What a joy to listen to Barack's speech the other night - I was immediately relieved and once again primed to move forward with my support for his (and others') plans on health care reform. 

I believe that the untold criticism he is facing these days is nothing more or less than racism, disguised to look otherwise.  I wish the media would give as much coverage to "our" side as they give to the "other" side.  But once again, he made a lot of sense to me, with his fine speech that warmed my heart. 

The weather here continues to be warm, dry, with constant, even temperatures.  There has been no rain at all in the month of September though, and we are down several inches this month.  The leaves are simply drying on the trees and falling - there isn't much color. 

Today, John got started on the garage, putting up the last panels.  I will be able to finish painting, then cleaning out the inside of the garage for winter.  I am finishing the book "Kabloona" and it has at last, become a joy to read, as the white man finally adjusts his thinking in accordance to the native wisdom.  He has got it!  He now can marvel as he sees another white man coming into the territory, as "civilized" as he was at first, all angry, mystified, and impatient, focusing on what he perceives as "his stuff" and nobody else's.  Next books are waiting to be read, but I'll regret ending this one.