Random thoughts

It was 40°F. when I got up this morning. Less than two weeks ago, we had a day when the temperature was near 100°F. No wonder I have a sore throat and a runny nose! When I was driving to the subway station this morning, I saw several kids walking to school with no coats. I was thinking, where were their mothers when they left the house this morning? But then I thought about my sons (my daughter's always cold) and what they'd say if I told them to wear a jacket - "Awww, Mom..." And then they'd go off without one. Two of the four coatless kids I saw this morning were girls, so it's not just the little boys any more, if it ever was.

The major headline in the Globe this morning concerned Governor Deval Patrick's proposal to bring casinos to Massachusetts. I'm not thrilled with the idea, but it probably won't affect my life one way or the other. I don't buy lottery tickets (I just pick up the ones that blow into my yard from the nearby convenience store, all losers, and throw them out since you can't turn them in any more). I've never been to Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun, although I'm not against the idea - if I had friends to go with and enough money to spend, I'd love to do it once in awhile. Actually, I dream of a trip to Las Vegas, just once, if I had a like-minded boyfriend... we could see the Elvis impersonators and other Vegas fixtures, visit the casinos, revel in the overdone glamour...

I've had Season 1 of Medium out from Netflix over the past week. I always wanted to be psychic. I think I have the potential. Or maybe I'm just good at picking up little details, like the guy on Psych. That's how the TV "psychics" do it. I used to love to watch John Edward (the medium, not the presidential candidate - he's John Edwards) manipulate a crowd. He just fascinated me. I can read Tarot cards, and a lot of that is watching how the person you're reading for responds to what you're saying. I would love to meet a real psychic. And how would I tell they were real? I don't know.