Yes, yesterday I exercised my right to vote... early. I realized last week that I will be on vacation when the poles open on election day, so I took advantage of this great opportunity to skip out on the lines on the big day and hopefully I'll be layin' by the pool soakin' up the sun instead. Now, I was not thrilled by my candidate choices, but I did feel that one candidate would be much worse for America than the other. And hopefully, if my choice for president wins, he won't mess things up too much. On a lighter note... voting was great and completely improved. I didn't have to wait more than 2 minutes before I was able to use those new machines. So cool! They give you this plastic card that looks and feels like a credit card, and you go stick it in the machine. Then you use the touch screen to vote and cast your ballot. When your done you return the card and that is it. No more punching the paper card with the sharp lil' weapon provided in a small claustrophobic enclosure. That's the other thing, you are in the wide open, no longer behind a curtain while voting. It was a lil' disarming at first but once I stepped up to the plate I realized that no one could see what I was doing anyway. Plus I really came at the right moment, because when I was done and I was walking out, the line was out the door. Perfect timing as always!!! Anyway, back to being serious... I'm proud that I was able to place my vote, have my voice heard and have it count towards this pivotal election.
