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Finally you can see some before and after shots of our new condo. Enjoy!
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (3)Primary
I have never voted in the primary elections. I have seen the sad attempts of small green party candidates in Minneapolis trying to make a bid for the president, but always known they would have no chance. I was always impressed with how many useless bumper stickers there were after primary elections were over and certain candidates didn’t make it anywhere. I never got involved.
It is much harder to turn a blind eye with the coming elections. With the bad taste in my mouth over President Bush and the many intriguing candidates on the Democratic side, I cannot help but think about the primaries and how exciting it is to be able to choose the candidate that will represent their party in the bid for president.
I am struggling with investing in any one candidate because of my previous sentiments. I know there will be many losers. I know that lots of bumper stickers are going to be obsolete. More than anything, I want the winning primary candidate to become the winner. My vote in the primary feels distinctly different than a vote for the president.
When voting for a president, I feel free to vote for whom I want to be president - hoping others will follow suit and election the best candidate. Voting in the primary seems different, a scary amount of power. I feel like I need to vote for the person who can get elected. Hillary and Obama have huge followings, but could one of them win? Who will the rest of the nation vote for? Who will they trust? Democrats may rejoice in choosing Hillary in the primaries, but if the rest of the nation is not ready to put a woman in power, we have just lost another four years. We need to make sure we put the person on the election bill who is going to beat the opposing candidate.
Basically, my brain is unable to separate which candidate I want to win from the candidate I think needs to win in order to secure a better political future.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (1)Home Movie Day 2007
On Saturday, Tim and I went to Home Movie Day. We never realized it was part of a national event going on all over the country. The point of the day is acknowledge a dying art and media form. It was really interesting. People could bring in their old 8mm or 16mm films in order to have them shown to an audience. People could narrate the films as they went or just allow us to watch.
We had quite a few older people bringing films of their family that they had never seen or footage of their child’s first steps. One guy had a film he bought at a tag sale from his landlord. He paid $2 for a family film because no one in their family wanted it. Here is where I have to ask who would ever think of selling their old family films…and who would buy them?! It is like buying a filled photo album.
During the day we played Movie Day Bingo checking off squares whenever we saw what was written on the page. I never thought I would get a police officer until the last film was shown, thanks to the guy who brought in the random film from the strange family. He helped me get $10 at a great coffee shop around the corner! Yeah for the guy who buys weird things from garage sales.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (2)License Plate Challenge
We kept track of all the license plates we saw on our huge journey across the United States and scientifically deduced that 5 states are not very big travelers with their cars. Anyone want to guess which states they are?
(Hint: one of the states requires shipping your car to the mainland.)
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (12)A Few Highlights
We returned from our journey around the United States on Monday, one day later than planned because of crazy construction in Pennsylvania. I headed to work on Tuesday for curriculum writing. I hate curriculum writing, so it wasn’t the greatest way to begin the first day of non-traveling.
Tim and I had a great time on our trip. We traveled over 5000 miles in our Prius and only had one break-in. Our old neighborhood - a snobby, cute neighborhood - was the sight of the crime. My purse was stolen, but the criminals were not that smart. My car keys were in my bag, our ipod was in the console, and our luggage was in the back -all of which were more valuable than an empty wallet. Though it will cost a lot to replace our smart key for the Prius. We decided I was most likely the victim of a random window breaking spree and they probably would have broken our window regardless of what was inside the car. The person next to us had her window broken even though nothing was stolen. I am still in the process of getting new credit cards and now have to rebuild my coffee punch card library. Speaking of which, the criminals got away with one punch card that was ready to be redeemed for a free drink. Dang it!
It was great to see friends and family. We would definitely do it again. Anyone looking for some advice on traveling the country or needing a place to stay on their journey, give us a call!
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