November 02, 2004
Waiting
So we are having an early morning election breakfast/brunch tomorrow. Friends will be coming over, there will be coffee, food, and alcoholic beverages according to results (champagne if we win, palinka to drink ourselves into amnesia if we loose). Our friends are all rooting for Kerry, so nobody is going to get hurt. Our doors are open from 7:30 on, the breakfast will seemlessly go over into the Wednesday baby group and continue on as long as... No, let me rephrase that. It will go on until we're tired of it.
I'm very nervous. I had CNN on all day, just to get the usual results from something-Notch, and then my maid asked me: "Why is it so important who is president of America?" I have to say, I was at a loss for words there, for a moment or two. Indignation bubbled up in me and I said: "Because Bush is evil." One would assume I should have been able to come up with reasons. Like, rational things. It seems this whole venture has gotten to me.
Anyhow, as long as we're waiting, here's a cool graphic to play around with.
Now I better do some more preparation. In case you are interested, there will be homebaked bread, cheese, buttermilk pancakes, lox, chicken curry, spinach quiche, omelette, veggies sticks with herb dip, banana bread, and oatmeal cookies.
I like to eat when I'm nervous.
Oh, yeah, lest I forget: VOTE!
Posted by claudia at November 2, 2004 02:11 PMWell, it's kinda hard to use the words "rational" and "George W. Bush" in any context whatsoever.
Anyway, my polling place in Maryland opened at 7:00. By 7:45 when I came in to cast a ballot, I was the 266th person in line. And this is in Maryland, where a win by Kerry is a sure thing. I imagine Ohio is going to be very busy today.
Posted by: Royce Day at November 2, 2004 04:21 PMDone. I voted. I am now wearing my little oval "I Voted" sticker. I will not make a vow to leave it on my shirt until the election is finalized. Doug's leather jacket never was the same because of that in 2000. I got to the polling place at around 7:30, and I was out by 8:15. Not bad considering the total chaos inside that school gym. I must admit that I am not planning to watch returns until all hours of the night, although I am sure Larry will. Even though I would prefer that Kerry win, I just want whoever wins to win with enough of the vote that there isn't a zillion lawsuits and delays. Fat chance.
I must say that Election Day is not conducive to patients actually showing up. It is 11:30, and none of my patients have shown up yet... It is really annoying, since I don't have an open appointment until late December.
Natalie
Posted by: Natalie Getzoff at November 2, 2004 06:44 PMDone. Goooooo Shrub!
Posted by: Bernard Guerrero at November 2, 2004 08:28 PMtest
Posted by: claudia at November 2, 2004 08:45 PMLooking like a pretty good show, so far. Carlos, any idea when the riots start? :^)
Posted by: Bernard Guerrero at November 3, 2004 01:46 AMSo I approached my local voting station at 9 this morning. After a 20-minute wait in line "E thru K" I was given my electronic voting card (White and the size of a credit card), and told to proceed to booth #4. There, I was given general instructions on how to use the touch-screen by a very friendly lady with a tag on her shirt that read "Election Manager". She said she would stay with me through the entire voting process if I was confused by these new computerized devices but I told her I would be OK and soon found myself alone in the booth #4 with just my conscious and my now "all powerful voting index finger".
There were the usual decisions; U.S. Senate, Judges, School board, local tax questions... I answered them all and then, the BIG ONE:
President?
Republican:
George W Bush
Dick Cheney
Democrat:
John Kerry
John Edwards
Green:
Ralph Nader
Miguel Camejo
Independent:
Someone
Someone Else
Hmmmmm, I thought what if the election is one by just ONE VOTE. One single vote. The entire U.S. future and destiny now rests with one last selection.
War, environment, economy, employment, medicine, international relations... how we play in the "world sandbox".
I pressed the button. I sure hope I did the right
thing.
Nicely done, Larry. I always appreciate a story with an ambiguous ending.
Posted by: Bernard Guerrero at November 3, 2004 05:00 AMI have this horrible sinking feeling.
211-188. Not good.
Posted by: claudia at November 3, 2004 07:05 AM