We still vote with little pieces of paper we put inside an envelope. Than again, we only vote for one thing (a party), after a short period of voting for two (party plus prime minister).

Oh, and the election are this coming Tuesday.

[Edit: 5+4=7+2]

Remember that whippet that escaped from the airport after Westminster?

You can read updates about the search for her here. They are still reporting sightings of her.

When I saw from the early returns that Oberweiss was ahead, I feared for my state -- that guy is nuts.

Seriously wacky, even though his dairy does make some damn fine ice cream.

I had to laugh when listening to both Blagojevich and Topinka being interviewed on WGN radio this morning. Blago was being grilled as to whether his campaign strategy would include commercials that link Topinka and George Ryan (former governor whose verdict on corruption charges is still in the hands of the jury), and he kept dodging the question with "We will focus on the issues," but didn't deny the possibility.

Topinka was funny because she pointed out that eight years ago, when she first ran for her current position as State Treasurer, she was one of only two women running for statewide slots, and the rest of the Republican party thought it was the end of the world. This time around, there are three women running statewide, and not a peep has been said. As she pointed out rather gleefully, all those critics are now either retired, dead, or under indictment.

As she pointed out rather gleefully, all those critics are now either retired, dead, or under indictment.

Now that's revenge.

the voteing machine we used in the last two elections here, flawed. we won't be useing them again

I've told y'all that story about walking along the marina in Beaufort, NC looking at the pretty boats? There was a three-masted schooner, dark green with teak and brass fittings, white steel masts and rigging. Lettered across her beam in gold gothic letters: "Best Revenge." Tied behind like a colt to its mare, the dinghy in the same colors and lettering: "Living Well".

I've spent an awful lot of time stewing and plotting revenge, and have come to realize that unproductive anger of any sort is wasted energy. And also that, really, I can't ever affect how anyone else lives their life, the only one I'm responsible for is mine. So I'm not in charge of anyone else's asshattery, I'm in charge of how I respond to it. I tend to sputter a bit, and then consciously let it go, choose not to respond.

Like Laura, I get them out of my life whenever I can. If I must have dealings with them, I keep it as much surface level as possible. Unless they hurt somebody I care about--then if I can damage them, I will. If I can't, then I simply pray that they get what they deserve, even if I never find out about it.

I'm an atheist-leaning agnostic. It may be my Southern Baptist upbringing, but I'm plagued by my moral code--I mean, to the point where I'm guilt-ridden for keeping less than a dollar's worth of overpaid change. It keeps coming back to the line from Angel, "If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do."

Christianity--or any other religion--doesn't make you moral or ethical. Morals and ethics make you the type of Christian--or other faith--you are.

Lettered across her beam in gold gothic letters: "Best Revenge."

I'm guessing there's a divorce settlement involved in this somewhere. One of my favorite vanity license plates that I've heard about was of the top-of-the-line Mercedes with the plate "WAS HIS".

There was a three-masted schooner, dark green with teak and brass fittings, white steel masts and rigging. Lettered across her beam in gold gothic letters: "Best Revenge."

Hee. In the marina where our boats are docked in Canada during the summer, we occasionally see a yacht named "The Kids' Inheritance."

FWIW, I was mostly interested in what actions inspired feelings of revenge. Not necessarily whether revenge was worth taking. Though that's an interesting topic in its own right. Like Bev and Laura I've had to consciously walk away from my anger to keep my soul intact.

But since I'm pestering the board, I've been wondering this...

When were you the closest to dying?