So here's the short of it, 
To my friends and family... 

And here's the long.

I'm holding my words tonight. The political conversations swirling around the Republican Convention are testing my tolerance.

I imagine that when the Democratic Convention happens it will test the tolerance of some of my more conservative thinking friends and family as well.

I'm glad that in our family we have enough other things in common that we can avoid conversing about politics most of the time.