Waiting for the sprinkler man

The sprinkler man is here. One of the stations in the system which was put in before we moved here is now broken - apparently the wire from the conductor to this station is broken somewhere between the front of the house and the back yard. He has moved several of the old stepping stones we moved from Gaga's house and may still have to dig a trench to run a new wire. Who knew that there is a machine like a metal detector which can track underground sprinkler wires?

The election is over and I'm keeping a good thought for President Obama. As a Republican and a conservative, I voted for McCain, but can't say that he would have been my first choice. I've already seen a poll for 2012 in which Mitt Romney is ahead. I liked Sarah Palin and think McCain's people are chicken for not speaking on the record instead of anonymously. I can't see her as the Presidential nominee in 2012, but she will be an interesting and successful fundraiser.

The 2016 election may shape up like 2008 in that, assuming Obama serves two terms with Biden as VP, there will once again be no incumbents running on either side. Jockeying for position started last Wednesday.

In local news, my nephew from Australia is coming to visit and I'm going to make Pecos chili and beans!