had to do some kind of rhyme there.
so in talking with friends and relations (that's from Winnie the Pooh, i think) in the Midwest and East Coast, i hear directly that it is ridiculously cold. going outside and feeling your nose hairs freeze, that's cold. wearing a hat and scarf (matching) inside and several layers and still being cold, that's ridiculous. and here in California we are in the midst of a real heat wave. and the building super here forgot to leave the air on in the hallways, so the entire building got overheated until they figured out how to turn it back on, but we had windows open and even had the a/c on today for a bit because without anything, the temp was 80 degrees in the house. ok enough weather. and i'm really sorry for everyone in the cold. it's not fair. but it is part of the reason why i live in california.
so the latest CNN etc is on the preparations for Tuesday. wow. i think they are the ones asking people to take a picture of exactly when the swearing in takes place and send it to them. it will no doubt be the most photographed event of all time. technology is incredible, now that almost everyone has a cell phone with a camera (now including ME!). so if the main event is 11AM - noon Tuesday, that means 8-9 AM in California. i need to watch this on my HDTV. or i have to get to the office by 8 AM, the likelihood of which happening is pretty low.
today was a pretty quiet day. eating, naps, one walk around the block, yoga at 4, a bit of TV, some of the LA Times (sheesh i miss a semi-decent paper). there was one brief paragraph that all local papers are giving up on theater review columns/columnists. not only is that people out of work, but this area depends so heavily on small and large productions. i heard on the radio a few weeks back that there are two reporters left nationally who focus on labor issues. i know that newpapers are having to reinvent themselves, but some of the specialized stuff just can't go away.
this is already a difficult year. more people are dying. Rabbi Michael Signer, who thrived on Jewish-Catholic dialogue and was at Notre Dame (pancreatic cancer, age 63). No matter what you thought of his ideas, Fr. Richard John Neuhaus was another major intellect. Andrew Wyeth. and probably many more of which i am not aware. and we are less than a month in to the new year, which was supposed to be better than last year, remember?
apparently David Letterman had a compendium of "Great Moments in Presidential Speeches" on last night. i'll try to find it on youtube. the only tv here is in my father's bedroom. it seems as though the traffic is very light tonight. that's nice, cuz it will make it earlier that i can hear the ocean.
