Rain, snow, and other ramblings

Well, today is the second day of rain and drear. Although I've heard tell that tomorrow it's supposed to snow between 6 and 10 inches. Despite my doubts, I will remain optimistic.

I also finished reading the third book in a series I've been perusing. Madelyn Alt's Bewitching Mystery series. Rarely do I laugh out loud at books--usually it's just an in-my-head-chuckle--but this book, like her others, had me cracking up and thinking, "Someday I want to write like that!"

Of course, as I mentioned before, the political situation has not gotten any better. According to the various liberal propaganda (yes, that sounds mean, but quite frankly it is. I am liberal, no doubt, but I recognize propaganda when I see it. Generally because it has a price tag.) that I receive in my inbox, the Wisconsin Republicans have fired through their bill without the Democrats present.

Okay, first, didn't the Democrats leave because they didn't want the Republicans to reach quorum? So obviously somebody went back. Or maybe they managed to rewrite the quorum rule. Or perhaps some Republican was dreadfully ill the past two or three weeks and only just recovered the other day to help reach quorum and ram through legislation.

I suppose I should stop imagining and find a news article to tell me what happened.

But as I never want to leave a blog post on a sour note, here is a picture of what Oberlin's Arboretum looks like on a beautiful day:

Cheers!