rained most of today. (monday) kiddies could not go out to play. what madness!!!! hope it is not rainy on tuesday so they can go out to play.

happy voting

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Good morning everyone. Bob and I are back safely and I will post more later.
Hugs to all.

Good Morning boys and girls...VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

Yesterday was TERRIBLE at work...hopefully today will be better....

oh....and while you are in voting mode...don't forget Pegisue!!
http://www.brickfish.com/Pages/PhotosAlbums/PhotoView.aspx?picid=659368_84127495&pid=537467&scid=363

Hi everyone. Glad you made it back safely, Julia!

I've already voted so I'm glad that's out of the way. Will be at the dentist's office this afternoon and will be home early. I LIKE getting home early!

Have a great day everyone.

So sorry that you had a bad day Donna!!!

Good MOrning Elaine, Donna, Judy (welcome back) and Kathy and all!

Hope dentist goes well!!

Today a friend and her kids are coming, we are then all going to Costco - this one is closer to her. Joel is sweating again...

Yes, I hope everyone votes - it affects us here too!

I VOTED FOR PEGI SUE TODAY (and a few times yesterday too) .. DID YOU?

Ov korse ah voted for Miss P.S.

Hedden offtuu tha voaten plais tah mayke mah voats.

Kinda cornfusen. Nevah kno how ah'll voat till ah gets thayre - trubble wid haven moltiupl pursnalitees, ever thang subgekt tah chaynge.

Reemembur, iffen ya doan voat - SHUDDUP IFFEN YAH DOAN LYKE THA OUTKUM!!!

Huggs, Beau (for now anyway)

Good Morning Everyone

Julia - welcome back
Donna - hope work is better today for you
Eileen - happy shopping at Costco....one of my favorite places
Kathy - good luck at the dentist

Denise going to vote now for PegiSue
Beau - have a good day
Elaine you too

Heading out early to vote
Have a Great Day Everyone

Good morning class.

Jerry you make me laugh.

Good Morning Mr. Stung!!!
Good Morning EVERYONE!!!

Yep, it's the big votin' day!!! Let's get out there and do our thing!!
Looks like I'm gettin' all the BT votes...WHAT am I running for??? My poles don't close for a while yet, and there are no lines!!LOL
THANKS YALL!!!!!!

Good morning all. The big day is finally here and the long waited for......death....of those stinking political ads. I swear many of them were written by ex used car salesmen. My candidate was driven by a little old lady from Pasadena who only went to rallies on Sunday.

The really scary part is, I heard a pundit the other day saying, only 1461 days till the next vote.

Morning! I am so glad this will be over today, I am so sick of all the ads and stuff. Off to vote and get it done. Lots to do today, got my in-laws arriving tomorrow. Yikes! Lots of cleaning, but will be happy to do it, as they are coming to stay with Brandon so we can go to Bonaire!

PS, voted for you today!

Did my voting for PS!

Good morning everyone! I voted early and am wearing my "I voted" sticker at work today. I also voted for PS. Should have written her in as a candidate, too.
Terry got up early on his day off and went to Mickey D's to get me coffee before I left for work. He slipped out of the house while I was showering - I didn't even know he was gone. HA!

Julia, Glad your back and that you had a great time. Can't wait for pictures and report later.

Kathy, Terry is going to the dentist today too. Great minds. . . . .

Later!

Donna, sorry yesterday stunk at work for you. Is there bad karma at that office or what?
Thanks for always posting PS's link.

Debbie B,
be sure all those ceilings are washed :-)

Happy Tuesday! My spy (DIL)over at the pre-school just called, and said there's hardly a line over at the fellowship hall, so off I go to vote!

Than I have to go all the way downtown to bring John, Josh, and Chudney's mail-in ballots.

Have a great day!

Morning all...VOTE VOTE VOTE...I voted for PS, and we will do our voting ritual when I get home. It's raining here too, I a m worried about the lines after work...oh well, not much we can do...

I voted for PS too...

Time to make the donuts.

I voted for PegiSue and am headed over to vote now. Hopefully the lines have went down.

For all those who haven't voted yet.....DO NOT go vote it's all over the early voters have already decided it.....just save your time don't go stand in no lines...your time is way to valuable hey if you go to the high dollar coffee joint they will give you a free drink and all you have to do is say you voted....you really didn't have to....they will take your word for it.

One vote really isn't going to make a difference anyhow.....and you could probably get time off work and just go to Wally World and shop....or take an extra hour for lunch.

It's all rigged anyway you see how they do the military folks to toss them out of the equation.

Just like the lurkers on here...they sit back and just watch(read)....and don't have an opinion they just go along with the flow....they may be the smart ones.
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Folks get out and VOTE it's not just your right it is your duty. You have to make a stand, you have to make your voice heard. It would not be any different than if you sent me your paycheck and let me decide how you were going to spend it. Your rights and FREEDOM's are at stake even if you do not realize it...and more than that the future of your kids and grandchildren.....don't listen to the hipe......be educated in your choice

To Many Men And Women Have Fought And Died To Give You That Freedom!!!!!

Yes Mr. Chuck.

Just got back, voting done. Can't say I really care for either of them, but picked the best of the two evils so to speak. Seemed to be the theme today, no one was happy about either one in our town. Now, to get house ready for in-laws. Less than 48 hours and counting.

Denise, Yes, got the ceilings covered.

Julia, Welcome Home!

Nice reverse psychology there BH!

Ok folks....I left at 9:58, walked to my precinct and was back home at 10:22. No lines whatsoever. There was this sweet old man having problems with the machine, but we have odd dial type machines here. They helped him out and off he went. No issues, no lines, and I even got to walk with a neighbor I haven't seen in a very long time.

I am off to Headquarters for a LONG day. Thanks to all of you who have voted, and for those who haven't please do! Listen to BH...he knows what's up.

I am very appreciative of the civil way the election has been discussed on BT (see, we can talk about controversial issues without fighting!) I'm sure many of us have chose different candidates for many different reasons but the fact that we care and want our voice heard and do so with passion motivates me.

Have a great day and I'll be up late schmoozing so I'll check in here periodically.

Folks I have to apologize I used the words
"it's not just your right"

That was incorrect I will not go in to the details but, HJR 28 is a Constitutional Amendment to address the issue.

BH, have you been watching court TV again?

No.....my life gets so boring I was watching CSPAN.

I re-iterate that BH knows what he's talking about, check out HJR 28, some scary stuff. It contains things I find hard to believe but are legal and binding facts.

Louise just called and informed me that the lines at the polls are now running 1.5 hrs.

People are voting!

We can start HH now if you like.

Chances are this election night is going to be a long one. So while the talking heads and journalists are babbling away, play our drinking game to pass the time.

In keeping with the night's political theme, we recommend you arm your guests with red and blue drinks (see ideas below).

Take a sip of your red drink if:
- McCain wins a state.
- Anyone utters the word "maverick."
- Joe the Plumber makes an appearance. (double points if he's gotten his plumber's license)
- A pundit implies that Sarah Palin is hot.
- Someone refers to Barack Obama as a socialist.
- Anyone says anything nice about George Bush.

Take a sip of your blue drink if:
- Obama wins a state. - Anyone utters the word "historic" in reference to Obama's campaign.
- Hillary Clinton makes an appearance. (double points if Bill shows up too)
- A pundit implies that John McCain is senile.
- Someone mentions Tina Fey.
- Anyone says anything nice about John Kerry.

Take one sip from both drinks if:
A news anchor declares that a race is "too close to call."

Throw in the towel if:
A news anchor announces that, once again, Florida is the presidential tie-breaker.

Blue Drinks
Jones Blue Bubblegum Soda
Blue Moon beer
Blue Jell-O shots

Red drinks
Red Bull
Red Stripe Beer
Red Jell-O shots

RA, What's HJR 28?

Jerry, Is early voting an option there?

Linda you crack me up! Too bad I work on a dry campus. This would be a great way to get college kids to pay attention to the election.

Tribs, Thanks to my 30 year old - party animal coworker.

Linda, I don't want to get slapped here, and I think that's why BH didn't want to post the details either. I suggest you look it up. It pertains to the fact that voting is not truly your right...scary huh?

I'll just google hjr 28 & see what pops up. Thanks RA, and bring refreshments to keep you going today.

You don't have to worry about getting slapped. Just read the US Constitution. The right to determine voting qualifications was originally given to the States. There have been a few amendments to the Constitution (15th, 19th, 26th) that affect voting as well as a couple of laws that were passed to prohibit poll taxes etc... However, it is a fact that it is up to the states to determine eligibility of voters, so long as they do not violate what is in the Constitution. Be careful with a google search. There is a lot of BS out there on this one. The big issue is that it is a federal vs. states' rights issue. Should the federal government take over all of voting or should this remain a state area of power.

I would suggest going directly to the House of Representatives website and reading the information there on it. There is a background document by Jesse Jackson Jr. as well as the actual resolution.

I'm sleepy.

Sorry to put you to sleep but these discussions are important.

Tribs, I was joking

Thanks Tribs, I knew you'd come through, I was waiting for you to chime in . I'm a legal nerd, I love this stuff !

I love this stuff too RA. Teaching US Government this semester, my students have found all of the scare tactic junk on the web. It has been a fun semester of myth busting. LOL!

Tink...wake up already, will you?

I think the BOATLADY is under her desk?

I went to my polling place, with no waiting, got my ballot and had to wait about a minute until a booth opened up. Since I had my sample with me, it took all of 7 minutes in the door and out. Excellent! Then I went over to the pre-school, chattered with the kids a bit,and got Josh and Chudney's absentee ballot.

I had to take them to the supervisor of elections office downtown. It was a block away from I-4, and I pulled into the parking lot I was asked if I was dropping off ballots, and how many. I told him three and he gave me 3 stickers. He directed me to move forward to the next lady, and she took the ballots and immediately put them in a slot to a metal VOTE box. Head on back to the highway, and was back to the church in a 40 minute round trip. I praised the poll workers for their efficiency and speed.

Then, since the pre-school had 3 teachers out sick, I volunteered to stay and help out in the 3 yr old room. Chudney was there with 10 kids, and whereas she could have gotten by, it's so much easier with 2 adults supervising.

So I had a busy morning!

Tribs.......Keep Up The Myth-Busting...you have more impact than even you realize.

hi gang
voted for both pegi sue and national election.took 2 minutes. have to go now was called to work early.
es

Linda - The Red - Blue drinking game was in this mornings newspaper!  Just to pass the time!

Chuck, you still here?

yeah

How are the little sh$ts doing?

Pretty Good...darn it!!!

You know it would be interesting to know how many were about to "Light My Fire"

I have a match!

I'm still under my desk with the sugar babies.

What a pal.....don't give them any help they might have wanted a bon-fire.

Still "SLEEPY"?

God, I can't stand it that was so GD funny, I'm crying again!!!!!!

Cynde, get Michael a bird feeder!


I'm making myself laugh so hard I can't breath!

Hey.....better watch out Tink might start throwing Sugar Babies at you from under the desk.

Cynde how was driving school?

I have to walk away,

Do birds eat Sugar Babies???????????????????

Good question BH.

I wonder how much THE MODULATOR had to pay George
to stand there with the flag?

One Bag Of Sugar Babies!!!


(Message edited by blueharley on November 4, 2008)

Guess I need to run.....everyone have a great evening.


Enjoy HH.

Good night ChuckYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

I only voted for PegiSue

New wine time for me till spring.

I wish you all a good evening and HH.

Remember to play nice as THE MODULATER is watching.

Click!

Gute nacht Jerry

Nite Jerry, Roy, are you on Facebook?

Way behind the clock now, my glasses got a chip in them, had to go get a new pair, but also needed an eye exam, been two years, and it took forever, back home, made dinner, off to work and then to pick up new pair, I will have to get up wayyyy early to catch up, company will be here tomorrow night. What does one have to always have a spotless house for guests? I prefer the lived in look. Now, I have to find homes for all my piles. See ya.

Hi Tink, no I've been resisting joining FB, just not enough time or should I say apprehensive about the extra time it would make me spend online !! I'm already a member of Geeks Anon !!

I've been getting a few invites, and I do like the sound of those games you play, I used to do msn games via messenger

Well Roy, when you do fall to the temptation of FB, but sure to send us all friend requests so we know you are on it.

Wes just got home from voting. No lines. He waited about a minute for a machine. Some poor guy was turned away however; but, it was because he was at the wrong location.

Hi all, waiting on two things tonight, results of Caymus' time at the doctors and results of today's voting.

When I got to the polls this morning there were huge lines except for people with last names starting with A, B and C. As I walked up to pick up my ballot some friends in the other lines asked how I rated. I told them it might have to do with changing my last name to Aardvark W.H.N. wasn't so lucky, it took her about an hour

Hey, Jerr/Skippy, am waiting for a tenderloin to rest, same as I did at your place. Chilled tomatoes with B.V. and blue cheese seemed like a good salad. Lazy, ain't I?

P.S., wish you were here to help with the mushroom/onion/rosemary tonight, I cried cutting the onions. Besides I like having a lady help in the kitchen

Gotta go, meat to carve.

TTYL

Hi all...another stressful day at work.....

but I VOTED!! And Amanda came home for the night to vote, too!!

Hope everyone is having a good night.....

Shoot Tom, I wish Debbie was here, I just made pulled-pork bbq. That is just not a very fun thing to do!!! But it smells GOOD!!!

PS...send me some pulled pork...I LOVE pulled pork!!!!

Donna, happy that Amanda voted, happier that she went home to do it

P.S., heck girl, I love p-p bbq sammiches

W.H.N. and the kids enjoyed dinner. I hope she don't expect me to do this often.

PS, Did you pull your finger instead of the pork? Is that why it smells?

Freddie's looking good on the island with her BT flag.

I've been staying away from the television and watching the polls. Instead I've been updating my blog with new fun holiday projects. Well I think they're fun!

Night!

Andrea voted at school....I'm glad my family votes! But...I've been watching the election results....

We did a mail in vote last week for Grandad and we voted today. Glued to the TV now but wanted to check in and tell that Grandad has had a good day today. He started eating actual food and they took out the IV so thats a big deal. I miss playing here all day. Maybe he'll be better soon and I can get back to "normal" activities. tee hee

It appears to be over.

Hi Donna, Hi everyone...

Jerry, I hope things worked out well today for you and your buddy.