Laughter truly is the best medicine! I just watched two episodes of Arrested Development and have noted a marked improvement in how I feel! Or maybe it was the acetaminophen and ibuprofen that I took beforehand? No, definitely Arrested Development…
Today as I was parking at my dinner destination I noticed that the car in front of me had Missouri plates. My train of thought was, verbatim, as follows: “Cool, Missouri! The Show-Me State!” For some reason I find this reaction strange, mostly due to my inclusion of the state nickname. Of course, it’s probably stranger still that I find my own thoughts strange. And I won’t escalate things from there…
I just gotta say, it feels weird voting in a church. In previous elections I’ve always done it in a school, and I can accept that since it’s a government facility. And it isn’t as if I was jumped by a pastor when I walked through the door. But my strong belief in the separation of church and state chafes at the idea of voting in a place of worship. In previous eras churches were the place where the community gathered, and were often the largest buildings in small towns. But this is a different era. I passed by a number of schools today that were closed but not serving as polling places, and I don’t see why they couldn’t have served as mine. Hell, I would have felt more comfortable voting in the bowling alley across the street from the church where I voted. I guess tradition dies hard. I’m still really excited about having voted today, and intend to watch the results as they come in this evening. Go democracy!