I hung a skeleton under the eaves by the front door yesterday. I actually felt a little virtuous because I resisted the urge to put a large label on it saying "ex-mother-in-law".
We have voted. At least Mum, Sis and I. This time there was no problem with the absentee ballots arriving in a timely manner. I have a feeling we committed voter fraud though. The instructions say to be alone when you mark your ballot unless you need assistance. But after Sis marked mine for me she not only did not go off by herself, she asked for my, er, input on the ballot questions. When I pointed out that she really shouldn't have done that she replied that she wasn't too worried.
After I posted my ballot some bits of perfervid advocacy for or against this or that ballot measure came floating by, but I figure the boxes I checked were reasonably good choices. Day before yesterday I saw a local newspaper headline reading "HOW LOW CAN IT GO?" Upon close inspection it proved to be about the price of gasoline rather than (as I had supposed) the decency of the campaign for the open Superior Court judgeship. One of the candidates is campaigning from the gutter, and the (far) better candidate has felt obliged to retaliate. Truly indecent sums of money are being spent; it is disgusting.
Election Day ought to be on Hallowe'en or the night before. It sure is like a haunting!
ReplyDeleteWe need Howard Dean's voice.
Election Month is mostly gone out here, and includes Hallowee'en. What's Election Day? [grin]
ReplyDeletelistener--that was a commercial space rocket that blew up--not a NASA rocket.
--Alan
Yeah, Alan, I realized the distinction after I posted. However, since NASA contracted the work, it's still in their lap.
DeleteI hung a skeleton under the eaves by the front door yesterday. I actually felt a little virtuous because I resisted the urge to put a large label on it saying "ex-mother-in-law".
ReplyDeleteI'm proud of you, Susan. ;-) LOL!
DeleteWe have voted. At least Mum, Sis and I. This time there was no problem with the absentee ballots arriving in a timely manner. I have a feeling we committed voter fraud though. The instructions say to be alone when you mark your ballot unless you need assistance. But after Sis marked mine for me she not only did not go off by herself, she asked for my, er, input on the ballot questions. When I pointed out that she really shouldn't have done that she replied that she wasn't too worried.
ReplyDeleteAs an election official, Cat, I'd say you're all set. :-) Best to ask before marking the ballot, than after. ;-)
DeleteA learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.' --Douglas Adams
ReplyDeletelove that
DeleteDouglas was very wise.
DeleteAfter I posted my ballot some bits of perfervid advocacy for or against this or that ballot measure came floating by, but I figure the boxes I checked were reasonably good choices. Day before yesterday I saw a local newspaper headline reading "HOW LOW CAN IT GO?" Upon close inspection it proved to be about the price of gasoline rather than (as I had supposed) the decency of the campaign for the open Superior Court judgeship. One of the candidates is campaigning from the gutter, and the (far) better candidate has felt obliged to retaliate. Truly indecent sums of money are being spent; it is disgusting.
ReplyDelete--Alan