Wintry weather hits

I was feeling pretty lucky yesterday. It was beautiful here yesterday, while the rest of the country seemed to be locked in winter weather. Today, however, is a different story. It is 32 degrees and drizzling.

Kyler has been running track the last few weeks. He came home Monday, and told me they ran quarter miles for time. He ran an 85 second quarter, which was quite an improvement for him. He said of the experience, "you know that feeling your stomach makes right before you throw up. That's what mine did." Welcome to track and field. Wish him well.

I don't know if you heard this yesterday, but the president told a group of business execs that "things....not as bad as we think they are now." I guess charging 787 billion to our credit card is already starting to help.

Recently, in an interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, former president Bill Clinton talked about the issue of embryonic stem cell research. BILL CLINTON: I think -- the answer is I think that we’ll work it through. When it’s -- if it -- particularly, if it’s done right. If it’s obvious that we’re not taking embryos that can -- that under any conceivable scenario would be used for a process that would allow them to be fertilized and become little babies, and I think if it’s obvious that we’re not talking about some science fiction cloning of human beings, then I think the American people will support this. I agree with the president. As long as these embryos will never be fertilized, they should be able to use as many as they want. God help us.