Digging Out

I just got back in the house after two hours of snow clearing excitement. Between the blizzard from above and the blizzard of political messages we've all been deluged with the last few days, my head is spinning.

I spent last night watching the Democratic Presidential debate. What a love fest. I thought that at the end Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would hold their embrace a second longer and then dissolve into a passionate kiss. Where were the fireworks? Only in their eyes. The two candidates spent so much energy avoiding offending the other that they bored me silly. I did learn a little about both candidates positions, so I guess that's good. What I really learned was how much alike they were. I also enjoyed all the shots of the celebrity laden crowd. here's a thought. If you're campaigning on a platform of helping the middle class, why not let some of them into the debate? Are you or I supposed to believe that Steven Spielberg is worried about paying for his health insurance or of the bank foreclosing on his compound? I did like some of the swipes both candidates took at the Republicans. At one point, Barack even made Hillary laugh. Now there's an accomplishment. Still, I did miss some of the feud style hysterics that filled the Republican debate. I think John McCain could still whip Mitt Romney in a fist fight. With the way they're going after each other, it may come to that.

While I was being civic minded, the heavens dumped almost a foot of snow on the area. After making "Daughter" breakfast, packing her lunch and letting out the dogs, the phone rang. It was the school district's "snow tree" letting us know that school was closed. How about calling a little earlier for the families who have before school activities. Now i have a turkey sanwich in the fridg, and no one to eat it. "Daughter" was ecstatic, as for me, the jury is still out. We haven't had a snowfall this big in a while. I like the snow. It makes the yard look bigger and everything look clean. Removing it is usually a breeze thanks to my giant snow thrower, but today, the snow, with help from the village snow plow and it's unending practice of covering the lower third of my driveway with an entire community's snow, made the job difficult. I battled the elements, and I won. My driveway and sidewalks are now the envy of my neighbors. I even went the extra mile and plowed all the way to both neighbor's houses. Look at me, I'm a snow angel. I even had to clear an area in the back for the dogs to do their business. It's hard to vacate when the snow is covering the door, if you know what I mean.

I hope you can stay up late Saturday night and catch the big show on WGN. We'll have comedian Mike Schmidt and his twisted view of the Super Bowl as well as "Super Bowl Trivia" on the arcade. throw in some political talk, "Idol Chatter" and you've got yourself a heck of a show. I really appreciate all the people who listen, but I can always use more like minded, entertainment loving supporters, so tell your friends. heck, tell your enemies too. They might like the show so much you become friends. I am a snow angel, bringing people together. Have a great weekend. Later...Brian