What a beautiful day. Actually it rained and or snowed all day but then that's what made it beautiful. This month we actually marked our first anniversary around here at WKWR and thanks to all of you readers who make it worth my effort. In fact, one of the inspirations I have for posting today, beyond the beautiful weather is from a reader but more on that later. Those of you who have been around a while know that every now and then I can get a little sentimental and wax rhapsodic about something or other. Today is one of those days. Sure it was cold, cloudly and wet all day but now the clouds have started to part and you know what the means?

Beauty....the high desert landscape, darker than before with the richness of the rain. A fresh blanket of snow covering the mountain tops, Peavine and Spanish Peak looking better than ever with a dusting of white but most of all...the colors. The Aspens, Birch, Cottonwoods, Dogwoods, Maples and Poplars exploding in all the fall color palette. From green to yellow and orange and red and brown. What a gorgeous changing of the seasons God has given us....

Of course it's also nice to just enjoy the scenery and type here without making a reference to the P word. Every now and then we do talk sports around here and since the A's and Giants both disappointed me this year and since the Raiders and Niners both suck, I am officially now the world's biggest Red Sox fan...Can they please squeeze out just one more victory and finally drive a stake through the heart of the Curse of the Bambino? Lets hope and pray.

Lastly, because this is the political season and since reader Dan Ferreira of Alameda, Ca. went to the trouble to find some early voters to conduct exit polling on, I am attaching an image he sent. It aptly describes the sentiments around here of the electorate...thanks Dan...


Smilin' Paul Villa U.S. Senate 2004
cyber-Congressman, R-Reno
Proud Member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy and 2 SUV Family