Not much happening today. Clinton tape on TV, pretty damned boring. And, as a person who is not a Clinton-hater, I thought, from what I saw, that he came off pretty good. (pardon the pun...)
Karen and I went to bed about 22:00 last night, and there were thunderstorms coming through on a regular basis... we've had two-and-a-half inches of rain since yesterday morning. Every damned one of them woke me up.
Tyler left with Chris last night to go to Lawrence, he said that he didn't know when he'd be back... and he isn't back yet. Must've been some party. Or maybe, must be some party. I wish that I could think of a way to keep him out of trouble. Not that he ever gets into trouble, he just skates right on the edge.
This is another un-ambitious day... raining off and on, rather gloomy, makes me want to go back to bed. But so far I have persevered in staying up. I even got dressed enough to go down to BCBS and have lunch with Karen.
Then I went out to Ace hardware and got a light bulb for my reading light in the bedroom. Mine burnt out a few weeks ago, so I've just been moving over to Karen's side of the bed and using hers... it feels too strange, though, being on the wrong side of the bed.
All of my life, I've slept on the left side of the bed. The left side being the left side when one is laying on ones' back, of course, even though I seldom do that. Karen and I have tried switching several times and it just doesn't work, even in motels. It's just. not. right!
Habits. I hate them, but they are a basic part of my life. Smoking. Food choices. Put the right shoe on first. Buckle the seat belt as soon as you get in the car. Smile at everyone that you meet. Take the coffee filter and grounds out as soon as the coffee is brewed.
Habits that I've not acquired: Put things back in their proper places. Work on a project until it's done, not just until it gets boring. Not smoking. Damn, this could get to be a long long list, I think that I'll quit while I'm ahead, or at least not too far behind...
More on Clinton: the lie that he told was not material to the Jones case; the Jones case was thrown out of court because it wasn't a case... it itself was immaterial. Perjury is only an impeachable offence if it occurs regarding a material aspect of a criminal case. So... the lie didn't occur regarding a material aspect of the Jones case, and the Jones case, what there was of it, was not a criminal, but a civil, case.
Clinton's detractors say, "A lie is a lie; if he would lie about this, he will lie about anything" which is really a bunch of bullshit. When someone asks you, "Do you still beat your wife?" the proper answer is a good firm punch in the nose.
This whole thing, like the Paula Jones case, is simply immaterial. The man is doing his job. Leave him the fuck alone. History will put his detractors in the same cage with the Joe McCarthy people.