Alright, so it's what, four months since my last post? Not bad, not bad at all.

So the "politics" season is over, Bush won (yay?), Kerry, Dean & Edwards all lost. Republican's gained in the House and Senate, and I'm back to not caring near so much about commenting on it all. I'm not one of those yits who profess that all politicians are the same, everyone's corrupt, no sense even trying to follow, etc. but I'm certainly back to being purely an interested observer and no longer looking to stick my foot in my mouth along with the rest of the "pundits." Though I will say this much, if for posterity's sake if none other -- I still like Bush. I still think he's got good character, and that he's a notable exception to most politicians in that he's willing to really get out in front of a position and try to lead, rather than warping his position to the polls. Boy, can he spend money, though.

Enough about politics though, I've got other things to discuss. Such as flowers. Valentine's Day was yesterday (technically the day before that), and though I may inwardly roll my eyes at how unoriginal giving flowers was, I actually enjoyed it. It's sometimes grating to have a holiday where the kind and thoughtful mutates into the expected and stereotypical -- but this year at least, it was no more than a quick roll and a mild shrug. They really are very pretty.

This upcoming weekend we were scheduled to go see many, many more flowers down in Death Valley, along with the rest of my family. Was promising to be a neat family trip (plus Katrina, of course), but it's been unfortunantly cancelled due to someone getting sick. Me, actually. If we're lucky, we'll be able to reschedule quickly, and head down there within a few weeks. If we're unlucky I'll probably die in my sleep tonight. No worries, though -- Google's "I'm feeling Lucky" button has been working flawlessly lately.

See ya in another, oh, four months or so.