A good gauge of the place you live is whether or not you ever hear your town's name on NPR. Yesterday that happened: somebody from Macungie PA weighed in on political matters on Morning Edition. That had never happened before, which only added to my surprise.
Today has been a busy day. We have done several chore-y things... rearranging kitchen pantry/pot & pan storage, installing a programmable thermostat ahead of winter, watching the Big Ten Network for Michigan and Michigan State victories, going to Cold Stone, etc. In some ways it really wasn't busy at all, which was exactly what we needed after several busy weeks and lots and lots of hours at work.