Well, I’ve done a good deal of whining yesterday and today about having to work tonight and missing the Times-Gazette / relish magazine cooking show and expo tonight at Calsonic Arena.

Funny thing, though: I finished my county meetings right around 7 tonight, as the “show” part of the event was starting. I could easily have driven out there and gotten in for most of the show.

But my brain was fried after an 11-hour work day (nine hours of work at the office, an hour’s break, and two hours tonight at the courthouse). And since all of my co-workers at the show, and there are quite a few of them, have various assigned tasks, I was scared it might be awkward for me to just waltz in as a spectator.

Plus, I’m going to the circus tomorrow with my parents and nephews.

I went home. Now I feel guilty for all my whining.

I did get to see Jon Ashton today at Eakin Elementary School, and I have to say he was wonderful with the kids. I’m sure the crowd tonight is having a great time.