Super!

Well, the Super Bowl is over. No idea who won. Just by chance am I aware that Wales beat the bejeezus out of England at Twickenham this weekend -- for the first time in 25 years. The score doesn't show it, but if you had seen the second half, you would be aware. We had to wipe a salty tear of joy.

And today was Pancake Day. And they were Super! I had savoury -- with mushroom, chicken, cheese sauce.

And, it really doesn't matter that I am not a voter in Super Tuesday (although there is not a vote in Loosyanna today. Who made the decision not to have ours on Mardi Gras? Surely the fact that 98% of the population would be heavily intoxicated would not influence this choice... (titter)), because there is plenty of coverage here, and it was a topic of discussion at the Rotary meeting tonight in a conversation of which I was not part. Of course, it was also a topic in two conversations of which I was a part...

It is simply common knowledge; it is highlighted on every news show; it has multiple pages in every (serious) newspaper; it is part of DJ banter on music stations and significant segments on Radio 4 (which is kind of like NPR, but much better, except that it doesn't have Car Talk). E has provided us with an Electoral map of the US and a booklet outlining the US political process, both of which were just part of last week's Independent highlight of the election. On The Independent site at the moment, the front page's 'World' section has one headline and three out of four following titles covering the US election.

Much of the coverage is rawther entertaining. An amusing article followed Hillary's teary outburst, which, if you read between the lines, indicates that not everyone here is part of the Clinton Cult (although the fan base is quite large).

It is kind of off-puttingly embarrassing not to know the intricacies of every NUANCE of propagandising of the US political process, although it is really not such a shameful thing, since a great many people here do not vote nor take an interest in their own politics, other than when bad things are in the news. I think it is just that US politicking is more entertaining and cowboyish, with its forked-tongued orange tans and over-whitened teeth, so Brits pay a little more attention in a voyeuristic sort of way so they can mock it. If any of us watched 'Today in Parliament', though, that is pretty funny, too (and the Brits do do an outstanding job of taking the mick out of themselves, which I think is very good form). It really is sad that politics makes such easy fodder since these are supposedly the people in control.

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Today, we (the girls from work) also (FINALLY) picked up our fired pottery pieces from Sally's b-day a couple of weekends ago. But at the moment, too sleepy-poo and snuffly-grumpy to photograph my clever spoonrest (and it appears to somehow be a bit drippy with yummy chicken soup-ness which is for lunch tomorrow). Shall cover this enthralling topic in self-indulgent manner tomorrow :)