Notes to self

~Pants that are uncomfortable when you put them on do not, typically, get more comfortable as the day goes on.

~When the beach chairs are covered in dry leaves, it's a good indication that summer is over and the chairs should really get put in the garage.

~Just because your political candidate lost, it's not the end of the world. The fact that he will appoint one or more Supreme Court justices? That, in fact, might be the end of the world... at least for civil rights and equality.

~Pontificating on politics after a few pints of Atlantic Brewing's Coal Porter (and a very fabulous beet, green bean, goat cheese and balsamic vinegar pizza) is not necessarily the smartest idea in the world.