Tuesday, November 6, 2012

A brighter today - a better tomorrow?

After 10 straight days of dark, wet, ominously and obviously GRIM weather, today dawns bright and blue.


And COLD.  Only 25F this morning.  Birdbath is frozen and everything is covered in a hard frost.

But I'll take the cold in exchange for the dazzling sunshine because  it's damn hard to keep oneself upbeat when living under a persistent shroud of gloom.  I'm totally Totally TOTALLY done with all that (not only the weather, but with certain family issues)!  At long last, I'm moving on and letting in the light, thanks to the sun and, more importantly, dear friends!

Today is election day.  Even though Ohio has allowed early voting (does that work?), I've reserved my vote for the official day - first Tuesday (after the first Monday) of November.  After a MONTHs of non stop phone spam, after the messiest, dirtiest, UNEVEN (and insanely expensive) political campaigns I've ever witnessed in my lifetime, I'm heading to the polls.

I'd like to say I'm going to vote FOR something/someone.  But supporting something seems to have faded quite a while ago.  Now it seems there is only a chance to vote AGAINST something or DEPOSE someone.  At least we still have that right.  And I'm not going to ignore the opportunity to use it before certain factions make it difficult  for certain Americans TO vote .  So I'm voting -- because EVERY SINGLE VOTE counts!

Please, if you haven't already, VOTE TODAY.

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Back from the polls.  There was a line.  It's heartening to see the turnout!

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12:55 a.m. Wednesday

Yes, early voting DOES make a difference!!!!   :-D

6 comments:

  1. Sunny days have a way of brightening the mood, don't they? Glad you got rid of your gloomy weather---though it appears I have it now-LOL!

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    1. You can take grey grey grey only so long. Hope yours doesn't stay long.

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  2. I didn't vote FOR someone, either. I voted to keep someone I thought didn't have the intelligence to be our president from getting into office. It is so very distressing not to have better choices for such an important office.

    Glad you're getting better weather, we're needing rain again. They're asking us to curtail our water usage now. *Sigh*.

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    1. Glad it's over. I'm so sick of TV ads, junk mail, phone spam, etc.

      Water rationing? Oh, you poor dear. Hope you get come rain soon.

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  3. I tried to reply yesterday but had to leave the house before I could post.

    I am heartsick for you about the deer! I would throw in the towel too. I sometimes feel that way just because I don't keep up as well as I used to. All I can think of is a large barking dog. Of course that would mean lots of $$$$$$fencing and complaining neighbors. We worry that now we are dogless the varmints will start visiting our yard again.

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    1. Your reply of the 9th DID get posted to the deer-distressed post. I'm sure you miss Biscuit a lot. He was a dear. Yep - we can't have barking dogs. Now a STEALTH dog, with some military grade ordnance might be the way to go.... *sigh*

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