Just to make it clear, I've been sick ever since I took an Not-100%-Hike up a mini-mountain. I must've caught something on the trip, so I've been pretty scarce. Also, my computer, my trusty Mac, will not turn on....

I did get to vote, and found I have strong opinions regarding unions and casinos. Go figure. But it was he first time I voted in an actual polling place, and it felt like I was taking a standardized test in high school, complete with the cheerfully condescending old people and the bubble sheets. I could have taken it on the computer, but I preferred the old fashioned way. Who needs technology anyway. Though there has been some controversy about Colorado nullifying people's votes due to mix-ups in who was registered where and whatnot. Who knows. These things only seem to come up at election time, even though they've been wrong for years. Funny how that works.

Anyway, I'm finally recovering just in time to hop a plane and do two weeks of travel. Kings Mountain National Military Park for an assessment this week, the weekend with Jonmikel's mother in Georgia, and next week in Harpers Ferry, WV for an all-staff retreat. Then a week here before hopping another plane to Burlington, VT for Thanksgiving. What a month. And what a month to experience with severe sinus pressure and chest congestion...

So I will leave you with a shot of City Park here in Ft. Collins, and some of FitzHugh, as he settles in quite nicely.