The times, they are a-changing...

Another day, another post, another song for a title! This time, pesh karte hain..Bob (Bawb in the mid-west) Dylan! I picked that song because it represents what's going on..the time changed last night so that we gained an hour today in the crazy daylight-saving/standard time ritual most parts of this country goes through twice a year. What amazes me is that millions of people can be persuaded to change their entire routine, 'save daylight' etc. by a simple action of twisting a dial or clicking on a number! If only all change was that simple! What REALLY amazes me is parts of the country that rebel against this ritual and refuse to switch their clocks..Arizona, Hawaii and some counties in Indiana (which, as a result, has about 3 time zones simultaneously at any given time!).
Another thing that's a-changing is the weather. I swear, Akron's crazy..this time two weeks back, I was wearing jackets and hats and cussing about the 40-degree (fahrenheit) weather. These past 3 days, it's been in the 60s and even 70s. I spent a whole day canvassing in Cleveland for the elections and it was PERFECT! It was sunny, windy, the fallen leaves were rustling and flying around, the little old-lady-neighborhood I was in was quaint and pretty and the typical American fall scene you associate with TV shows like the Wonder Years and Dawson's Creek. I heard Howard Dean speak and felt a little hope stir in my cold cold heart :) The winds of change might yet blow.
Which brings me to the last change - this time next week, America will (HOPEFULLY!!) know who will lead the country for the next four years. With this election being so close, pandits are forecasting all kinds of things. The craziest (but technically possible don't ask me how) scenario is when Bush is president but Edwards (Kerry's running mate) is the veep!!! Well, seeing as to how Cheney really runs the country anyway, that scenario doesn't really bother me then!