I am glad we got that extra hour this week since we sure needed it. The good news: the election is over. Now everyone can get back to whatever they were doing two years ago before all this started. I hope we can remember what that was. I got a very humorous note from Jean, a reader in Iowa, last weekend where she said, “If you think you are tired of politics you should live in Iowa where it has been going on for two years.” Memo to self: Do not move to Iowa.

The election thankfully is behind us --- I was quite tired of bickering --- and we all can get back to reading for pleasure. As I write this note I keep hopping up to pack for the Miami Book Fair that I am going to be attending this weekend. It's funny how typing a word can spark an idea of something that I forgot to toss into my bag, okay, bags. I am quite eager to see Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank, as well as Kristy Kiernan, author of Matters of Faith. I still am going through the four pages of events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday trying to map out a schedule. The offerings, including the panels for a new track of programming for the Fair this year --- graphic novels --- have me making more choices than I would want to have to do since there are so many great events running simultaneously.