Assorted Election Night Thoughts
This is my random notes section from Tuesday night’s events. Not quite a running log, but the highlights of my notebook entries for the night. I watched the election from our basement, with a 40 oz. bottle of Miller High Life that I worked my way through slowly throughout the night. I primarily watched NBC and MSNBC, although I stopped…
First Look At Tuesday
I’m going to split this up, perhaps into as many as four entries over the next two days, both for ease of writing/editing and to try to make it easier on those of you who are interested in reading through all my accumulated thoughts. As I said earlier in the week, if this bores you, you hate everything I stand…
The Kids, Man
The much anticipated and hyped youth vote didn’t show up. It’s that simple. 1:17 AM EST and Mr. Bush appears to be a lock to gain a second term. I’ve got three pages of notes to work my way through tomorrow but I’m calling it a night for now. Congratulations to my friends who voted red today. We’re all on…
Did The Sun Come Up?
It’s too cloudy here, I can’t tell. I’m working on something like three hours of sleep, and shitty sleep at that. I had to get up at 7:30 to take S’s car in for an oil change. So hang in there, I’ll work through my notebook at some point today. I just want to make sure I give an honest effort,…
My Voting Experience
A few quick notes left over from my trip to the voting booth yesterday. First, despite several signs stating that all voters must show their IDs when checking in, none of the four volunteers I encountered asked me for my ID. The lady handling the sign in book never even glanced at my signature to see if it matched the…
Go Vote
I’m starting this at 1:05 AM, EDT. Election eve and sleep is elusive for me. A tumbler of Glen Livett to my left. My notebook to my right. A slumbering 13 week old on the baby monitor. I’m now voting not just for me, but for the hopes and dreams I have for my daughter. I’ve mistakenly said throughout the…
Election Prediction
Kerry: 299 (MN, WI, MI, OH, , NH, FL) Bush: 239 (IA, NM, CO, WV) Kerry wins popular vote by a margin between 500,000 and 1,000,000 votes Kerry wins Florida easily and early; Ohio is this year’s problem child. Fortunately, Kerry wraps things up without Ohio so the issues there don’t drag the final result out for six weeks. I…
Lots Of Dandies
Lots of stuff that’s just dandy today. First, my daughter dropped her first load of spit-up on me about an hour ago. It was the cutest damn thing I’ve ever seen. We’ve been feeding her more and more often, and she seems to have calmed down a little bit. Tricky stuff, this parenting racket. Big props to the state of…
Where Were You When?
I finally heard the trade rumor I’ve been waiting for: Paul Pierce to the Pacers. Unfortunately, it came in a column that was being funny rather than serious. But, as my wife said, a boy can dream. I found this list of questions yesterday on a blog I frequent. Some outstanding cultural milestones in our lives worth remembering and sharing.…
It’s Here
Hoops season starts tonight, for me at least. Although the big KU coverage controversy was cleared up yesterday, my cable provider hasn’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, so I’ll be sitting here at my desk, listening to the game on Yahoo. It’s better than no coverage. I admit I’m part of the problem. I spent 45 minutes watching helicopters hover…