Significant days this week

For the first time in my memory Election Day isn't on a Tuesday. Being New York, it was felt that having it on 9-11 would distract the attention from the anniversary memorials, and therefore it was moved. All in all a good thing, and to some extent the politicians restricted their campaigning, although how much was typical "let the PAC do it today" and how much was real.

Also for the first time I'm not voting in the primary, because I'm now an independent. After years of watching politics get worse and worse, I finally decided that I didn't want my name associated with any of the local parties. Tough choice, and I may regret it, but for the moment I feel releived that I no longer pretend to be part of a party which stopped paying even lip service to what I wanted and believed.

9-11

Very sad, I was working near NY City on that day, and my wife called and said a plane had hit the tower. I went down to the cafeteria where there was a big TV, and watched the second plane hit. Then I called home again and had a long talk with my wife about contingencies, and went back only to see the towers fall. I was in a room with people who were watching their families die before their eyes.

Drug Takeback Day

Twice every year the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) sponsors a "Drug Takeback" day, during which unwanted medications can be returned to be disposed of properly. This year it's on Sept 29th, and relevant details are on the Takeback website. Hope people find it useful.