signed: "Publius"

I am reading the Federalist Papers. I had two impressions. First of all, I am very impressed that general population was so educated. These essays were written (by Hamilton, Jay and Madison) for the persuasion of the citizens of NY to believe in self-government. So much thought was put into creating a new government, and they addressed problems from so many angles. It made me wonder how our language evolved over the past 200 years or so. Second, I was caught up in thinking about James Madison and the contribution he made to our country at such a young age; he was a little older than me! What a progressive thinker! If I lived back then I would probably like to date him (or would that be courting?) Anyway. . . it made for interesting reading.

I just finished a book on the Amish people yesterday as well. Most of my romantic ideas about the Amish had already dissolved when I watched the documentary film "Devils Playground" that I saw last year about Rumspringa, so the book didn't come as much of surprise. It did have a few good quotes in it, but the woman who wrote it thought too highly of herself (she was not amish).

It's raining today. I haven't seen rain in a long time! I am going to the Spanish movie/pizza night with Emmanuel tonight. Vamos a practicar mi espanol con amigos latino (that' s totally wrong. I bet Randy, Cath, Sarah and Deener are all shaking their heads right now).