Confessions of a One-Track Mind

Ahh...I slept til almost nine this morning. Woke to a sunshiny day and the knowledge that good has triumphed over evil. All's well.

I had breakfast, and now I've got the pork project simmering on the stove. Just tried a nibble. Mmm, good. Should be scrumptuous over pasta. (I don't like the look of those rolls.)

I scanned next week's Publix ads, since I'll have my food stamps toward the end of their run. There's a BOGO on my prefered bread, deals on canned biscuits, Monterey Jack cheese from the deli, boneless skinless chicken breasts, lunch meats, Fig Newtons, and a few other goodies. (Including Mb's Christmas present, which is something I *can* get with FS.)

Now that the elections have concluded, the holidays will commence in earnest. I ran across a book of first class stamps, and need to check with the post office to see if I'll need additional postage with them. So it looks like I'll be able to send out cards after all. I need to do an address round-up....

I'd better go stir! TTFN.

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I did!



And for reference, a close-up of the accessories on the chapeau:


The pin is mine; it's sterling, and I've had it for ages. The hat is from WalMart.

REMEMBER:
Vote early, vote often!


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I got undertime at work---the phones were DEAD after 8 PM---and when I clocked out, the election numbers were still up in the air. I drove home preparing to camp out on the internet all night, but by the time I got in and turned on the TV, it was OVER. I wept for joy. I know things aren't going to change overnight, but I'm hopeful, and I haven't felt that way in far too long.

God bless America, and our President-elect.

An hour ago, I crawled out of bed, pulled on the nearest clothing to hand and went to exercise my Right to Vote.

The line at the Moose Lodge was longer than I've EVER seen it, and I've been voting from that precinct since 1978. It was nearly to the far end of the building when I got there, and the length stayed constant---it was just as long when I left. A poll worker I spoke to said it had been busy from the time they opened at 7.

Another first: Running into someone I knew in the line. NJ, BC's wife, was there, about a dozen people ahead of me. She said BC had done early voting, and we both agreed that that might well be the only time in his life he's ever been early for anything.

Anyway, I've done my civic duty, and now I get to bite my nails for the next 18 hours like everyone else. I hope they vote, too. I hope nothing goes wrong. I hope Obama wins.

I find myself wondering how many people who have been eligible to vote are voting for the first time today? I don't just mean the youngsters who came of age within the last four years; I'm thinking of people like a former co-worker (30-ish at the time), who said she was "too young" to be interested in politics. How many people who've never bothered before are going to get out and vote today?

I'm gonna crawl back into bed for a couple more hours of sleep now....

The New York Times has laid it on the line with their Presidential endorsement. Forgive me while I squee:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/opinion/24fri1.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink