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Once again, I have many things to be thankful for this year.  A spectacular little brother, food on the table (and enough to share - even better), a roof over my head, a great dog and terrific friends.

We’ve got a ton of food and enough to share with friends who are stuck working today and I’ll be packing up a dinner in a cooler tonight.

And yes, I laughed at the RickRoll in the Macy’s parade this morning.

Hope everyone has a great day.  Much love from the Group W bench.

If you missed Alice’s Restaurant Massacre on the radio this morning, you can hear it here.

I say Slinky Cat…

http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2008/11/noodle-kitteh-i.html

Safe For Work.

So, I’m sitting here watching college hockey and enjoying a quiet Sunday afternoon when suddenly the dog goes NUTS barking at something.

I take a look outside - no dogs or cats or squirrels or moose.  Then I look up a bit and see it.

The neighbors directly across the street are on their roof cleaning out their gutters this afternoon.

Now, I’m not quite sure why this upsets my dog so greatly - I can only guess he’s concerned for their safety.  (He’s also a touch obsessed with them anyway, there is a fair amount of activity at the house in general and he likes to sit and watch through the window.)

Now, what I want to know is why he doesn’t really look out for ME?

– No!  Don’t try that recipe, it will be terrible!
– No!  Don’t answer the door, it’s political campaigners!
– No!  Don’t doze on the couch, you’ll get a crick in your neck!
– No!  Don’t wear that shirt, don’t you see where you spilled something on it earlier?

Virginia went Blue.  Well done.  And yes, I was on CNN.com hitting refresh every minute last night watching those returns come in.

I’m still fumbling about for words.

I wish my Mom had been alive to see this.  She would have loved it.  When she moved to Atlanta as a child, there were still separate water fountains.  And look how far we’ve come.

I was amazed it was over and done so early - I really thought we’d be up half the night counting and watching and waiting.

McCain’s concession speech was exceptionally classy.  Little bro & I went up to the pub and watched Obama’s acceptance speech.  Though the pub leans a little more right than left, there were a few teary eyes and a fair amount of smiles.  The shot of the throngs of people celebrating in front of the White House had me grinning from ear to ear.  I have never seen an election where people were so downright joyous at the outcome.

Congratulations President-Elect Obama.

By calling the Virginia Senate race - WITH ZERO PRECINCTS REPORTING.

I hate exit polling.

The Virginia polls are closed (or more likely in some places, the last person in line has been told they will be the last person allowed in) and soon we’ll be on our way to knowing who our new President is.

I love elections.  The campaigns usually drive me nuts, but I do love to go and vote and sometimes who I pick actually wins to boot.

And yes, I’ll be up all night watching the returns come in.

and all that good stuff.

Orange Hunt Precinct, 1PM - no waiting, but a good steady stream of folks coming and going.

Pretty cool when you think about it - go in, hit a few buttons, check a few boxes and at the end of the day, we have a new President!