Blown away

Yesterday as I was driving to the gym, they said an Arctic front would be moving through the area today, and the temperature would drop pretty dramatically. Then they followed up with "there will be wind advisories for most of the metro area, with the exception of Frederick County (my county) where there is a high wind warning." At the time I wondered to myself if a warning was better or worse than an advisory. Well if today is any indication, I'd say a warning means more wind than an advisory. Holy crap is it windy out today! I saw shingles flying off roofs. I actually got pushed around by gusts of wind. Seamus paused to smell the wind on our afternoon walk, and not only did his ears stream back from his head like a scarf, but at one point, they stood straight up.

Seamus has had quite a day actually. The poor guy has an infection in a rather private area. We ended up at the emergency vet this morning because it became clear that something was wrong. He'll be fine, but we did have to put a cone on him for a little bit to keep him from licking off his medicine. We took pity on him and got rid of it after a little bit though because he was so miserable. Now we just have to keep a vigilant eye on him, but luckily he's being very good. Behold one very unhappy puppy dog:

In other news, the Maryland primary is coming up on Tuesday, and I still haven't picked a presidential candidate. The problem is that I don't like Hillary or Obama. You'd think I'd go for Hillary, what with us having the same name and having attended the same school, and of course there is the whole woman president thing. But unfortunately, I feel that Hillary has made too many compromises to get to where she is. I used to like her, but she's strayed too far from her liberal base for me. I think she could do the job, but that doesn't mean I agree with her.

Then there's Obama. I don't know as much about him as I should, but so far, he has come across as kind of a lightweight. Does he have the experience necessary to be an effective president? One of the many, many, many, many reasons George Bush is such a crappy president (worst president we've ever had!) is that he was not prepared for the job.

Got a favorite candidate? I can't vote for a Republican in the primary, and I like John "I love war" McCain and Mike "I want the Constitution to reflect the Bible" Huckabee even less than the Democratic candidates, but if you want to argue for anyone who is running, I'd be interested in hearing your opinion in the comments.