Now that the holiday season is over, it's political season. Which ranks right up there with tax season if you ask me. Painful, complicated and full of Things you don't want to do. Like learn new tax laws. Or listen to pontificating pundits.

And unlike the holiday season or tax season, the political season is so long that it seems never-ending. I'm so tired of this party and that party and the other party flinging mud at each other. Every election it's the same Thing. And every election we have to try to sort through all this complete nonsense in order to make very important choices.

My brother-in-law asked me why I even bother to vote. He thinks it's a waste of time. I had no answer at the time (I always think of great comebacks long after a conversation has ended) but if I had been able to think of it, I would have quoted Plato at him: "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." I'm pretty sure that happens these days even when we do participate in politics, but that's why I vote.

At least in 2012, other Things will offer some diversion. Like the Mayan apocalypse. And the alignment of the planets. You know, Doomsday. Which is a lot more pleasant to contemplate than politics and politicians!

See you next week,
Bobby