TGIF

No walking home tonight. Too tired. Again, didn't sleep well last night. Too cold in here. Didn't get a good nap on the bus. Too warm on bus. So got a cup of coffee at Starbucks when I got home. Hope it doesn't keep me up too late (but I don't have to get up in the morning). Fortunately the weather will be warming up -- albeit slowly. It won't be going down into the 40s tonight, just the lower 50s. I plan on getting a good night's sleep.

5-Day Forecast

Tonight

High: N/A Low: 53

Mostly Cloudy

Wind: NNW at 4 mph
Precip.: 10%
Humidity: 58%

Considerable cloudiness. Low 53F. Winds light and variable.

Sat 20

High: 74 Low: 58

Partly Cloudy

Wind: NE at 4 mph
Precip.: 10%
Humidity: 48%

Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High 74F. Winds light and variable.

Sun 21

High: 77 Low: 64

Mostly Sunny

Wind: E at 11 mph
Precip.: 10%
Humidity: 59%

More sun than clouds. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 60s.

Mon 22

High: 76 Low: 62

Isolated T-Storms

Wind: S at 15 mph
Precip.: 30%
Humidity: 77%

Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 60s.

Tue 23

High: 78 Low: 60

Partly Cloudy

Wind: WNW at 10 mph
Precip.: 20%
Humidity: 75%

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the low 60s.

So the White House and Harry Reid have come out in support of passing the public option for health insurance through reconciliation. If the voters want it, do it. That's what democracy is all about. All the other western democracies rule by majority vote, not super-majority vote, and they function perfectly well -- better than we do lately. The current filibuster has to go.

Since I haven't been getting my usual exercise lately, this morning I refrained from having a toasted bagel with cream cheese. I ate the four-egg cheese omelet instead, however, and then ordered something dietetic for lunch -- grilled chicken breast strips stir-fried with green and red pepper strips, onions and mushrooms. (Basically the same thing as Pepper Steak but with chicken.) Hadn't had that in a while, and it wasn't expensive ($7.50 + tip for delivery). Came with three sides: I had mashed potatoes, plantains and black beans.