5 folders and 2 piles of papers out of my office and into filing cabinet. All work done with them and they are all organized.

WHOOT!!

Wow 'Suela. That is not cool.

I voted; our race was Mayor and City Council only. I did vote for one white dude, but he's a longtime acquaintance and old-school Durham progressive type, not to mention that he's running against the one person in the race to single out being against marriage equality as her signature issue even though it has NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.

In this town. Good luck with that, lady.

(Also noting that, as for meara, no white dudes is only to be used for races where there isn't a clear choice otherwise. And also also noting that I really like living in a place where there generally aren't any white dude vs. white dude races in local politics.)

Yikes. Just as I finished my walk, I heard some shouting, and it was a woman with a pit bull trying to (spoiler-fonted for animal harm) get her dog to let go of a cat. The pit bull was on a flexi-lead, and it had gone up onto the porch and grabbed the cat. I ran down and tried to help, but it took three of us to get the dog to let the cat go, and when he did, the cat just lay there on the ground, not moving.

Both women were very upset. Thankfully, there's a vet around the corner; I hope the cat's ok.

I don't understand why someone with a dog they know is dangerous and lunges after cats would walk it on a flexi-lead. That's just asking for trouble. I got her information for the cat-owner and told her she needed to get a shorter, stronger, leash, and double-up the collar.

I feel like I just got spoiled for my annual physical, which is this afternoon. My lab results were posted and all my numbers look great, except for my B12. YAY for solid cholestorol numbers. Not that I was worried about them, but nice to see.

Ugh Consuela, that's so ugly. And what makes it uglier is you're right, they took advantage of the fact that you are nice and think well of others and aren't sneaky and manipulative. Phooey.

not to mention that he's running against the one person in the race to single out being against marriage equality as her signature issue even though it has NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.

Maybe she should put out flyers with a big red x through a picture of Neil Patrick Harris and his family in Halloween costumes, just to be sure she gets the message across?

the one person in the race to single out being against marriage equality as her signature issue even though it has NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.

I knew a guy in high school who was so proud of the fact that the only city council candidate he voted for was the one who was a member of Right to Life, even though City Council has nothing to do with reproductive rights (or the ganking thereof). And when I said as much, asking him what the point was voting for someone who had a position on something Council will never address, he said it proved she was the only one with strong moral character, and if the other candidates don't respect unborn life, how can we know they respect the lives of city residents?

He was a varsity level douchebag, in case that wasn't clear.

Also, that candidate didn't win.

Oh god, Consuela, that's upsetting. I hope the cat's okay, too.

I don't understand why someone with a dog they know is dangerous and lunges after cats would walk it on a flexi-lead. That's just asking for trouble.

Because people are terrible.

And when I said as much, asking him what the point was voting for someone who had a position on something Council will never address, he said it proved she was the only one with strong moral character, and if the other candidates don't respect unborn life, how can we know they respect the lives of city residents?

See? Terrible.

I had a supremely satisfying conversation earlier where I called someone to say I was dealing with something because another colleague was on vacation, and she said, "Oh good -- I'd much rather deal with you! He's such a pain in the ass!" Which is what I generally think, and generally try to keep to myself. So I'm relieved it's not just me.