the 'v' word.....

ok, so....i had hopes that the 'v' word would be put back on the shelf for another election cycle.....but the early eruption of presidential primary candidates onto the political scene tells me otherwise.....the collective 'they' are looking after my family's values....or so they say......and i sincerely doubt that few, if any have a line on what my family holds dear.....for example.....we value a good book.....read this as enough good books to overflow from existing shelf-space....we value a good game of scrabble.....we value far-flung travel, well documented photographically......we value lifelong learning after one's master's degree......and regular physical activity.....and cheeses of the world.....we value the re-use of items that can be reused, and would rather buy used rather than new goods.....we value giving things away rather than throwing things away......so far......the values folks have not hit these nails on the head with their rhetoric......