mountains

We're in Asheville, NC, smack dab in the middle of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Planning on driving the famous Blue Ridge Parkway tomorrow, doing all the touristy things, maybe a bit of hiking too and most definitely lots of picture snapping. It looks like Switzerland with a good dash of Dodge City here. Asheville itself has been gentrified and I am surprised at how clean and big city-like it looks.

I've given up on American cable news. Fox, CNN, CNBC, it's all the same crap. There is no such thing as "news". There is only the presidential election. Maybe if terrorists bombed Paris or London, American cable news would notice. Anything short of that - fuggedaboutdit. It's all Obama all the time and all Hillary all the time. Is Obama wearing his US flag pin on his lapel? Is he patriotic enough? Is Bill the driving engine behind Hillary's behind? Is Rudy too fruity-friendly? Is Mitt full of grit? Poor people down here, having to endure this trial by cable for a full two years!!!

On the whole, Canadian supermarkets are way better than what I've seen here in the south. The choice of bakery products alone puts the local marches to shame. Lots of cereal choices, though. Geez, if only we could import their energy, vavoom and weather.