Hee. It's mutual.

Reminds me, I need to ask my mom about who I'm (middle) named after. I know only the sketchy basics, but I think she was someone mom met in LWV, but that's a very vague memory.

I need a "Don't Blame Me, I Voted for McGovern" bumpersticker.

Granted, it was in my 3rd grade class, but my liberal bent started early and strong.

meara, I'm so very sorry -- that's a blow indeed. However, I'm hoping that in the end, a new job will make you even happier than you were.

In a semi-selfish plea for positive thoughts/prayers/etc. District Drama festival for my students is this weekend. Tomorrow we perform our one act at 10:30 am (EST) and our individual events are all day on Saturday (from 9 am-3:20 pm).

The kids have worked so hard. We have a record 20 individual events performing in addition to the one act that has 15 on stage and a crew of 6. I hope we do well!

Wishing them the best!

I'm really tired of sinus pain. It's not like they are stuffed up or anything. There's just a spot in one that's panging and it is making me nuts.

meara, that sucks!

I'm old enough to remember the Kennedy election! I was in 1st grade and convinced that Nixon was the father of a girl in my class with the same last name, but remember the excitement about the election. I think I went to the polls with my parents.

Worst voting experience - racing from work to vote for Carter/against Reagan before the polls closed, only to find out Carter conceded. It was kind of nice to find out why people were whispering at the polling place and why it was so deserted, but I'd prefer to have my vote, like, COUNT. It would be frustrating to live in Hawaii voting-wise, I'd think.

Hey Tom, other people have mentioned it, but you can and are doing it, and also, YOU ROCK.

Oh lord -- speaking of politics, someone I had just met asked me in a meeting yesterday if my generation really "got" what a big deal this election year is. (After some discussion of if kids today get it.) I'm not that young! As I pointed out, even little kids have seen a page of photos of past presidents and would have noticed they were all white men!

if my generation really "got" what a big deal this election year is.

see. my first reaction would be to say something ridiculous. or quote from Harold and Maude just to be spiteful.

Or... "I KNOW. American Idol is back and I'm so psyched."

Meanwhile, little do they know I'm making calls to their neighbors and doing poli-blogs.

which is why I feel misunderstood. I guess.

Now, on some level, I'm more consumed with how ridiculous it is that it's such a big deal! One Catholic president, one divorced president, one bachelor president -- that's the "diversity." I mean, seriously. It's the future! We should be doing better already!

Don't get me started on the leadership and boards of the Fortune 500.

I sort of want Fox to have to say over and over "the First xxx President".

HOWEVER. I also want everyone who watches Fox to understand that will not fix things and we will not go back to 'normal' after.

I am troublesome. and demanding.