I just don't get it

I doubt anyone reads this, so I figure this would be a good place to vent about this upcoming election.

I just don't understand how anyone could vote for McCain. Especially after he picked such a ridiculous VP. He didn't even vet her. She is clearly the worst pick. I think he wanted Joe Lieberman, but I doubt the GOP would've gone for that.

I'm pro choice, so that's another reason I would never vote for McCain. I think he will pick Supreme Justices that will try to reverse Roe V. Wade.

Now I get that some people see abortion as wrong. Usually those people have never been in a tough situation with a difficult decision to make. I don't think that anyone WANTS to have an abortion, but I think that right should be up to the woman to choose. Nothing could or has ever changed my mind about this, especially in the case of rape or incest. Sarah Palin feels that even if a woman is raped (EVEN if it's someone in her own family) that the woman shouldn't have the right to an abortion.

I just think that's the most hateful thing in the world.

I needed to get that out, because I'm so sick of Joe the Plumber & all of this junk. Blah.

Helen Violet Carey

Dad called this morning to let me know that my grandma was in the hospital with pneumonia. I knew that she had a cold, but I guess her immune system couldn't fight it off. She should be okay, but I hate it when anyone has to take a trip to the hospital. They are so cold & depressing. Hopefully she won't have to be there long.

I'm not sure when I'll be traveling to Arkansas again. Probably after all the holidays are over & I finish my seasonal framing job.

Turns out that one man died in that fire I mentioned. He was 80 years old & they were evicting everyone from the building for demolition. The theory is that he had nowhere else to go & so he shot himself & set the building on fire. The police found a gun among the man's belongings. Apparently it had been fired. Poor old man, he'd been living there for over 40 years & at 80 probably couldn't handle the stress of moving.

Aging is a bitch, so get out there & bust a move while you're young.

On the up & up

I got a call from my dad at 6 a.m. (my time). It seems there was a fire in my neighborhood & he was worried it was my building. Luckily it was not, although I walked to the site & it was still on fire. Everyone got out okay as far as I could tell.

Dad is scheduled to take his final prostate test on the 29th. They should be able to detect any cancer cells that they may have missed with his surgery. He said that if there's any left they should be able to zap it with radiation. That should be it!

Boom!

What a beautiful Fall weekend. I made a pot pie & have been kicking beautiful red leaves all day. Yesterday I saw a cat on a leash, a dog drinking coffee & a woman walking down the street in a Bat Woman costume.

Yep, some days I feel good about being an American.

Now get out there & vote!