of places we had never been before.
Our aging Corgi has recovered after a seizure a couple of weeks ago and is back to his bossy self. The Kansas City Royals are still in the hunt for post season play and continue to provide me with a nice escape most evenings. Kansas State football is just around the corner! My reading is proceeding at a slower pace than last year due to my need to stay current with the daily news but I'm making progress and am currently reading "The Whistler" by John Grisham. My goal of trying to decrease my sugar consumption doesn't seem to be happening but that chocolate chip cookie I just ate was delicious.
So while I do have some current issues that I plan to discuss, the things that matter in my life are good and no amount of craziness from Washington, D.C. is going to change my priorities.
