Ahhh

I had no idea I was tense. I didn't know that I was nervous. But here it is, yesterday I was on edge all day. And today, well, things feel a lot better, don't they? Yesterday rain poured from dawn until midnight, not the showers the NOAA radio forecast, but one long continuous cold heavy rain. Parents dropping their kids off at Watts Elementary were belligerent. Once we found parking and walked into the gym, though, we found it empty and echo-ey, the volunteers waiting. Oh no, please let there be a good turnout. We navigated our ballots half-blind, since the voter information pamphlets in NC are minimal to non-existent, making it almost impossible to figure out what choices we are actually asked to weigh in on. Someone later on in the day at work said they wouldn't have the time to vote, again the tension. Our local NPR affiliate timed their pledge week for this week, so I avoided the radio completely, but this morning we heard. About Pelosi. And Rumsfeld. (Sorry, also about Schwarzenegger). I know we're not out of the woods yet, Mike, but this is already way better.