today wasn’t a good day. it wasn’t a bad day, either … just kinda blah.

mommy’s feeling very peevish … the economy is a mess … we are getting another rainy, sleety storm tomorrow … she keeps seeing stories about tibet and clashes between buddhist monks and the chinese military … and then there are the old standbys for generating angst and grumpiness: afghanistan and iraq …

BUT there were some high points today … mommy finished two more pairs of booties, so now i have THREE pairs to choose from … i am quite the well-shod modern man …

AND mommy and i caught the last half or so of david paterson’s swearing-in speech … he’s our new governor, and mommy was particularly impressed with the way he delivered his speech … his tone sounded sincere. his words were clear and concise. he emanated understanding and compassion. he dropped a couple of very funny jokes with a warm delivery. mommy is feeling very hopeful … what a change from the vitriol and frenetic bickering that has characterized politics, not just in albany, but also in dutchess county and even in the piddling poughkeepsie city government …

it was a real pleasure to listen to paterson speak.

mommy couldn’t find a transcript of his speech; admittedly, she didn’t look very hard, but here is an article about him (that she hasn’t yet read) in the new york times.

tomorrow morning we will go for our walk … the rain isn’t supposed to get here until mid afternoon … i should probably start thinking about which pair of booties i want to wear tomorrow … an embarrassment of riches, i tell you!