thursday randomosity.

I had to rebuild my desktop rig with Vista 64-bit (don’t ask), and after the umpteenth time of re-synchronizing all my work across two computers and four hard drives, I decided to finally put all my work on Google Docs.  With Google Gears, there’s always an updated copy on your hard drive locally, so you [...]

the votes are counted.

Congratulations to the President-elect, Barack Hussein Obama II.

I wish him nothing but the best for his term in office. I hope that he will execute the duties and responsibilities of the Presidency with reason, wisdom, and level-headedness.
Regardless of your political leanings, you, too, should wish him well, because on January 20, he will be sworn [...]

barry versus mac.

 
I voted at 9:30 this morning, at our small town polling place (the public library).  In and out in ten minutes, even with two toddlers in tow.
Now we wait…and obsessively hit the “refresh” button on our web browsers.  If you voted, you have my express permission to sit down with the nerve balm of [...]

firing up the crystal ball.

My prediction for tomorrow:

(Map courtesy of RealClear Politics, via Scalzi.)

pay no attention to that half trillion dollar deficit.

Another day, another stack of campaign pamphlets in the mailbox.
I have to address something that’s been bugging me for a while.  Every single one of the Republican campaign brochures has had the item “Lower Taxes and End Wasteful Government Spending” as a bullet point.  This from the party that has been in charge of the [...]

my inbox, she is full.

A public service request:
Will you please, please, pretty please stop sending me political agitprop via email?
Seriously…I’ve seen every bit of e-mail evidence out there now–multiple times–and I am deeply convinced that:
a.) your preferred candidate is the country’s last hope for freedom, decency, unmolested Golden Retriever puppies, and the American Way of Life,
b.) the other candidate [...]

with friends like these…

Dear Bob Grant:  You’re a fucking idiot.
McCain sure has the uninformed knee-jerk flag suckler vote in the bag.  Bob Grant got his panties all in a wad about Obama’s recent campaign apprearance in Ohio:

Sez Bob:
But really folks, did you notice Obama is not content with just having several American flags, plain old American flags [...]

this will be a long month.

Phone conversation from today’s lunch hour:
Election Survey Worker:  “Are you going to support John McCain and Sarah Palin in November?”
Resident Household Male:  “Well, to be honest with you, I haven’t completely made up my mind yet.  I may vote straight Libertarian again, or I may decide to hold my nose and vote for the less [...]