Oh, also, I think it's ridonkulous that NYC schools are closed for election day.

That seems like it would be a HUGE PITA.

I made steak oscar for dinner. I have about a half a cup of lump crab meat left over. What should I do with it? Is it enough to make a small serving of crab dip?

Aww, I'm kinda touched by some of the entries in the Phoenix Mission twitter epitaph contest:

Aw. I kinda think something from the Little Prince would be neat, but my french is so deplorable now that I can't find the passage I was thinking of (sentiment I can recall, not words.)

Since I get chills and nearly teary every damned time I vote (Mr. Smith did well to convince all his students it matters) I'm pretty sure I might lose it. Especially if the turnout is good and there are kids there.

Oh, also, I think it's ridonkulous that NYC schools are closed for election day.

I had heard somewhere that a lot of schools are closing because many poling places are in schools, and people think lots of adults in a school with kids is a security issue. Or something.

MD schools are out for election day. I don't remember if they were in NM. I vote in a small school cafeteria, and a LOT of polling places here are in schools. Oh, and there is no real parkinglot at my school, so the traffic is insane. Having classes in session would be a huge mess for both the schools and the polls.

Starbucks is handing out free coffee on November 4th to voters.

Krispy Kreme is giving away free donuts.

Ben & Jerry's is giving away free ice cream at their scoop shops.

There are none of these in my county. We don't even have a Target or a decent craft store here, either.

I had heard somewhere that a lot of schools are closing because many poling places are in schools, and people think lots of adults in a school with kids is a security issue. Or something.

When I was a kid, voting was in my elementary school lobby, and we just didn't go through there that day. Meh.

Schools that were polling places were always closed on election day where I grew up. As a teacher, I was relieved. I do worry about the sheer numbers of strangers in school on a day like that; plus, most schools aren't big enough to accomodate normal classes and polling. I totally get why it would be an enormous PITA for parents, though.

Oh, I totally get the inconvenience factor for parents! Don't want to discount that at all! It's a logistics nightmare no matter what.

They did voting in the gym, so we just didn't have gym class that day....