It's been a long and ugly election season, and it's not over yet. Sadly, even if you choose to watch the returns tonight you may still not know who will be the new POTUS before you go to bed. Blegh. We all could use some distractions at this point. Whether you support Barack Obama, Mitt … Continue reading Sick of polls and predictions? A Few Ways to Ignore Election Day Coverage
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I'm still getting hits on my What to Do if You Missed the Voter Registration Deadline post. Many of those are from Google searches on things like "Is it too late to register to vote?' or "I forgot to register. Can I still vote?" Well, at this point I'm sorry to report that if you … Continue reading It is Too Late to Register to Vote, But Not Too Late to Do Something
The following is a guest post by my daughter. Some people may say that since she is only 21 months old and can only say a dozen or so words she could not have possibly have dictated this. Those people probably get full nights of sleep regularly, and I hate them. ************************************************************************************* My fellow toddlers, … Continue reading List 17: A Toddler’s Guide to Co-Sleeping
In 2000, George W. Bush won Florida by 537 votes. That’s not very many. Were there more than 537 Al Gore supporters in Florida who did not vote? Probably, but it doesn’t matter. Those votes did not count. In week one of fantasy football I lost my match up by 3 points. That’s not very … Continue reading Vote Because I Hate Losing with Points on the Bench
If we had to move I would need to ask about the Halloween situation in our potential new neighborhoods. After two years on a street that takes Halloween very seriously, I would have a hard time adjusting to a place that counts its trick-or-treaters by the dozens (if that) instead of by the hundreds. The … Continue reading 1,173 Trick-or-Treaters: More of Why I Love My Chicago Neighborhood
Kim Z. Dale 