Moon thoughts

Last night mom and I stayed home. The weather was dark and rainy looking. It wasn't the type of weather to jump in the car and go looking for an adventure. I did miss going out because mom had spoiled me with adventure outings in the evening. I felt like I was seeing something unique and different. I wanted to describe to others how unique and different the experience was for me. Mom and I have been toying with the idea of going to spend some time with my sister and her new young horses she adopted from the University of Gainesville Vet School. One horse is named Gator and the other is named Velvet. My sister Glendon says they are both very sweet natured animals. I guess the decision will be made based on if Glendon got her water leak fixed in her outdoor plumbing . Her water leak sounded like lots of work, because it is a pipe where tree roots were trying to gain access. Glendon has to dig up the tree and move it. She also has to be sure the pipe is working OK. The pipe is plastic so it is easier to work with than a metal pipe. Our piping here at the beach is mostly plastic. I guess the great debate is whether plastic is better than metal. I am old school and think in some cases the metal is better and would last longer. I could be wrong, but I did have a lot of old metal plumbing when I lived in Oakland. The house in Oakland was real old and still had it share of leaks. I just felt like the metal was sturdier and would last for a good long time. I am so looking forward to Thursday nights Vice Presidential debates between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. I like Sarah. I think she is cute and spunky. My mom pointed out cute and spunky doesn't win an election. I acknowledge what my mom says is true, but I still think Sarah is cute and spunky. I am sure one of the main topics at the debate will be the financial crisis with the banks in our economy. Both mom and I are watching closely the bank buyouts and the fall in the stock market. We saw the defeat of the 700 billion dollar bailout bill in Congress. What a legacy to leave to the next elected President whether he be Democrat or Republican. It will be just one giant mess. I hope he has a rabbit in the hat he can pull out to fix the financial crisis. I would like to keep my money in the bank. However, Wachovia was one of the banks bought out. Mom is feeling pretty uneasy about me keeping my account there. I wanted to stick it out a bit longer to see where the bank was heading. My sister also got DSL with Embarq. However, she isn't able to use it because the DSL box is overheating. This DSL has also messed up her phone line. I would call and it would sound like an air chamber. She can only call us on her cell phone which gives out after a while. My former lunch buddy Lillian comes back from Delaware on Wednesday. Maybe she will be wearing an engagement ring. I can only enquire when she returns. I thought she had settled on the VFW place for her wedding on Lee Road, but her last e-mail she was looking at a garden place to host the wedding. I hope she can decide and more forward with the details of getting the wedding together. There are lots of fine points in designing your perfect wedding or close to it. I hope it is a memorable treasure she can refer to with great memories. I like taking moon shots. I would like to get a big harvest moon rising over the ocean. I think this would be an idea picture. I am also disappointed the shuttle launch has been moved back by several months because of the Hubble telescope. I was looking forward to a late night launch. The night launches are always pretty over the water. It makes the water look like daytime if only for a short time. The weatherman says nicer weather towards the end of the week. I hope he is right.