And then we lose a President

Lately, the posts here have been.... gloomy.

It started back in April with the loss of my Uncle Don. Then I came across some links about Sonia, who also left us in April. Then came the passing of Rick Biggs, of Babylon 5 fame.

Now we've lost Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. It's a sad thing, indeed, to lose a President, even at the almost-dead-anyway age of 93 years.

The body of the Mr. Reagan will come here tomorrow, to lie in state the rest of the week. The biggest part of the news here in the Washington, DC, area is that tomorrow's traffic will be even worse than usual. When he gets here tomorrow, they're going to cut the city in half with street blockages, for his procession.

Oh, and federal employees are looking forward to having Friday off.

Still, it's a shame to lose Mr. Reagan. He was a popular man.