Good afternoon everybody, it is Frank over here filling in for Tracy and Frank.

Both of them are gone and now here I am and it is dark to light on October 8th.

This is used to be, is this still Columbus Day?

I used to remember, I think I remember October 8th being the day that we observed Columbus

Day in school when I was younger.

But I don't know anymore because nobody wants to acknowledge it and when they do acknowledge

it they call it like indigenous peoples day which would be just as violent and unruly

as anything that the accused Columbus of doing, oh man, the human sacrifice and slavery

and warring that was constantly going on, sure there are some enlightened tribes too.

But I don't know, I just think, every time I think of October 8th, something reminds me

of just lining up on Westchester Avenue and waiting for the Columbus Day parade which

of course has long been done away with.

Yeah, that's what you're going to do.

What are you going to do?

Nothing.

The short little ditty today, Tracy is off doing her thing in Florida, I believe that's

where she said she was, and now all of the yard machines have fired up.

I had to record a little bit later this morning because I had to watch Aurora from about 6am

onward.

Lauren had to go to Jersey for something so it was me.

It was dad on baby duty for about 6am until just about a few minutes ago, it's about 12.25,

11.25 am right now, and I have a, it would be no problem if I didn't have a back that's

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