Back from er, uh, "vacation".

I guess that is what one could call it. Ever have a family vacation become a family emergency? Great fun! Next year, we are taking the fam over the Falls at Niagra. Sans barrel.

At any rate, August has been rather busy for such a quiet month normally around here. I say that with one caveat -- most unfortunate turn of events for the judicial nominations issue, eh?

Republicans have completely ceded all ground on nominations and it is complete madness. Why, I will never know. Guess they truly believe they can win on Iraq and immigration. Hope that works out well for them but at the moment, I'm not exactly embracing the concept.

Will be back with a whole stream of things but for now, my eldest son is home from his first day in Kindergarten and the stories are endless at the moment.

Some things are far more important than world events. :)