It's a good thing that today was a holiday...I took full advantage by finishing a great book, The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff.  The book has a lot of charm, is filled with interesting characters, multiple narrators and an intriguing mystery.  Groff, who was raised in Cooperstown, paints an intimate portrait of her hometown (thinly veiled as Templeton), handling prose like a pro, despite this being her first novel.  Highly recommended by yours truly.

Since today was Labor Day, I decided not to delve into the muddy political waters regarding Sarah Palin, McCain's pick for V.P.  I continue to be in a mild state of shock at his decision and am trying to figure out just what he was thinking.

So far the short answer seems to be pandering to the religious right...but will religious conservatives, those who can't abide a woman in positions of religious authority, really support a woman as back up to the oldest potential president in history?  I dunno.  Still scratching my head over this one.

Tomorrow, I'll do a bit of digging and get back to y'all.  And it's also time for me to begin my analysis of the ballot propositions now that the Secretary of State FINALLY has a Voter Information Guide out.

Watch for my analysis in a new page to be named later, beginning later this week.  Now to the couch where I will crack McCain's first (ghost-written) book.  Happy Labor Day, one and all.

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