A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.

Wash ,'The Message'


Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


DavidS - Nov 02, 2010 11:54:13 am PDT #3354 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Great news, Theo. I hope it's (a) a step towards something permanent and (b) a sign the economy is gearing up.


lisah - Nov 02, 2010 11:56:52 am PDT #3355 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

Good news on job, Theo!!!


Ginger - Nov 02, 2010 12:01:10 pm PDT #3356 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Please help me not throttle my cow-worker.

If I can't throttle my sister, you can't throttle your cow-worker.

They are, thankfully, gone for the day, sitting with my cousin. I will say the hospice facility really nice, and they've gone to a lot of effort to make families comfortable. There's a playroom, a family kitchen, chairs that make into beds and landscaping that does a great job with a small area. The ugly question is whether he's sick enough to stay there, or have to ping pong from there to home depending on his health.

Thanks for the birthday wishes!


Vortex - Nov 02, 2010 12:04:16 pm PDT #3357 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

It does have her contact info, right?

Nope. It has her name and office location. It also says "no phone calls please!" My email says to contact her for more information. I will forward any emails that I get.


meara - Nov 02, 2010 12:07:46 pm PDT #3358 of 30001

Good god, vortex.

I didn't vote for or against anyone running unionized (most of our judges) but there were some I did--some judges suck.


Liese S. - Nov 02, 2010 12:08:55 pm PDT #3359 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I got a sticker!

In classic form, I voted for: 7 democrats, 4 republicans, 2 libertarians, and a green party member. It would have been two greens, but the green party didn't actually back the other green candidate! So I was all, huh. Apparently he registered as a Green on the same day he registered to run for office. I call shenanigans. I did not vote for the judges or the school board.

I voted for a Navajo, three Hispanics, three women, and the rest white guys. One of the races will be a woman for sure, both candidates are female.

The props were all jacked up, and deceptively worded to boot.

But anyway, it's done, and like my kiddoes I am highly reward motivated and am wearing my sticker around the house.


DavidS - Nov 02, 2010 12:10:42 pm PDT #3360 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Oooh, fascinating geek tidbit from the Giants boards:

110110 in binary? 54

(1954 being the last year we won. 11/01/10 being the date of our new championship.)


Jessica - Nov 02, 2010 12:15:49 pm PDT #3361 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I voted straight down the line Working Families Party. Same candidates as voting Democratic, but the party platform is more explicitly lefty. I don't think Dylan got to vote this year, but he voted with DH in the primary and in Brooklyn that's the one that really matters.


Liese S. - Nov 02, 2010 12:17:56 pm PDT #3362 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Oh, yeah, and it was super cute because we vote at our tiny local post office/honor system library, so it's a little room. I mean, the post office is a post office only, they don't actually do delivery.

So there were maybe five people in there already when the SO & I arrived. And the polling volunteers were all super apologetic about how there wasn't actually a booth immediately available, and would we be willing to vote in the provisional booth (which was just slightly off the side and yellow.) instead? I was like, seriously? Just down the street they're waiting for hours to vote. I am totally strolling in here and talking to people I know and voting and leaving. There isn't any wait time at all. It is awesome.


Typo Boy - Nov 02, 2010 12:19:27 pm PDT #3363 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

The contested elections were too damn close for me to vote for anybody but Democrats. Plus under Washington's system the only way to vote for anyone but the top two primary vote-getters is write-in.

I did not vote for anyone who was running uncontested. They get into office regardless, so unless I'm superenthusiastic for them I see no reason to give them my vote. All the uncontested were judges anyway. I've always thought that it really makes sense to elect judges. And brain surgeons .