lunch - mac & cheese w/ turkey dogs

is snowing, like a lot.

Eggplant stew.

Except most people who show up aren't persuadable.

I did persuade on woman to switch from uncommitted to Obama, once she realized that mathematically she could not elect an uncommitted delegate from our precinct. The Clinton person gave the "ready from day one speech". I said that Obama was my third choice, that if domestic issues were my primary concern Clinton was probably better, but that on war and peace, there was real observable space between them. Both support a far more aggressive foreign policy than I do, but use of force seems to be much higher on Clinton's list than Obama's. I said that was especially true if you counter Bill's record in office as Hillary's as Hillary supporters appear to do. I added that on electability that in my opinion Obama gave better speeches, did better photo Ops, but that Clinton was better in debate and under hostile questioning. So I think I was fair. Not that everyone will agree with my opinions, but I was honest about what I could see for the Clinton side

I know people make arguments from their pre-elected office records that Clinton and Obama will be more progressive than they appear now, but I don't think any President since Roosevelt has governed to the left of the platform they ran on.

I had a breakfast burrito for lunch (and, um, breakfast), and am about to head down the hill and find out if the road over the highway north of me actually has a sidewalk or not. I'm really hoping it does, cause it would save me like, a mile of walking to this temp job. (I already know the one south of me does, but...the job is north!)

I had some left over Indian food. It's not chicken tikka masala, but it's got everything that does, plus cashews and raisins.

I'm now having a small salad (mixed field greens, with small bits of grated aged gouda, real bacon pieces, dried cranberries and cheese & garlic croutons) with Newman's light Italian dressing, which I really, really like.

Both are of the nom nom nom.

Hopefully without the peanut butter, lisah!

My ballot had a special treat for me: an uncomitted option. I could've voted for none of the above!

I wish I had a pants-stapler and a root.

A pants-stapler and a root once bit my sister.

lunch - mac & cheese w/ turkey dogs

Doubletake! We need to find msbelle a new name for that dish. IJS.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIA & KRISTIN!!!!!

I'm on four hours sleep because we played Caroline's last night and pretty much killed. SCORE The soup I brought for lunch had gone funny so I treated myself to the Sammich Of Choice -- BLTCA w/swiss cheese

I am having hot & spicy shrimp with fried rice and wonton soup. It's good, but they may have been a little oversealous about the hot & spicy part—my lips are stinging. I bet some of the heat will have faded when I have the leftovers for dinner, though.

A pants-stapler and a root once bit my sister.

Pretty much everything bit your sister.

Parents should be nicer on my birthday, dammit.