My day, today:

• I did some work from home this morning, via my mostly-reliable Internet connection. My profession is made possible by data and power infrastructures that may be vulnerable to a hot day or a certain service provider trading profit for good service – but not a foreign or domestic enemy, nor government censoring.
• I had a conversation with my wife about which Presidential candidate scares us the least. That fear is about the economic impact of the choice, about how respective ideologies might distract the country — but not fear over private armies being raised by candidates to overthrow or violently defend  the sitting leader.  I’d choose being forced to pick the least-incompetent of two politicians for federal leadership, over enduring a dictatorship, any day.
• The family went down to the park by our house, navigating patches of foreign languages, odd smells coming from the barbecues, and kids running around with no care in the world. We found our patch of park and played among the neighbors just fine.

Thank you to all the men and women, in uniform and out, in my town and all over, who kept my Internet connection and power on long enough for heat and/or my ISP to screw up some other day; who kept me able to bitch and moan about the ridiculous selection of Presidential candidates we have without the fear of a knock at the door; and who kept that park filled with a bunch of strangers.

My Sunday was peaceful and just slightly boring – thanks to all who made that happen.