Winter Is Here

Was gone from the keyboard for several days--gone home to the family for Thanksgiving, which we celebrated with what has become a tradition of having a dinner of buffalo, instead of turkey or hog. Daddy started it several years ago when buff eat came onto the market, and that has been our tradition ever since. The news the last several days has been all about the terrorists' attack on the hotels in Bombay(Mumbai). One couple from Wales who got caught in their hotel room at the Taj are now complaining that the bad guys were watching CNN which was giving the locations of where people were hiding in the Taj. More on the story as it develops. The Bears got whopped by the vikings this evening. I should be in bed in total grief, but I will try to bear up under my sorrow. The big regional news around here is the first winter storm which has rolled across the USA. It began to snow big wet flakes Friday morning and kept snowing for at least 26 hours(really). O'Hare airport is all off schedule, and Interstate 35 was very slick this afternoon, and the streets of Des Moines are very icy and the wind is blowing loudly. So, Winter has arrived, but according to forecasts the temp should get up to 50 degrees by the middle of the week. The news for the last several days has been mainly the Economy, India(and Pakistan), and the weather. And there has been lots of news on the chaos in shopping centers on Black Friday with mobs of people rioting for bargains. One security guy at a mall on Long Island was trampled to death by the mob when the doors opened. O may officially nominate HRC for SecState this week. Gas prices have fallen to $1.57. . This may be all for right now. I do not have much more to tell the world. You all take care, and I will have more the next time I blog. Di di mau!