Tuesday Twitterdeedum

On this second second shortest day of the year, we've already had more light. The rain has finally stopped. We could actually see the lights of Schweitzer for the first time in several days this morning. Looks like we'll be dried out and cooled off for a while, which is okay, considering the amount of moisture we've received in the last week.

By the way, we even got a nice coating of snow overnight to brighten up the landscape. So moods should be lifted around the area for the next several days.

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I just realized that our beloved morning newspaper banter ends today. Willie got up early on this vacation day of his. He's sitting on the love seat, reading the paper. Of course, he noticed and noted out loud the same typo I had seen in the front-page cutline talking about puppy "delibery."

We also talked about the MSNBC interviewer who recently apologized to his guest for being rude in an interview. Apparently, he pressed the guest further than she cared to be pressed for real answers.

Willie and I discussed both sides of the coin, which included the thought that good interviewers should try to dredge something out of their guests besides the normal prepared talking points.

These talking-head shows have become so predictable and uninspiring because of the prepared answers the guests come to spout out and because we already know as soon as they're introduced what they're going to say.

Basically, they just fill up a lot of cable television minutes without filling our heads with anything new to think about. So, I can empathize with an interviewer who gets tired of just "playing the game" rather than landing any information of substance.

Our Lovestead living room discussions are probably a lot more lively and fun than anything you'll see on the cable networks, simply because we enjoy the folly of it all and often come up with some good zingers while providing our early morning quarterbacking of the news, the news gatherers and the newsmakers.

That fun free-for-all is ending after today cuz Willie and Debbie are headed to Boise for Christmas. When they return, they'll have a house of their own, and Willie will have to share his sarcastic nuggets with Debbie instead of with Mom and Dad.

Mom and Dad will continue on with morning newspaper commentary, but having a third voice in the mix has been fun these past several months. Maybe some day I'll just have to invite them to stay overnight so we can get an occasional reminder of the fun we've all had with each morning's latest local, regional, national and world news and its various modes of "delibery."

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Yup, we're in musical chairs mode here. Two kids head out; one kid heads home. I'll be picking Annie up at the airport tonight, and she'll be staying until Sunday. That's when Willie and Debbie return with all their household stuff. They plan to move to their rental house Monday.

As for Christmas, I finished up the cookie plates last night and am winding down on the cards. There's still a batch yet to mail and, of course, there are those with changed addresses. So, I'll wait to see if I hear from them and waste no time putting their cards in the mail on this end.

Santa has been busy around here, but the work in that department is still not quite finished. One last push on my trip to Spokane ought to finish the job there too-----then, maybe some time to relax and enjoy what we're supposed to enjoy at Christmas----family, friends and quiet time. That's sounding good to me.

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Guess that's enough twittery contributions from this mind today. Hope all is going well at all households in preparation for the big holiday. Happy Tuesday.