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The Big Day

Well, here we go on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. I’ve said it many times: That this is even a contest says a great deal about the changes in our society in the last score or two of years. I think it’s tragic, but obviously (yet astonishingly) mileage varies.

I Voted

Funny how so many of us already have. My vote’s been in for weeks.

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Easy Vote

Well, I did my civic duty and privilege as a democratic citizen.

I Voted

And it was a pretty easy vote in two regards.

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Election Day 2018!

I Voted

On this most important day of days. You did, too, right?

And now, with bated breath and much anticipation we await the results…

Will we return to sanity and decency or continue the madness?


I Voted, 2016!

I Voted

Damn right, I did!

You did, too, right?


Went. Voted!

I Voted
You did, too, right? (Non-USA residents excused.)


Seriously. Go Vote!

Eric ClaptonI’m not sure Eric Clapton is the greatest guitar player ever. I can think of a number of other guitar “gods” that seem in his class (Carlos Santana and Lindsey Buckingham, to name just two). But I am pretty sure the late (great!) George Carlin was without peer. I can’t think of anyone else who lasted longer (50 years!), worked harder, gave us so many classic bits or been more consistently good. He died in 2008, at 71, having done his 14th HBO special just four months earlier.

I thought he went through an angry period (the 1990s, maybe?) where he seemed to lash out indiscriminately at everything and everyone. He seemed a little less funny to me then, but he was never really wrong… just angry. I only ever really disagreed with him once.

And that was on his view that you shouldn’t vote.

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