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Voting Day!

It's election day!! I will be voting for Obama tonight.  Every day for at least a week I have been contacted by the Obama campaign - whether by phone or by someone coming to the house.  They started contacting me months ago.  Not once have I heard from the McCain campaign.  Of course, that doesn't play into my decision.  I want Obama to win because I want him to run our country.  I am looking forward to casting my vote and then watching the results on the news through the night. 

Hockey Mom

The first Flyers game.  The "Ultimate Hockey Mom" earned the right to drop the first puck.  Sure she dropped it, but with the help of the "Nation's most popular hockey mom" -- Sarah Palin.  It's not like this was the first hockey game of the season, it was just the first Flyers (who happen to be in swing state Pennsylvania) game.  What was the reaction?  Well, watch the video. 

Now That's Stupid

Check out this article.  An example of parenting at its worst.  What an idea... raising your kids to fake retardation, so you can collect social security on their behalf.  Way to go!!  She totally ignored any long term affects, and ensured her kids never amount to anything.  Genius.

New York Times

Drew has been working like crazy this week. It was for the preparation of data used in THIS New York Times article. He works for NYU's Furman Center, and you'll just have to read the article to get the jist of what it's about. Front page story!! That's really awesome. Go out and buy a copy and read it. To meet the deadline Drew had to work lots of overtime and he didn't come home at all last night. Yeah, that work day spanned over 24 hours. The article is a big deal and an accomplishment. Yay!

Katrina..

Wow. I am more and more overwhelmed by the destruction and chaos Hurricane Katrina has created. Some of the pictures and stories are unbelieveable. It is really sad at this point, because so many people have no where to go. All we can do here is watch, and make donations.

Drew and I are off to Delaware tomorrow to spend the long weekend with his family. We'll be back in NYC Tuesday morning.

Average Monday here

Not so average in the southeast. Erin had to evacuate her house in New Orleans. I hope her cats are ok... she had to leave them behind. Sadness. Hurricane Katrina really is amazing though... it's so huge. Hopefully it will go away soon so the cleanup can begin. Crazy.

2004 Election

Oh my goodness, that election on Tuesday was quite disappointing and disturbing. After work Drew and I went to vote, and then we watched the coverage on TV all night. I went to bed after midnight some time, and Drew stayed up continuing to watch. Woke up to hear the very disappointing news that Kerry was losing and Ohio was the deciding state. We knew it was over.

The part I find weird is that wherever there are cities, people tend to vote democratic. Is it because there are different cultures and stuff in a city? Well, I personally believe no one group or religious belief is right. When chosing someone to run a country, we SHOULD vote for someone who can see past their own views, and see the bigger picture. Sadly, this did not happen - and it bothers me. What would you think if our president said "Allah Bless" at the end of his speaches? What's the difference with "God Bless"? Why do we let religion decide our votes! Did you know Kerry is Catholic, by the way?

As for the "terror" thing... how come all the people who live in less populated areas in the US, where they HAVEN'T experienced terrorism, and don't really have to worry about it, voted for Bush? Yet, the cities that WERE attacked and are at the highest risk for future attacks, voted Kerry.

I am angry that Bin Laden was even around to produce that video last week. Didn't Bush say we would get him? That was how long ago? That's unacceptable. Oh, but we had to worry about Iraq, when it was factually determined they had no weapons of mass destruction and no links to Al Qaeda. Now everything's a mess and there are more terrorists than ever. But, let's keep Bush as president, calling the shots.

I could go on, because there are lots of topics that I am disappointed America misunderstood. But hey, it's over now and we will have to deal with the consequences of Bush for another 4 years.