Did you?

Guess what I did today? Yep! I voted. Did you?

Whatever your political leanings, please go vote. There are many people around the world watching us, envying our right to choose our leaders in safety and without repercussions. Please don't take this right for granted!

My polling place was a weird one. It had 5 parking spaces---including the single handicapped space. And a lot of "fire trucks only" curb, which everyone was ignoring. The little lobby of the you-store-it business that was my polling place squeezed in about ten of those collapsible voting booths, a table to sign in at and the ballot accepting machine (is there a better name for that sucker?)

Even with all that craziness, Randy and I were in and out again in less than 10 minutes! That's really good! Mom called and said she spent almost 2 hours waiting to vote, signing in and voting. Wow. Here I was, ready to knit in public (KIP) today with a freshly cast-on pair of socks for Randy...and no chance to actually KIP!

I was saddened to learn that on the eve of this election, Senator Obama's grandmother, "Toot", passed away. My condolences to Senator Obama and his family. What should be a happy time (hopefully) will be marred by her passing. Even though he knew her health was failing, I'm sure he hoped she'd make it through today, to see the end of the campaign and the results. I'm glad he knew it was important to stop campaigning and go see her.

While I'm thinking of families, be sure to reach out to your family members, especially those across party lines and idealogical beliefs from you and remind them to vote (or thank them if they have).

Check your local newspapers (and their websites, if they have one) to see if that little "I voted today" sticker will get you a freebie or a discount. I haven't found one I'm interested in yet (Cold Stone Creamery, you hear that?) but the "Sticker specials" are out there!

Happy Election Day, my fellow tax-payers!