Jean and I are driving to Newark Airport today to pick up Mark and Kate who spent the week at Disney World. Last year at this time Jean and I spent a three day weekend there because Andy was doing his internship at Disney World. It was an enjoyable time, especially since there are virtually no lines at all this time of year.

Tuesday is the most important election in this country since 1932 when we were in the midst of the Great Depression and the country decided it was time to turn away from the do-nothing Republican party. That is pretty much the same situation now, since the Bush administration has rejected all controls on the business and financial industries, supported totally by John McCain. I cannot believe he will suddenly change all his attitudes and become a pro-active president, especially since his first major decision was selecting a running mate who combines George Bush’s mental ability with Dick Cheney’s power mania.

Currently reading: Brian W. Aldiss is both a great writer, a fine sf historian and an excellent anthologist, and his book Galactic Empires is filled with outstanding stories by the likes of Clifford D. Simak, Isaac Asimov and James White.

Currently listening: Progressive rock is not dead, just harder to find nowadays since radio stations ignore anything that is not popular and, unfortunately, lowest-denominator music. Perhaps my favorite album of this entire decade so far is the Decemberists’ The Crane Wife, which is highly recommended to any prog rock fans.