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A Brief Recap on my Absence

And so: breakfast at the governor's mansion was good, despite the soggy French toast, and a huge surly dog standing in the kitchen whenever the staff opened the doors to bring out food and coffee. What the hell was that all about? A big Rottweilery thing just standing in the kitchen, shedding, no doubt, licking plates and utensils, no doubt. Maybe that's a Georgia Dispose-all.

Met Sonny Perdue. Nice, affable fellow, and the kind of guy you can imagine being a real nut buster in his General Assembly days, a ruthless operator in the Machiavellian world of Georgia politics. I wouldn't want to get crosswises with him. That's a fact.

A bright note: I met former U.S. Senator and ambassador Mack Mattingly after breakfast, a long time hero of mine, and after chatting him up about his Senate career you know I was compelled to ask him, well, here's the exchange:

V: I've always wanted to ask you, Senator: what were the Seychelles Islands like, dude?

M: Nice....

V: Sweet!

M: Dude!

Or something like that. Asked him about tsunami damage, being the caring soul I am. He said it was not extensive, and the girls are still hot. Dude, sweet! I said.

Photo op at the Capitol later. Twenty or so of us and Sonny signing a proclamation. Don't know if I'll see a copy of those pics, but if I get one I'll post it.

Long day. Back to the River City and an SUV purchase for V Daughter 1 to replace the crushed one.

I am whipped, like an old dog with urinary issues.