I haven’t put anything up recently, but I wanted to let everyone know that Rowan is doing fine after the second round of chemo. She has become a big fan of the Wiggles. Somebody save us (for those who do not have kids, you just have no idea…).
My mom and dad came down to help us with this round. Dad has returned to Plymouth, but mom is still here. Meg and I got to go out for the first time in almost a year last night–good times. My mother also bought her first computer yesterday, so we’re teaching her some basics (and by basics, I mean what the space bar does. Seriously). Its exciting for her, and exciting for us to know that she can see Rowan over iChat every night if she wants to.
I watched the last half of the first debate the other night and will say this: I thought McCain did much better than I expected. I was disappointed in Barrack’s reversion into very strict partisan politics. His campaign has been so predicated on difference, change, and transcendence that I thought it really undermined his ethos. I want that ethos back (and not the guy forcing discussions of the environment into questions regarding Russian relations–boo, bad form). Don’t get me wrong, I’m still voting for him, but I hope he can improve his performance in debate 2 and 3 (which should target his strengths). If I’m worried about anything, its the silent racism underlying this election. The very fact that, the day after McCain stated “the fundamentals of our economy are strong” we suffered the second worse fiscal crisis in our nation’s history and the polls didn’t shift signifies that Barrack is up against something silent, hidden, and scary. Make sure you tell your students to vote… and tell them who to vote for…
