Happy Super Tuesday! Akhil and I voted in the primary today - first time ever for both of us to vote in one of the primaries. These times can make a political junkie out of anyone. We also had to vote on some California props related to the state's budget crisis. Funky times when you've got Terminator in office. And the Kennedys! His children, indeed, are Kennedys. Think about that. Arnold's kids are Kennedys. Bizarre.

The blog continues, but there is not much to report. I am still living off the fat of the earth, Akhil is on a regular work schedule, and we have overcome a terrible hardship: as of yesterday we now have our DSL connection working again. We've been sifting through our trip photos, and many of Akhil's slides are pretty good, but my 16-year-old Olympus has some exposure issues, so most of my prints are unusable. Time to put that old machine to rest. Speaking of old machines, this weekend Akhil finally fixed the headlight switch in the '87 Jeep. We played some tennis on Saturday, and saw "The Ghost and the Darkness," in memory of Africa. (Sigh.) Self-education in cooking continues: we tried not to liquify the fish we made Sunday night for our "Oscar dinner," and cereal has resumed its place as one of our most popular entrees. Try those new maple mini-wheats. Fabulous.