Jiminy Pays a Visit

 As I approached my office this morning, hoping to have a productive writing session before lunch, I was intercepted by Jiminy Cricket.  He said he'd given up on Pinocchio and was checking on other folks who have a lot to say.  As I approached him with my camera, he made a few leaps, but ended up saying he thought I was basically honest and he was going to move on to a Tea Party meeting. What a relief!

He rested a while on my fresh-cut birch rounds. Then I was suddenly overwhelmed by an image of an honest cricket  entering a room full of people with very long noses.  I can hardly wait til November 7 at which time Jiminy and I might begin a well-deserved break from political chatter.