Happy 70th birthday, John Lennon

"Imagine"

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

Priceless quote of the day

In today's Wall Street Journal, Matthew Kaminski, a member of the Journal's editorial board, writes an article about U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold from my sister Myrna's state of Wisconsin, "Wisconsin sours on its self-styled maverick." He quotes Mr. Feingold's opponent, Ron Johnson: Most of all, he adds, "people get" the threat from ObamaCare. "I really do think that health care is the single biggest assault on our freedom in my lifetime," he adds, "designed to lead to a single-payer system, a government takeover, Canadian-style...."

Brilliant.... You read what he said, but what does he mean? Does he think health care reform is the biggest assault on our freedom, or that expanding health care coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans is bad, or that health care in this country is just fine as it is, because he has health insurance? You've got some 'splaining to do, Mr. Johnson.

Lucy is 3 today, October 8

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart! We will celebrate Lucy's birthday next weekend when Pete and Tracy are in Portland, killing two birds with one stone, so to speak, since Tracy's birthday is the 15th of October.

Grandkiddos

Left to Right: Brady (3 1/2), Lucy (3), Drew (21 months), Sofie (18 months)

Bucket List trip to Wallawa Mountains

I am due for my second Avastin infusion Monday afternoon, October 11.

On the 12th we will be taking a quick three-day, two-night trip to the Wallowa Mountains. Although billed as America's"Little Switzerland," the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon are actually more similar to California's Sierra Nevada. The mountains are a stunningly beautiful mix of white granite peaks, sparkling lakes and streams, alpine meadows, and attractive forests. We will stay at the Bronze Antler Bed & Breakfast in the community of Joseph, OR. Artists, especially bronze artists, thrive in Joseph, home to many galleries and restaurants. We have never been there, so we are looking forward to the trip. We will be going with our friends John and Judy Jendrzejewski, Pete's in-laws.

Irrelevance in the news

Justin Bieber
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
NASCAR sprint cup
Ryder cup
Lindsay Lohan
Alberto Contador
Traditional CPR (skip mouth-to-mouth; chest-only compressions is in)
Lincoln-Mercury dealers
Tiger Woods
Avandia
Miley Cyrus

Autumn

Fall is in the air, the leaves are falling, morning newspapers are at hand, the dog is on my lap, coffee is brewing, playoff baseball will be on TV today, Randy Moss is back where he belongs, with the Vikings. Is there anything better than that? Well, perhaps, but who is complaining? Certainly not me.