I actually made it through the whole debate without throwing anything at the TV. I threatened it a few times, but I didn’t do it.
I think my favorite moment was when Bush was asked about his wife and he said that when he proposed she made him promise that she would never have to give a speech. “Fortunately, she did not hold me up to that deal.” She’s out campaigning for him. Then he goes on to say…
“She speaks English a lot better than I do.”
Yep. I know that’s right.
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I had to go to someone’s house today that smokes inside their house. A lot. Ack. I couldn’t help but cough when I left. I still smell the smoke, and I was only in the house for 3 minutes. Blech.
Fall may have finally arrived in Houston. If nothing else, at least summer is winding down. Remember how I said a few weeks ago that we were supposed to get a cold front? Yeah, never happened.
This morning was fabulous though. I walked outside to take Jason to school and noticed that there was actually a little bit of a nip in the air. I actually wished I had had on a light sweatshirt. Granted, it’s about 65 degrees right now – probably not that cold to the rest of you. However, in Houston we are used to 95 degree heat. 65 is nippy. And 3 hours ago, it was probably closer to 60 degrees.
Bliss. Absolute bliss. I would like to have a lot more days like this – where do I put in my order?
Over the summer months, there were a variety of things I wanted to post but never quite got around to it. I can’t even count how many times I’ve commented to a friend about a “post that never quite made it”. They are still things I think about from time to time, so maybe I’ll finally get around to writing about them now.
One of those things is about the beggers in London. Here in Houston, beggers are not always kind. I’ve seen them turn down food – I guess money is better? I’ve seen the man at the corner by the mall who hides his artifical leg so that he can beg on crutches, an added ploy for sympathy. I’ve seen a lot of negative things.
In London, the beggers are polite. I don’t mean in a mildly polite way, grunting acknowledgement at you – oh, no. They actually say please and politely thank you – with a sir or a ma’am – and bid you a good day. I found it interesting, probably because when you stop and think about it, if you are begging, you should be grateful for the kindness of strangers. I wonder what it says about our own society. Do we feel a sense of entitlement? Like we deserve something more, so gratitude is not needed?
I was reminded of the beggers in London while viewing Mike Golding’s photograph of one. I didn’t feel the awkward silence with the beggers of London like I feel in the US. I knew they would thank me even if I said no, and that made me more likely to say yes to helping them out.