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I guess I didn't pick up on the fact that this all took place this evening - OK, it's after midnight so I should say the evening of June 11th? That was some thunderstorm, wasn't it?

We did the usual routine that we've been doing all spring - I am usually the first to hear the thunder rolling down the Blue Ridge, even before the dog! Then the dog comes into my room and tries to hide from the thunder - brave dog! I start yelling to the rest of the household "turn off your computers, turn off your computers!"

This evening we had the computers turned off for a very long time.

Amazing to think of Hillary herself signing books at the very Walmart where I buy my pantyhose and hair dye.

The nearest similar event I can think of was when Patricia Cornwell did a book signing at the Fair Oaks Costco. I saw her as she was leaving, and said to myself "hey, that's Patricia Cornwell!" She's quite tiny, and gave me the eye as she passed me by.

My family and friends back home think it must be very glamorous living in the DC metro region but if book signings by Patricia Cornwall and Hillary Clinton are my only brushes with fame I'd say no. Well, Ollie North is more like what I think of as famous but he IS local, sorta (Shenandoah), not like Patricia Cornwell (Richmond) and Hillary Clinton (DC). I was very thrilled to meet Ollie in person and have him sign a book for me.